According to CNBC, nearly 40% of people in retirement are still working in some kind of job.
As we live longer and higher quality lives, many people are opting to return to work for a little extra cash and even to keep their minds active and to spend more time around other people.
The good news is that there are plenty of low-stress jobs after retirement that you can do, just like these ones.
Food Delivery Driver
If you’re mobile then this is a pretty low-stress way to pick up some cash. Register with DoorDash or Uber and then pick up people’s food from restaurants and take it to their homes.
It doesn’t pay a ton of money but drivers can make around $20 an hour plus the occasional tip.
Online Surveys
We don’t advise doing surveys for your primary income, they don’t pay enough. But they are pretty fun and easy to fit in around other tasks and don’t require you leave home to get them done.
The most popular online survey sites are probably Swagbucks and Inbox Dollars but there are loads more out there.
Camp Host
This is a lovely job which isn’t too strenuous. It gets you out in the great outdoors and involved with people who are having fun.
If you love to camp then this can be a great way to turn your hobby into cash (we’ve got some awesome ways to turn other hobbies into money here too).
Pet Sitting And Dog Walking
Please note, pet sitting is only low-stress if you enjoy the company of animals. The same is true for dog walking.
However, if you do enjoy these things then you can use a site like Rover.com to find yourself a job or two and they pay reasonably well.
Grocery Delivery
Yes, this is pretty much the same as food delivery but this time with groceries. Now, the pay levels for this vary depending on where you live, which service you use, etc.
However, it’s fair to say that some people earn as much as $25 an hour delivering groceries via Instacart and that’s a pretty decent wage for a low-stress job.
Local Tour Guide
Of course, a lot depends on where you live as to how lucrative working as a local tour guide is but it can be super fun and you’ll get to meet a ton of new people.
Tours tend to be given at a leisurely pace so as long as you’re reasonably physically fit, you should enjoy the experience.
Coaching
You don’t reach retirement without building up a lifetime’s experience of something. If you want, you can turn your experience into cash.
You could either coach people to do what you did professionally (or in one of your hobbies, for that matter) or you could become a “life coach” and help people discover their own path in life.
Bookkeeping
Now, you’ll need to get qualified, if you’re not already, to take on bookkeeping jobs but the good news is that the main criteria for doing this work, well, is simply an eye for detail.
You can work from home as a bookkeeper and local businesses are always in need of this service.
Gardening
If you’ve got green fingers, you can take on gardening tasks around your neighborhood or farther afield.
For many people spending time in the garden is super relaxing and enjoyable, so why not get paid to do it?
Tutoring
It’s kind of akin to coaching but sees you take a more directorial role in the proceedings, if you’re a graduate with years of experience, you’re the ideal tutor for many people looking to get their first qualifications.
Of course, you’d need to decide on the age group that you most want to tutor, not everyone finds working with 5-year-olds stress-free.
Writing
It’s not 100% stress-free as you’ll have deadlines and clients to please, but writing isn’t the highest stress profession and it’s something you can do from home.
You can take the author’s word for this, it’s something they’ve been doing for more than a decade now.
Non-Profit/Charity Work
If there’s a cause that you love then even if the pay’s not great, the work can feel stress-free. Also, nonprofits and charities tend to value their staff and are willing to work around any physical constraints that you might have.
Final Thoughts On Low-stress jobs After Retirement
If you want to work a little once you leave permanent full-time work behind, it’s not so hard to find and there are plenty of low-stress jobs after retirement that you’ll be able to do.
Of course, if you want a bit more money you could check our list of retirement jobs that pay well and then you could spend some of it on a lovely walk-in-tub!