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Behavioral health services

You provide behavior support or ABA-style services, often with clients in their homes, schools, or the community. You are paid per session or per hour.

4.5Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
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Median monthly earnings
$2,750
Middle 50%: $2,750 – $2,750
Effective hourly
$18.33
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
35 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$500–1,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–4 weeks
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$600–1,000
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Fully on my own terms
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
1 of 1 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 1 review.
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$100–250
$250–500
$500–1,000
$1,000–2,000
$2,000–3,500
$3,500–5,000
$5,000–10,000
$10,000+
How it scores
Happiness9.0 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility5.0 / 5
Pay predictability2.3 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 1 review.
Taxes — how much I owe
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How much I could earn
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How little I could earn
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How much time it takes
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How difficult it is to get started
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How difficult it is to find customers or clients
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· 2–5 years in · 2 weeks ago
Monthly $2,000–3,500Hours 120+ hrs/moHourly $18.33

Working on my own schedule. I would prepare more for taxes - ugh!

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