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Freelance and contract gigs in California

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

California job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in California.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier2,962$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,439$123k n=153$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,742$214k n=411—
Retail Associate1,633$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=293
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,449—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,822$206k n=780—
Managers, All Other3,198$220k n=555—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,975——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,622$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers960$203k n=20—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,972$60k n=92$29.75/hr n=700
Full-time2,532$165k n=1071$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,336$189k n=494$19.50/hr n=6
Intern476$87k n=35—
Temporary279$108k n=40—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,625$213k n=4116—
Food Service / Restaurants11,567$90k n=234$23.47/hr n=71
Retail10,581$200k n=899$29.75/hr n=936
Manufacturing5,641$123k n=296$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,442$112k n=239$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,962
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,439
  • Engineering1,742
  • Retail Associate1,633
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,449
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,206

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,822
  • Managers, All Other3,198
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,975
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,622
  • General and Operations Managers960
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers825

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Top sectors

  • Technology11,625
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,567
  • Retail10,581
  • Manufacturing5,641
  • Consumer Goods4,442
  • Healthcare3,970

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,099 · 83%
  • Part-time2,972 · 7%
  • Full-time2,532 · 6%
  • Contract1,336 · 3%
  • Intern476 · 1%
  • Temporary279 · 1%

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