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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 / Cashier2,961$171k n=7—
Store Supervisor / Manager2,458$123k n=154$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,743$213k n=412—
Retail Associate1,634$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=292
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,450—$28.91/hr n=11

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,822$206k n=780—
Managers, All Other3,197$220k n=555—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974——
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-time2,977$60k n=92$29.75/hr n=700
Full-time2,535$165k n=1072$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,343$189k n=496$19.50/hr n=6
Intern477$84k n=36—
Temporary284$108k n=41—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,625$213k n=4116—
Food Service / Restaurants11,566$90k n=234$23.47/hr n=67
Retail10,623$200k n=901$29.75/hr n=936
Manufacturing5,646$123k n=298$18.50/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,464$112k n=239$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,961
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,458
  • Engineering1,743
  • Retail Associate1,634
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,450
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,206

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,822
  • Managers, All Other3,197
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,974
  • 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 / Restaurants11,566
  • Retail10,623
  • Manufacturing5,646
  • Consumer Goods4,464
  • Healthcare3,989

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,133 · 83%
  • Part-time2,977 · 7%
  • Full-time2,535 · 6%
  • Contract1,343 · 3%
  • Intern477 · 1%
  • Temporary284 · 1%

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