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Freelance and contract gigs in New York

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

New York job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in New York.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,473——
Retail Associate766$75k n=3$26/hr n=77
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead743—$26.22/hr n=6
VP718$225k n=63—
Director706$235k n=189—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,835$186k n=379—
Software Developers626$207k n=194—
Fast Food and Counter Workers611——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$73k n=10—
Chief Executives421$225k n=25—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,830$134k n=76$26.34/hr n=182
Full-time1,436$176k n=476$26.34/hr n=42
Contract680$156k n=309$19.43/hr n=4
Intern133$100k n=27—
Temporary103$125k n=33—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,627$207k n=607$26.34/hr n=228
Food Service / Restaurants3,888$125k n=140$21.06/hr n=6
Financial Services3,186$166k n=527—
Technology2,893$194k n=1525—
Consumer Goods1,739$130k n=192$26.34/hr n=212

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,473
  • Retail Associate766
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead743
  • VP718
  • Director706
  • Store Supervisor / Manager675

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,835
  • Software Developers626
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers611
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
  • Chief Executives421
  • Retail Salespersons261

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,627
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,888
  • Financial Services3,186
  • Technology2,893
  • Consumer Goods1,739
  • Professional Services1,316

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,970 · 74%
  • Part-time1,830 · 11%
  • Full-time1,436 · 9%
  • Contract680 · 4%
  • Intern133 · 1%
  • Temporary103 · 1%

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