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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 / Cashier2,959$171k n=6$28.85/hr n=3
Store Supervisor / Manager2,451$123k n=154$27/hr n=10
Engineering1,736$213k n=412—
Retail Associate1,629$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=291
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,471—$28.91/hr n=11

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,801$205k n=776—
Managers, All Other3,196$220k n=555—
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,980——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,651$90k n=8$23.65/hr n=4
General and Operations Managers980$161k n=34—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time2,986$60k n=92$29.75/hr n=699
Full-time2,533$165k n=1071$29.85/hr n=169
Contract1,345$185k n=497$19.50/hr n=6
Intern481$84k n=36—
Temporary286$108k n=41—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,682$90k n=253$23.60/hr n=55
Technology11,610$213k n=4116—
Retail10,673$200k n=903$29.75/hr n=923
Manufacturing5,651$123k n=293$18.50/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,474$112k n=239$29.75/hr n=841

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,959
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,451
  • Engineering1,736
  • Retail Associate1,629
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,471
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,230

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,801
  • Managers, All Other3,196
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers1,980
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers1,651
  • General and Operations Managers980
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers839

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Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,682
  • Technology11,610
  • Retail10,673
  • Manufacturing5,651
  • Consumer Goods4,474
  • Healthcare4,036

Employment mix

  • Unspecified36,276 · 83%
  • Part-time2,986 · 7%
  • Full-time2,533 · 6%
  • Contract1,345 · 3%
  • Intern481 · 1%
  • Temporary286 · 1%

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