Independent workers who provide services through apps can earn up to S/4,300 per week

During the covid-19 Pandemic, purchases and sales through digital channels They increased. The impact was so great that the use of applications to perform services independently had a considerable increase between the years 2020 and 2022. According to projections of TiTaskthe requirements of rdispatchers, warehouse assistants and pickers will continue to grow during this 2023. Find out in this note how much independent workers who are dedicated to this area can earn.

According to the study “Trends on flexible tasks Latam 2023” Made by Titask; in Perufreelancers who provide services through applications can generate income between S/480 and S/4,300 weekly.

This amount It will depend on the type of task, the shifts executed and the hours of the day. engaged in these activities. In this sense, the study reveals the income they receive in a week:

• He 24% of these workers receive less than S/480.
• He 32% reaches the S/1,450.
• He 25% reach up S/2,400.
• He eleven% exceeds S/3,000.
• He 7% perceives S/4,300 or more.

How do they get more profit?

Adrian Cueva, TiTask Business Manager Peru indicates that the possibilities of obtaining higher income increase significantly “when the person spends more hours on tasks and completes them successfully.

In this way, if the income is analyzed by the number of days dedicated to these activities, the 53% Of the total number of people who generate the lowest amount, only a few days of the week between Monday and Friday are activated, or occasionally, only when they have free time; while 79% of those who are around S/4,000 perform full-time tasks.

Over the prior year, the percentage of Taskers generating the highest amount of revenue grew from 3% to 7%; while the number of independents that perceives less than S/500 dropped from 50% to 24%. “This is undoubtedly good news for those who dedicate themselves to generating extra money in their spare time or as the only way to earn money,” the executive mentions.

What are the most requested tasks?

The study reveals that, among the most requested tasks, are the so-called drivers or dealers (39%), who take the purchases to the home of the end customer; the pickerswho put together orders according to the requirements of the online consumer (34%) and the shoppers, which fulfill both functions (10%). they follow him the operators with 8% and the multitaskers with 9%.

Beyond money: What aspects do they value?

In addition to the earnings they generate through the applications, users value the fact of not having a fixed schedule and thus being able to manage their time (39%). Additionally, there are those who have this extra money and another source of income (19%); have income while unemployed (22%) and not receive instructions (11%).

The profile of those who are dedicated to this area

This study was based on data collected through 1,500 interviews with people from Peru, Chile and Colombia, who work as freelancers. The survey reveals the profile of independent workers dedicated to the application service in Peru:

• He 66% of users of service applications in Peru are women and a 3. 4% men.
• The ages of the independents range between 18 and 23 years (26%), between 24 and 28 years (14%), between 29 to 33 years old (15%), between 34 and 38 years (10 of 39 to 43 years (10 of 44 to 48 years (11 out of 49 to 53 years (8%) and 54 years and over (6%).