14 hobbies you can turn into a lucrative side gig

Making the most of your free time by taking up a hobby can do you wonders.

Depending on the hobby, they can help you better perform mentally challenging tasks, reduce stress, and think more creatively.

They can also help you rake in some extra cash on the side.

There are many avenues you could take to turn your part-time passion into a side-gig - plenty of people, for example, flock to sites like Etsy and Fiverr to bring their special skills to market.

For this article, we looked at real part-time, temporary, seasonal, or occasional FlexJob listings and pay data from Payscale to find 14 hobbies you could very well turn into a lucrative side-gig. Each pays on average several dollars above the US hourly minimum wage:

Find out how your salary stacks up on PayScale.