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Instacart1 reviewerInstacart· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks ago
Skilled freelance
Virtual assistant
You handle admin tasks for busy people and businesses, from inbox to scheduling to research. Most VAs keep a few clients on monthly retainers.
4.8Last review 2 weeks agoLow data
Low data. These numbers come from just 2 reviews, so treat them as an early signal, not a reliable average — they'll sharpen as more people report.
Median monthly earnings
$4,500
Middle 50%: $1,500 – $7,500
Effective hourly
$40.00
Earnings over the hours people logged
Hours per week
23 hrs
Median across reviews
Startup cost
$500–1,000
To get up and running
Time to first $100
1–3 months
From starting out
Monthly expenses
$300–600
To keep it running
Schedule flexibility
Mostly flexible
Most common answer
Would recommend it
100%
2 of 2 say yes or probably yes
What people make in a month
Gross earnings people entered themselves, before expenses and taxes. 2 reviews.
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Under $100
$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+
By platform
How many reviewers use each platform. Many people work more than one.
InstacartHow it scores
Happiness9.5 / 10
Would do it again100%
Schedule flexibility4.0 / 5
Pay predictability3.6 / 5
What surprised people most
Every option reviewers could pick, most common first. 2 reviews.
How much I could earn
1
How little I could earn
0
How much time it takes
0
How difficult it is to get started
0
How difficult it is to find customers or clients
0
Taxes — how much I owe
0
Unexpected expenses
0
How competitive the market is
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Nothing really surprised me
0
Reviews
Everyone here is anonymous. Nobody sees who wrote what.Instacart· 1–2 years in · 2 weeks agoMonthly $1,000–2,000Hours 40–60 hrs/moHourly $30.00
Burnout risk from deadlines
· 2–5 years in · 3 weeks ago
Monthly $5,000–10,000Hours 120+ hrs/moHourly $50.00
love - flexibility / hate - I support wealth managers and finance is boring and high pressure. advice - have patience with your clients, taking you on and getting you set up is a big to-do for them and when things don't go smoothly it can be disapointing/frustrating. meet them in the middle. change - I'd support professionals in a different - lower pressure industry.
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