· Feb 10, 2025
Abdelwahed argues in Revelio Labs that women lead in side hustles
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Published February 10, 2025, Abdelwahed’s analysis uses HR data and online professional profiles to describe side hustles among U.S. workers. Revelio Labs reports that the prevalence of side-hustle freelancers has grown relative to 2019, and that most side hustles differ from workers’ main occupations. It says some consulting side hustles can pay more than workers’ main jobs. Women make up a larger share of side hustlers, and the analysis connects differences by age and gender to the kinds of roles people take, describing women as more likely to choose flexible roles such as fitness instruction and caregiving, and men as more likely to take contractor work. The piece concludes that side hustling can offer more than extra income: it can also let people pursue growth and opportunities suited to their goals and circumstances. These patterns come from workers whose profiles report a side hustle; Revelio Labs says some people may not record second jobs. How much the patterns would change if omitted side hustles were included remains unknown.
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Text as retrieved on October 30, 2026; originally published February 10, 2025. The analysis identifies side hustlers through overlapping positions reported on online professional profiles. says some people may not record their second jobs, so its captured numbers may not reflect the full extent of side hustling. The text does not explain how side-hustle earnings were measured or compared with pay from main jobs. The reported patterns describe the data and do not establish why workers choose particular roles.
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How much would including side hustles omitted from professional profiles change the reported patterns by gender, age, and role?
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Revelio Labs reports that the prevalence of side-hustle freelancers in its data has grown relative to 2019.
The prevalence of side hustle freelancers has grown by 20% relative to the level in 2019.
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Revelio Labs says most side hustlers take roles that are not closely related to their main occupation.
only 30% of side hustlers take on a role that is aligned with their primary job.
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Revelio Labs reports that earnings from side hustles in consulting can exceed pay from workers’ main full-time jobs, while driving and food delivery pay less.
In some cases, side hustles can even outpay full-time jobs, regardless of the main job. For instance, in consulting roles, earnings from side hustles can amount to as much as 1.7 times the pay that workers get from their main full-time job.
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Revelio Labs reports that women make up the larger share of workers with side hustles and gives average hourly earnings by gender.
Among U.S. workers who currently have a side hustle, 59% are women. Whether motivated by financial necessity, the desire to explore new opportunities, or simply pursuing hobbies and interests, women are more likely to pursue entrepreneurial ventures
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Revelio Labs links gender and age differences in side-hustle roles to the kinds of work people choose.
Women, particularly millennials, are often overrepresented in roles such as fitness instruction and caregiving, which require less technical experience and offer greater flexibility.
Source-stated
Revelio Labs concludes that side hustling can serve purposes beyond earning extra money, including pursuing growth and opportunities suited to personal goals and lifestyle needs.
Ultimately, side hustling is not just about earning extra money—it’s about embracing new opportunities for growth in an increasingly flexible and diverse labor market.
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Version 1 · 2026-11-15T11:28:24.935Z
Abdelwahed argues in Revelio Labs that women lead in side hustles
Published February 10, 2025, Abdelwahed’s analysis uses HR data and online professional profiles to describe side hustles among U.S. workers. Revelio Labs reports that the prevalence of side-hustle freelancers has grown relative to 2019, and that most side hustles differ from workers’ main occupations. It says some consulting side hustles can pay more than workers’ main jobs. Women make up a larger share of side hustlers, and the analysis connects differences by age and gender to the kinds of roles people take, describing women as more likely to choose flexible roles such as fitness instruction and caregiving, and men as more likely to take contractor work. The piece concludes that side hustling can offer more than extra income: it can also let people pursue growth and opportunities suited to their goals and circumstances. These patterns come from workers whose profiles report a side hustle; Revelio Labs says some people may not record second jobs. How much the patterns would change if omitted side hustles were included remains unknown.
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· Article
Source details
Original source date: Feb 10, 2025 (2025-02-10T19:29:00.000Z).
Date basis: Date stated on the publisher’s page.
Added to Escape Meridian: 2026-11-15T11:28:24.935Z. First observed: 2026-10-30T14:53:51.846Z. Retrieved: 2026-10-30T14:55:44.230Z.
