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Freelance and contract gigs in California

Contract and temporary job postings in California — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

California job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in California.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier2,803$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,253$123k n=153$23.60/hr n=18
Engineering1,654$213k n=420—
Retail Associate1,600$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=300
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,455—$28.91/hr n=11

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,871$198k n=826—
Managers, All Other3,297$220k n=582—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers989$198k n=23—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,947$57k n=94$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,461$165k n=1049$29.85/hr n=169
Contract1,369$185k n=489$19/hr n=7
Intern499$122k n=37—
Temporary256$108k n=35—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,336$213k n=4067—
Food Service / Restaurants10,805$90k n=238$23.60/hr n=64
Retail10,245$201k n=906$29.75/hr n=946
Manufacturing5,410$123k n=333$19/hr n=7
Consumer Goods4,329$112k n=244$29.75/hr n=841

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,803
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,253
  • Engineering1,654
  • Retail Associate1,600
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,455
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,091

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,871
  • Managers, All Other3,297
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650
  • General and Operations Managers989
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers843

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology11,336
  • Food Service / Restaurants10,805
  • Retail10,245
  • Manufacturing5,410
  • Consumer Goods4,329
  • Healthcare3,805

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,513 · 82%
  • Part-time2,947 · 7%
  • Full-time2,461 · 6%
  • Contract1,369 · 3%
  • Intern499 · 1%
  • Temporary256 · 1%

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