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Healthcare skills

Per Diem/Agency Shifts

Income / yr

$5,000-$100,000

Startup cost

$0

Time

8 hrs/wk

First dollar

Often within a week

Pick up extra shifts as a 1099 contractor through staffing apps. The simplest way to add income and the cleanest path to self-employment deductions.

Why it fits shift work

It is the work you already do, on the days you choose, often at a higher rate.

How to launch it

  1. 1Sign up with one or two per-diem staffing apps.
  2. 2Upload your license and credentials once.
  3. 3Claim open shifts that fit around your main job.
  4. 4Track mileage and expenses from day one (this is the tax win).

Where to start

ShiftKey / CareRev / AyaApps that post 1099 per-diem shifts
Your own mileage logEvery drive to a 1099 shift is deductible

The tax win

Once this earns 1099 income, these expenses become deductible on Schedule C, lowering the tax on your day-job income too.

Mileage
Scrubs & gear
Licensing & certs
Malpractice
Phone portion
See what that saves you

Honest reality check

Zero startup cost and immediate income. Confirm a shift is truly 1099 (not W-2) for the deductions to apply.

Time to first dollar: Often within a week: claim a shift and work it.

Want RyzeFi to set this up for you?

Join the waitlist for the done-for-you version: EIN filing, sole-prop registration, and expense tracking wired to this exact business.

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Educational starting point, not legal or tax advice. Confirm licensing and scope-of-practice rules for your state and profession before starting.