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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 / Cashier2,965$171k n=7$28.85/hr n=3
Store Supervisor / Manager2,466$123k n=154$27/hr n=10
Engineering1,738$213k n=412—
Retail Associate1,629$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=291
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,454—$28.91/hr n=11

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,806$205k n=776—
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-time2,966$60k n=92$29.75/hr n=699
Full-time2,539$165k n=1073$29.85/hr n=169
Contract1,347$188k n=499$19.50/hr n=6
Intern479$84k n=36—
Temporary286$108k n=41—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology11,612$213k n=4120—
Food Service / Restaurants11,595$90k n=236$23.60/hr n=55
Retail10,672$200k n=903$29.75/hr n=923
Manufacturing5,654$123k n=299$18.50/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,472$112k n=239$29.75/hr n=841

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,965
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,466
  • Engineering1,738
  • Retail Associate1,629
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,454
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,206

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,806
  • 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

  • Technology11,612
  • Food Service / Restaurants11,595
  • Retail10,672
  • Manufacturing5,654
  • Consumer Goods4,472
  • Healthcare4,003

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,172 · 83%
  • Part-time2,966 · 7%
  • Full-time2,539 · 6%
  • Contract1,347 · 3%
  • Intern479 · 1%
  • Temporary286 · 1%

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