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Text as retrieved on October 30, 2026; originally published February 10, 2025. The analysis identifies side hustlers through overlapping positions reported on online professional profiles. says some people may not record their second jobs, so its captured numbers may not reflect the full extent of side hustling. The text does not explain how side-hustle earnings were measured or compared with pay from main jobs. The reported patterns describe the data and do not establish why workers choose particular roles.
Open question
How much would including side hustles omitted from professional profiles change the reported patterns by gender, age, and role?
Source-stated
Revelio Labs reports that the prevalence of side-hustle freelancers in its data has grown relative to 2019.
The prevalence of side hustle freelancers has grown by 20% relative to the level in 2019.
Source-stated
Revelio Labs says most side hustlers take roles that are not closely related to their main occupation.
only 30% of side hustlers take on a role that is aligned with their primary job.
Source-stated
Revelio Labs reports that earnings from side hustles in consulting can exceed pay from workers’ main full-time jobs, while driving and food delivery pay less.
In some cases, side hustles can even outpay full-time jobs, regardless of the main job. For instance, in consulting roles, earnings from side hustles can amount to as much as 1.7 times the pay that workers get from their main full-time job.
Source-stated
Revelio Labs reports that women make up the larger share of workers with side hustles and gives average hourly earnings by gender.
Among U.S. workers who currently have a side hustle, 59% are women. Whether motivated by financial necessity, the desire to explore new opportunities, or simply pursuing hobbies and interests, women are more likely to pursue entrepreneurial ventures
Source-stated
Revelio Labs links gender and age differences in side-hustle roles to the kinds of work people choose.
Women, particularly millennials, are often overrepresented in roles such as fitness instruction and caregiving, which require less technical experience and offer greater flexibility.
Source-stated
Revelio Labs concludes that side hustling can serve purposes beyond earning extra money, including pursuing growth and opportunities suited to personal goals and lifestyle needs.
Ultimately, side hustling is not just about earning extra money—it’s about embracing new opportunities for growth in an increasingly flexible and diverse labor market.
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Revelio Labs · Publisher
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Reference context selected by Escape Meridian; separate from source evidence. Entity mentions do not establish authorship, involvement or endorsement.
Revelio Labs
Revelio Labs is a workforce analytics firm publishing labor market analysis on employment, occupations and industry trends.
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Version 1. Publication ID: dfb100a0-733d-3888-ac25-8c0213a03670.
Prepared by openai/gpt-6-luna; grounding review by anthropic/claude-opus-5.5.
Source check: passed by anthropic/claude-opus-5.5 on 2026-11-15T11:23:41.814Z. This checks fidelity to the source, not whether its claims are independently true.
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attribution — pass: This is a single Revelio Labs newsletter analysis, and its citation block credits it to Abdelwahed, L. The reading attributes the findings and conclusion to Revelio Labs or Abdelwahed throughout and does not present them as established fact.
Abdelwahed, L. (2025, February 10). Women Like to Hustle, and Side-Hustle Too! Revelio Labs.
summary — pass: The title, summary and question match the source. It identifies the actor, the data basis, the main findings (growth since 2019, unrelated roles, consulting pay, women's larger share, age and gender role differences) and the conclusion. 'Side hustle' is plain language, and the source's own definition is conveyed. The question follows from the source's own caveat about under-reporting.
Identifying workers with side hustles relies on them reporting their side hustle on their online professional profiles.
date — pass: February 10, 2025 matches the UTC day of originalPublished and the source's citation date. This is a publisher page, so no archive disclosure is needed. The page was modified on 2026-10-27, but every cited passage is body text with figure captions dated February 2025, so each is plainly part of the original. The reading contains no hindsight framing.
Revelio Labs, "Women Like to Hustle, and Side-Hustle Too!" February 10, 2025.
support — pass: Each claim is source-stated: growth since 2019, only 30% of roles aligned with the main job, consulting paying up to 1.7 times main-job pay versus 88% for driving and delivery, women at 59% with hourly pay figures by gender, the link between roles and age and gender, and the growth conclusion. The limitations accurately note the reporting gap and the unexplained earnings method. No benefit or cost is invented.
In contrast, roles like driving and food delivery only pay 88% of what workers can earn in their full time role.
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