First of all, international students with F1 visas have no legal status to work outside the school. Like undergraduates, most of them find jobs on campus, such as cashier in Book Store, setting dishes and tableware in restaurants, making odd jobs and answering phones in international student offices, and so on. Students can submit resumes to different departments as much as possible, and in case they lack an assistant, they can still make a little money. Summer vacation is the best season to apply, and everyone has gone home on holiday, but many functional offices in the school still need people to be on duty, so it is relatively easy to apply at this time.

Of course, these graduate students can also apply for these seemingly odd jobs. The salary is not high, ranging from 3 to 5 yuan, and they will arrange jobs in their spare time according to the students' curriculum. But the biggest advantage is that students may practice their spoken English and get Social Security Number(SSN). With SSN, it is helpful for students to apply for a credit card, buy a car, find a house, find an internship or a legal job outside the school. Graduate students are more common in applying for RA, TA, etc. They can cover part of the tuition fees and get paid, but the competition is fierce, and it is difficult to be selected if the background is not outstanding.

However, in many big cities in the United States, many students work as illegal workers. The most common ones are to work as waiters in Chinese restaurants, as tour guides in travel agencies or to find some part-time jobs at home and abroad online. If you want to take private jobs outside, it is best to be related to your major. A student majoring in photography and other arts may find some private jobs for photographers through friends. Also, if you are a boy with good physical strength, it is also a good job to help others decorate their houses. It takes less than an hour to repair the roofs of three rooms, and the salary is about fifty dollars; Painting is almost the same, paving the floor will be more tiring, and the quality of floors in the United States is mostly good and heavy.

If you are in a big city, there are many demands and opportunities, and there are many channels to earn extra money naturally. This is common in places like LA and NYC, and it may be normal for others. But don't take this risk in small cities and towns. There may be only one or two Chinese restaurants in a small town, and other shops that are willing to take this risk to recruit cheap labor are basically absent; And everyone can see it at ordinary times. If it is reported by classmates and teachers, it will not be worth the loss.

As for those who get a serious OPT or CPT to find an internship, the salary is generally not high at first, ranging from 1, to 3, yuan per month, but whether they can change to a work visa in the end will make the Eight Immortals show their magical powers, so I won't go into details here.

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