AUSTIN, Texas -- More Texas teachers are moonlighting to make ends meet, according to a new survey from the Texas State Teachers Association.

Of the nearly 1,000 educators who participated in the online survey, some 39 percent said they needed a second job during the school year to supplement their school salaries. Compare that to the 31 percent who reported moonlighting in 2016 -- the last time TSTA did a similar survey.

Fifty-six percent said they had summer jobs when school is not in session. In 2016, it was 49 percent.

“When I talk to teachers all across the state, we have everything from retail jobs to driving for Uber to selling Mary Kay,” TSTA President Noel Candelaria said. “Anything they could find to just make ends meet and just provide for basic family expenses for their families.”

Candelaria said the survey results found the average teacher is spending at least 14 hours outside the classroom working a second job. The average salary of the respondents was about $53,000. According to the National Education Association, that's $7,300 below the national average.

Click the video link above to watch the full interview with Candelaria.