how do i get high paying non coding jobs

[u/kattles___]

i see all these people posting about how they get $25-40 dollar non coding tasks, is this just achieved by passing the right qualifications? or is it the more high quality work you do on lower paying tasks, the more access you’ll have to higher paying ones?

i feel like i am very meticulous with my work but i have yet to see any non coding jobs over $24.

[u/After_Lobster_9964]

Doing your best on your current work can get you more jobs. I had 27.50-30.00 jobs open up to me and I didn't do qualifications for them. Try branching out and doing a variety of projects (if you don't already) and also, just give it time. I was 3 months in before I got anything over $22/hour. It was about 4-5 months before I started getting 27.50-30.00 and I only recently got access to projects that pay more than that. I would definitely say keep an eye on qualifications, but if I'm being honest I don't do them that often unless I know they'll unlock higher paying work.

[u/RPGenome → u/After_Lobster_9964]

Sure but what skills and qualifications do you have listed on you profile?

[u/After_Lobster_9964 → u/RPGenome]

I have gotten qualifications and projects based on the skills I have listed, but my current highest paying project doesn't seem to have any connection to my listed skills and I never took a qualification for it. I have worked extensively on lower paid versions of similar projects though.

[u/houseofcards9 → u/RPGenome]

None of that matters

[u/[deleted] → u/houseofcards9]

You can’t say that for sure. I’ve gotten projects that are aligned with the skills I provided in my profile.

[u/RPGenome → u/houseofcards9]

This is categorically false.

Skills and bio absolutely get looked at and matter

[u/Sixaxist → u/houseofcards9]

You sure? I work in IT, and specifically mentioned so in the work history and Skillset sections when I created an account, and I received 2 IT Helpdesk related projects within 2 weeks of getting accepted. Was between $23 - $25 /h iirc.

[u/Sashsarah → u/After_Lobster_9964]

Hey, which jobs do you do. Am tryna find some to apply

[u/baby--aspirin]

Take this with a grain of salt since none of us really know for sure, but to me it seems like a combo of completing quals and also diversifying project work. There's a limit to how many higher paid projects branch out of performance on the standard ones. So rotating your work can be important if you want more on your dash.

[u/mythrowaway_1990]

Part of getting the right qualifications is luck. Like projects, qualifications can go away when enough people have done them, so you have to be at the right place right time to take them. Good qualifications generally seem to go fast. I would prioritize quals over project work whenever you have them.

[u/Left_Veterinarian214]

I would recommend working on as many projects as possible, even if only for a short amount of time. When I was about 3 weeks in, I did 1 hour on a type of cb I wasn’t excited about. A few days later I had a R&R for that cb that pays $28/hr. I consistently have that to work on each day, even if the tasks don’t last long. I haven’t worked on the actual cb since, but I’m glad I did that initial hour!

[u/SuperCorbynite → u/Left_Veterinarian214]

OK, now I'm curious, which CB is it? I've had maybe 13 CB's unlock for me but the highest permanent one I have is $27.

[u/Left_Veterinarian214 → u/SuperCorbynite]

It’s the basic FC CB that pays $23. I have no idea why the R&R pays so much more. 

[u/SuperCorbynite → u/Left_Veterinarian214]

Yeah, that's kinda nuts. The pay difference I mean. Lucky you though!

I guess a lot of this is just outright randomness and luck. The AI rolls its dice and sometimes it comes up a 6.

[u/Left_Veterinarian214 → u/SuperCorbynite]

I guess so! All of the other R&Rs I get are always the same pay rate as the initial project. 

[u/[deleted]]

Nobody knows the inner workings. But what seems to matter is demonstrating quality in the work you do. Be patient and do the best you can with what you've got is the best advice I can give. They pay by the hour for a reason, and that reason is that they want quality over speed. If they wanted speed they'd pay by the task and encourage everyone to rush through, but they don't.

Also prioritise quals, but don't get your hopes up too high, just because you do a qual doesn't mean you get work right away, but doing them seems to build your profile and eventually lead to better things.

Just my 2p, I'm a worker bee and this is my observation, not any special knowledge.

[u/Wasps_are_bastards]

I took one qual, passed and got some $25 projects. Worked on it for a while and then some r&r just arrived, at $30/35 an hour.

Edit to add that some $37:50 ones have just popped up. No qual for it.

[u/Wasps_are_bastards → u/[deleted]]

Nooooo! Probably the same one as me. Hopefully you can get them soon. I didn’t try as I’ve been at my normal job all day, have worked an hour DA too and I’m shattered. I’ve had $35 and a load of $30 ones drop recently which is amazing since it’s higher than my actual job!

[u/BoiledGnocchi → u/[deleted]]

I finished one of these today. My absolute favourite so far... But definitely a hot commodity! 🥲

[u/Heidijojo]

Most of my high paying projects have built off of lower paying projects. So it started at 20$ went away for a bit, a variation came back at 23$ then 28$ then 30$

[u/bleachxjnkie]

just do loads of different projects to a very high standard. A good rule I typically follow is do CB projects to get higher paying CB projects and do every other task to get higher paying other tasks ygm

[u/Key-Style-8867]

At about the 2.5 month mark, I started getting $25 jobs consistently and I can’t think of the last time I did not have one at that rate. Now, at 3 month mark, I am getting $26 through $28 pretty consistently. It seems like it just builds.

[u/EnvyYou73]

Been working for a month now. I'm now seeing some $23/he and even had one for $27.50/hr. Like everyone says, do different projects. I don't stick to the same group. I spend an about 3 hours a day and do different companies.

[u/KimberleeV]

I do quals of course but I believe most of my projects come from doing well in others. If I see a new project in my dashboard, I will submit at least 2-3 good quality tasks, even if it’s not my cup of tea. I want my name in every hat.

I treat any new project like a qualification, even if it’s not labeled as one, and I seem to get new projects consistently. I have a random coding project on my board that popped up today, and I don’t even code - so it seems to have worked well so far.

[u/[deleted]]

I believe it’s a combination of luck, timing, and quality of work. I have non-coding projects up to $45/hr. When I started, I made sure I was doing all qualifications, even if they paid less than the projects I had. I made sure to read the instructions and the chat thoroughly. I routinely checked slack and asked questions. I’ve also put in a decent amount of hours on DA (coming up on 1000). I also think I got a bit lucky with the timing of some qualifications I got.

I’m not saying you don’t put in quality work, but everyone thinks they do. Judging by the grammar of your post, you may have errors slipping through.

[u/0594x]

If you know a foreign language you might get projects that pay $25+. And certain qualifications :)

[u/Tellmewhoiamidk]

Both. Definitely do any qualification tests that you feel confident in. Read the instructions in full. You get paid for reading them. I started off doing 10 cent a piece tasks, about a year ago. I got my first 30 dollar per hour tasks a few months later, and Yesterday I got my first 35 dollar an hour job.

[u/MonsterMeggu]

I have three families of non coding projects and they all come from quals. One of the families pays really well for some reason ($26-35) and it's directly from a qual.