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Freelance and contract gigs in Illinois

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

Illinois job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Illinois.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,105$150k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager866$70k n=39—
Retail Associate558—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead484——
Restaurant Manager / GM421——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers871——
Software Developers757$189k n=30—
Managers, All Other741$148k n=80—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time639$74k n=96$25.85/hr n=85
Contract308$150k n=94$19.25/hr n=3
Full-time295$115k n=105$25.85/hr n=18
Intern101$88k n=5—
Temporary71$70k n=13—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,500$112k n=81$21000/hr n=3
Retail2,733$178k n=159$25.85/hr n=107
Technology1,946$178k n=281—
Manufacturing1,243$95k n=37$19.25/hr n=3
Consumer Goods774$115k n=59$25.85/hr n=97

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,105
  • Store Supervisor / Manager866
  • Retail Associate558
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead484
  • Restaurant Manager / GM421
  • Engineering283

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers871
  • Software Developers757
  • Managers, All Other741
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,500
  • Retail2,733
  • Technology1,946
  • Manufacturing1,243
  • Consumer Goods774
  • Financial Services743

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,363 · 86%
  • Part-time639 · 7%
  • Contract308 · 3%
  • Full-time295 · 3%
  • Intern101 · 1%
  • Temporary71 · 1%

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