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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 / Cashier1,442——
Retail Associate740$75k n=3$26/hr n=77
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead727—$30.58/hr n=3
VP717$225k n=63—
Director707$235k n=188—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,843$185k n=390—
Software Developers626$206k n=198—
Fast Food and Counter Workers612——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers554$73k n=10—
Chief Executives421$225k n=25—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,830$135k n=77$26.34/hr n=182
Full-time1,425$176k n=476$26.34/hr n=41
Contract678$158k n=308$19.43/hr n=4
Intern133$100k n=27—
Temporary99$125k n=33—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,576$206k n=611$26.34/hr n=229
Food Service / Restaurants3,711$125k n=139$17/hr n=3
Financial Services3,187$166k n=526—
Technology2,891$194k n=1535—
Consumer Goods1,724$130k n=195$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,442
  • Retail Associate740
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead727
  • VP717
  • Director707
  • Store Supervisor / Manager666

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,843
  • Software Developers626
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers612
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers554
  • Chief Executives421
  • Retail Salespersons293

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,576
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,711
  • Financial Services3,187
  • Technology2,891
  • Consumer Goods1,724
  • Professional Services1,316

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,743 · 74%
  • Part-time1,830 · 12%
  • Full-time1,425 · 9%
  • Contract678 · 4%
  • Intern133 · 1%
  • Temporary99 · 1%

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