What Is a Part Time Weekends Off and How to Become One

By ZipRecruiter Marketplace Research Team

Common part-time weekends off jobs include positions such as medical office receptionist, school bus driver, and court reporter to name a few. Your duties and responsibilities vary greatly depending on the type of work you do. If you work as a medical office receptionist, you schedule appointments, coordinate payments, and complete other clerical duties during a Monday through Friday work week. If you are a bus driver, you pick up children or students and drive them to and from school on a designated route. Part-time crossing guards also help ensure students’ safety. Part-time work in legal fields, such as being a court reporter, typically only requires you to type or transcribe hearings during normal business hours.

The qualifications to get a part-time weekends off job vary greatly depending on the exact role. For example, if you are a school bus driver, you need to have a special license as well as an excellent driving record, and you must pass a background check. Weekday administrative or medical office work requires you to have specialized skills such as the ability to type fast, coordinate office schedules, and keep track of office inventory and billing. To be a court reporter, you must have excellent typing and listening skills as well as attention to detail. Strong interpersonal communication, organizational, and observational skills are essential for all part-time weekends off jobs.