Employers

App services workers are employed as contractors by a variety of companies. In the rideshare field, they work as contractors for Uber, Lyft, and Juno. Delivery drivers are employed by companies such as GrubHub, Instacart, and Amazon Flex. A few enterprising people with software development skills create their own app services businesses.

Starting Out

Aspiring app services workers can break into the field by creating contractor accounts at companies such as Uber and Instacart. There are also mainstream online job boards such as Indeed.com that list jobs at subsites such as https://gigs.indeed.com. Additionally, app services providers such as Upwork, Freelancer, Toptal, Flexjobs, and Fiverr are good resources.

App services workers have few opportunities for advancement. Many positions in this industry offer low pay and require working many hours to earn a good living. The majority of people who are employed in this industry do so to earn extra income in addition to working at a regular job or as a temporary role while they are in school or unemployed. With that said, some app service workers pursue additional education to become full-time managers or work in other positions at their app service employers. Full-time workers receive a regular salary and fringe benefits such as health insurance; they also have better advancement opportunities. A highly motivated app service worker with an entrepreneurial mindset and software development skills might launch his or her own app services business.

Talk to app services workers in your target field to determine the employers that offer the best work environment and pay. Apply for jobs with these employers.

Continue to build your skill set so that you can become eligible for different types of app service jobs.

If you live in a rural area, be willing to relocate to a large, metropolitan area. It may open more opportunities.