Part-Time Jobs Around The University of Santo Tomas

UST students are based in Sampaloc, Manila, a dense student district with food outlets, housing, review centres, bookstores, transport links and nearby commercial areas. Part-time opportunities exist, but international students must confirm visa and university rules before accepting paid work.

Common Part-Time Job Options

Job type	Where students may find it	Why it can help
Campus assistant roles	University offices, libraries, labs or faculty units when available	Convenient hours around classes
Tutoring	Peer tutoring, review support or private academic help	Strong for high-performing students
Food and retail work	Cafés, restaurants and shops around Sampaloc and nearby districts	Customer-service experience
Content and social media	Student organisations, small businesses, agencies or freelance projects	Useful for communication, marketing and design students
Research or lab assistance	Faculty projects where eligible	Good for science, health and graduate-school goals
Events support	Campus events, conferences and local event suppliers	Flexible short-term work
Online freelance work	Design, writing, tutoring, data support or coding	Portfolio building if compliant with visa rules

Where To Search

Students can look for part-time opportunities through:

• Faculty or department announcements
• Student organisation networks
• University office postings, where available
• Referrals from classmates, alumni and professors
• LinkedIn, JobStreet, Kalibrr and local employer pages
• Nearby businesses around España, Dapitan, Lacson and Sampaloc

Manila has many short-hour work options, but students should still prioritise legal compliance, safety and commute time.

On-Campus And Near-Campus Work

On-campus work is usually the easiest to manage because it reduces travel and keeps schedules predictable. Near-campus roles can be convenient, but students should avoid shifts that conflict with laboratories, clinical rotations, evening classes or exam periods.

For health and professional programmes, unpaid observation, volunteering, organisation work and research assistance may be more valuable than unrelated casual work.

Practical Advice For International Students

Before applying for part-time jobs, students should:

• Confirm whether their visa allows paid work in the Philippines
• Ask the international or registrar-related office about required permission
• Avoid informal jobs that create immigration or safety risk
• Keep academic load and attendance as the priority
• Track income, contracts and work hours clearly
• Use part-time work to build communication and local-market experience

Best Approach For September 2026 Students

Students arriving for the September 2026 intake should spend the first term understanding campus workload, transport routes and visa rules. After that, they can explore tutoring, campus roles, online portfolio work or carefully selected near-campus shifts that support their long-term career goals.