“Do you want to know how much a delivery person earns in a week? “More than approximately $260 thousand”, admitted Lucas Gonzalez, who makes a living delivering with his skateboard around the City of Buenos Aires and went viral for a video he published on Tik Tok.
The most surprising thing is that this figure is “without counting the tip in hand”, clarified the 29-year-old young man from the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Flores, who He works 9 hours a day and travels about 75 kilometers each day.
And much more amazing is that this gain was obtained in the month of February and was already outdated. “Now I earn a lot more because that video that went viral is from February. Think that from December to March is vacation time, there are fewer people in CABA and consumption through applications also drops,” Lucas clarified when interviewed by Infobae.
“You have to be there, dedicate time to it. “It is not a job for everyone,” the delivery driver acknowledged when referring to inclement weather, complications with traffic and the perseverance that must be had for the work to be profitable. “I set goals to stay motivated. I am currently making a minimum of $300k per week and my goal is to reach $450k”, he admitted.
With an income that starts in $1.2 million monthly, Lucas said that he almost doubled what he earned in December 2023 as a data analyst in a company in downtown Buenos Aires. He worked from Monday to Friday, also 9 hours a day, with a day of home office and every so often a night shift.
After abandoning his Systems Engineering degree at the University of La Matanza, Lucas completed a technical degree in Web Development and his knowledge led him to dive into the world of delivery applications. First he did it out of curiosity and then as a sport.
“Since I really like riding a bicycle, one of the guys in the cycling group told me about the idea of delivering. -while out cycling for fun- to generate extra. And so I started in parallel. Obviously I continued with my systems work, until later I took stock and came to the conclusion that it was more profitable “Devoting the whole day to the bicycle rather than sitting behind the computer,” he stated. And to that was added “the need to take a break after spending 6 years in a dependency relationship.”
Unlike other delivery people, who usually always work for the same application, Lucas tests one a week to analyze the pros and cons and then upload a review to his YouTube channel Repartiendo En Bici. “I made videos of what you can earn by walking, cycling, and skateboarding. I also tried working on rainy days and came up with several ideas to generate more profits since on those days people don’t want to leave their house and use apps more. This is when you have to squeeze them the most,” she explained.
The autonomy of your skateboard allows you to travel 60 kilometers in 4 hours at a speed of approximately 40 km/hour. “I charge it in the shops or when I stop for lunch. It takes about 4 hours to charge from zero to one hundred,” he specified. And he also usually puts a lock on it so it doesn’t get stolen when he has to park it to make a delivery.
“In my particular case, I try to make the most of rainy days.”. I can work 10 hours and the following days I go down to 4 hours to maintain the weekly profit projected in advance,” she clarified.
Lucas specified that the payment for each shipment “depends a lot on the categories of the delivery person and the delivery schedules, but on average They range between $800 and $1,400″. That rate, for example, applies to the delivery of a fast food combo.
Regarding the categories of each delivery person, he specified that “not everyone works in the same way” and that The applications “always reward those who comply”. What does this mean? “The one who meets all the metrics remains in the highest ranks and charges more for each delivery. That is, if I say that I am going to be active between 12 and 8 p.m., I have to be connected making deliveries and I cannot reject deliveries either. If I reject them they lower my rating and I charge less. I take this job with responsibility and seriousness and I have managed to make up to 9 deliveries per hour,” emphasized the young man who usually connects during times of greatest demand (they appear detailed in the app).
Aware that the economic situation has worsened and that consumption has also decreased, Lucas tries to “balance” the days that are going extremely well with those that are going badly, and is willing to work a few extra hours to reach his goal. “I am always attentive to the challenges that apps propose. Currently there is one that offers you to win up to $450 thousand per week if you meet all the parameters and requirements. So that’s my current goal. There were guys who shared recent captures with me and it is possible,” she added.
When advising young people who are just starting out, Lucas asked to pay attention to the requirements that each app demands. “There are some that ask for Monotax and control the issue of coming of age a lot when there are others that are more flexible in that sense,” he said.
“There are also those that ask you for a permit to transport food substances, which is granted by the City Government. That is very important if you deliver in CABA because several kids had their registration withheld and were fined for not having it. Another issue that very few know is that you have to pay Gross Income and not everyone tells you about that,” he added.
In the short term, Lucas He plans to start working on his new motorcycle. -once the patent arrives- and record the videos to share them with your followers. “A colleague did $540 thousand in a week working between 12 and 14 hours. But you have to deduct gas, insurance and metered parking in some areas,” he emphasized.
But beyond those extra expenses that you will have to face, you are aware that you will be able to increase your income and achieve your dream: buy a house and stop renting.
