【FredMichelisoneof7.2millionAmericanswhomoonlight.Onceaweekafterhisdayjobasmedicaldirectorofamentalhealthcenterthe40-year-oldpsychiatristheadstoapart-timejobatatreatmentcenterforyoungpeople.Twiceamon】

　　FredMichelisoneof7.2millionAmericanswhomoonlight.Onceaweekafterhisdayjobasmedicaldirectorofamentalhealthcenterthe40-year-oldpsychiatristheadstoapart-timejobatatreatmentcenterforyoungpeople.Twiceamonthhetravelsthreehourstoanotherteenage

　　treatmentcenter.

　　Lastyear5.4percentoftheAmericanworkforceheldsecondjobsaccordingtotheUSLaborDepartmentandthatlookssettoincreasethisyear.

　　ManyworkerslikethesafetythatmoonlightingprovidessaysCarlHausmanthewriterof

　　"Moonlighting:148GreatWaystoMakeMoneyontheSide."

　　TheinformationfromtheUSLaborDepartmentshowsthat40percentofUSmoonlighterstakeasecondjobtomeethouseholdexpensesorpayoffdebts.Otherssavemoneyorbuysomespecialthings.

　　Peoplealsotakesecondjobswithaneyetothefuture一wantingtotryoutanewfieldorgainexpemence.

　　Michelstartedmoonlightingwhenmedicalsystemswereunstable.Hewantedtomakesurehe

　　wasn'ttiedtoonesystemthatendedupfailing.

　　Justasthepurposesformoonlightingvarythemoonlighterscrossallagesandracialgroups.

　　Andtheyworkinavarietyofindustries---nolongerjustserviceofficeandsalejobs.

　　"Technologyjustaffectsyourabilitytomakemoney"Hausmansays"thatmakesafrequent

　　changeinmoonlighting."

　　Asitsnamemeansmoonlightingstilloccursmostlyatnight.Andthatresultsinsomepressures.Chiefamongthemistime.

　　Full-timeemployerscouldmisunderstandtoo.Somecompaniesdonotallowafter-hourwork

　　becausetheyfearitwillaffecttheiremployees'9-to-5performance.

　　"Theprimaryemployerissaying`WaitI'mpayingyouforthesharpfreshenergeticyou"'

　　saysTomGimbelpresidentandfounderofLaSalleStaffinginChicago."Ifyou'reburning

　　yourselfatbothendsit'sgoingtoshow."

　　Stillthegooddonetothemoonlighterscanbegreat.Besidesextraincomemoonlightersenjoyvarietyfreedomandchancetodosomethingnew.Theymayalsofindtheirpart-timejobs

　　strengthenwhattheydofulltime.

　　Besides"it'sfun"Mi