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Freelance and contract gigs in Iowa

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

Iowa job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Iowa.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Store Supervisor / Manager253$105k n=5—
Food Service134——
Crew / Cashier130——
Retail Associate124—$18/hr n=10
Server / Host115——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time86—$18.07/hr n=25
Full-time51$105k n=11$18.07/hr n=5
Contract22——
Temporary20——
Intern11——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants964$111k n=8—
Retail549$105k n=6$18.07/hr n=30
Consumer Goods179$105k n=15$18.07/hr n=30
Healthcare126$60k n=3—
Manufacturing112$103k n=5—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager253
  • Food Service134
  • Crew / Cashier130
  • Retail Associate124
  • Server / Host115
  • Restaurant Manager / GM94

Top occupations (SOC)

  • General and Operations Managers104
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers98
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers86
  • Bartenders83
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers49
  • Managers, All Other38

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants964
  • Retail549
  • Consumer Goods179
  • Healthcare126
  • Manufacturing112
  • Media & Entertainment59

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,678 · 90%
  • Part-time86 · 5%
  • Full-time51 · 3%
  • Contract22 · 1%
  • Temporary20 · 1%
  • Intern11 · 1%

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