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remote student career coach work in the US Get paid to guide international students.

You went from F-1 or OPT to a role, and can explain the path (career help only, never visa advice). Send offers at your own price, from wherever you are.

Updated November 2026
The short answer

How do student career coaches earn on Taskly in the US?

People in the US post student career coach tasks on Taskly and typically offer $50–250. You set your own price in every offer and keep 80% of the price you agree, about $40–200. It’s free to join and free to send offers, and Taskly holds the poster’s payment from the moment they hire you.

Tasks typically
$50–250what posters offer in the US
You keep
80%about $40–200
To join
Freeand free to send offers
Paid
Stripeto your bank account

Taskly never asks you to pay to join, to get tasks or to unlock earnings. If anyone asks you to, it isn’t Taskly.

What people post

Examples written by Taskly from what people search for in the US. Posters typically offer $50–250; you’d keep about $40–200.

  • “Teach me how to find H1B sponsored roles on LinkedIn”

    I want a coach to teach me how to find H1B sponsored roles on LinkedIn for data analyst roles. I'm finishing a master's in business analytics in Chicago and I'm on F-1 status. I've been using Easy…

    $120You’d keep $95
    Example task, written by Taskly
  • “Help a biology major land OPT roles in biotech labs”

    I need help finding OPT roles for biology majors, specifically research associate roles in biotech around Boston. I graduate in May with an MS in molecular biology and will be on OPT after that.

    $150You’d keep $120
    Example task, written by Taskly

What you’d deliver

What posters usually ask for in the US. You agree the details with the poster before they accept your offer.

  1. 0160-minute screen-share session
  2. 02Target list of 40 companies in a spreadsheet
  3. 03Saved LinkedIn searches and alerts
  4. 04Alumni outreach message template
  5. 05Industry-style resume for research associate roles
  6. 0645-minute targeting call on video
Skills and tools that come upjob search strategyLinkedIn searchH-1B employer researchdata analyst careersLinkedInChicagoF-1US Department of Laborbiotech resumeslife sciences careers

Who does well here

What matters is that you have done this work before and can show it.

You went from F-1 or OPT to a role, and can explain the path (career help only, never visa advice).

  1. 01Create your profileFree. Say what you’ve done and the work you’d take on.
  2. 02Verify your IDSo posters know who they’re hiring.
  3. 03Get approvedEvery Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work.
  4. 04Send offers on tasks you wantAt your price, on your hours. Sending an offer is free.

What you keep

You set the price in every offer. Taskly keeps 20% of the agreed price, only when a task you do is paid.

$150

The range is what posters typically offer in the US: $50–250.

You keep 80%$120
Keeps Taskly running · 20%$30
To join or send offersFree

How you get paid

How payment and tax work for Taskers in the US, before you sign up.

Good questions

What people ask before they join in the US.

  • 01

    How much can a student career coach earn on Taskly in the US?

    It depends on the tasks you take and the price you set. People in the US typically offer $50–250 for this kind of task; you keep 80% of the price you agree, about $40–200. Taskly doesn’t publish best-case earnings figures.

  • 02

    Is it free to join?

    Yes. Joining, building a profile and sending offers are free. Taskly keeps 20% of the agreed price, only when a task you do is paid.

  • 03

    How and when do I get paid in the US?

    To a US bank account through Stripe. The poster pays when they hire you and Taskly holds the money. It’s released to you when they confirm the work is done, or three days after you mark it finished — unless they report a problem.

  • 04

    Is this a job?

    No. You are an independent Tasker: you choose the tasks, set your price and decide when you work. You work as an independent Tasker, not an employee. You report what you earn; where US law requires it, a tax form comes from our payment processor.

  • 05

    Who reviews Taskers?

    Every Tasker is reviewed and approved by a person before they work. You also verify your ID.

  • 06

    Will Taskly ever ask me to pay to get tasks?

    Never. Taskly doesn’t charge you to join, to send offers or to unlock earnings. If anyone asks you to pay to get tasks, it isn’t Taskly.

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