Many college students are looking for a quick way to bring in some extra cash.

Some are crunched for time and take on “chores” or odd jobs to make money, like junior accountancy major Brian Taylor. He once cleaned a church window for a day right before he went away to school.

“There were two of us that cleaned, we each had a window,” Taylor said. “I needed money before I went away to school, so that’s why I did it. They ended up paying us $100 a piece.”

As jobs become scarce, students may have to seek more of these types of jobs to make a quick buck.

“Students want money,” said finance professor Robert Miller. “I haven’t seen much change in the number of odd jobs available, but I have seen a change in part-time jobs. Part-time jobs are more related to the state of the economy over the typical odd job.”

Alex Linko, a junior physical therapy major, once had to put up fencing at his workplace, but had to do it for a separate contractor.

“I was told I was going to work for a contractor, and he was going to pay me cash at the end of the day,” Linko said. “I had to help these guys put up fencing and ended up getting $150.”

Some students get lucky and are at the right place at the right time, like freshman marketing major Michelle Tran. She once drove an elderly woman to an airport.

“I didn’t even know her, she just asked me to drive her to the airport,” Tran said. The older woman gave Tran $100 for helping her.