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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 / Cashier2,805$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,254$123k n=153$23.60/hr n=18
Engineering1,674$211k n=422—
Retail Associate1,601$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 Developers3,864$198k n=809—
Managers, All Other3,267$220k n=571—
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 Managers988$200k n=22—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,948$65k n=87$29.75/hr n=711
Full-time2,454$165k n=1038$29.85/hr n=169
Contract1,354$185k n=485$19/hr n=7
Intern482$119k n=36—
Temporary258$108k n=35—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,388$213k n=4060—
Food Service / Restaurants10,807$90k n=231$23.60/hr n=64
Retail10,266$201k n=906$29.75/hr n=946
Manufacturing5,450$123k n=324$19/hr n=7
Consumer Goods4,337$112k n=237$29.75/hr n=841

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,805
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,254
  • Engineering1,674
  • Retail Associate1,601
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,455
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,089

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,864
  • Managers, All Other3,267
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,650
  • General and Operations Managers988
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers843

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Technology11,388
  • Food Service / Restaurants10,807
  • Retail10,266
  • Manufacturing5,450
  • Consumer Goods4,337
  • Healthcare3,829

Employment mix

  • Unspecified34,673 · 82%
  • Part-time2,948 · 7%
  • Full-time2,454 · 6%
  • Contract1,354 · 3%
  • Intern482 · 1%
  • Temporary258 · 1%

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