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Freelance and contract gigs in Austin, TX

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

Austin, TX job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Austin, TX.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering290$160k n=72—
Store Supervisor / Manager118$105k n=7—
Registered Nurse102$13k n=5—
Retail Associate91—$18.50/hr n=14
Account Executive84$152k n=45$54/hr n=3

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers661$179k n=118—
Managers, All Other503$163k n=132—
Project Management Specialists104$179k n=38—
Registered Nurses81——
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products74$156k n=28$54/hr n=3

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Full-time446$129k n=77$18.57/hr n=7
Contract215$160k n=63$17/hr n=5
Part-time160—$18.57/hr n=28
Temporary100$144k n=35—
Intern60$75k n=4—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology1,630$164k n=592$54/hr n=7
Retail1,069$175k n=418$18.57/hr n=44
Manufacturing744$145k n=27$17/hr n=4
Healthcare730$57k n=27—
Transportation & Logistics603$175k n=422$54/hr n=7

Top categories

  • Engineering290
  • Store Supervisor / Manager118
  • Registered Nurse102
  • Retail Associate91
  • Account Executive84
  • Director79

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers661
  • Managers, All Other503
  • Project Management Specialists104
  • Registered Nurses81
  • Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products74
  • Management Analysts49

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Top sectors

  • Technology1,630
  • Retail1,069
  • Manufacturing744
  • Healthcare730
  • Transportation & Logistics603
  • Professional Services428

Employment mix

  • Unspecified2,937 · 75%
  • Full-time446 · 11%
  • Contract215 · 5%
  • Part-time160 · 4%
  • Temporary100 · 3%
  • Intern60 · 2%

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