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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 / Manager2,432$123k n=153$29.65/hr n=9
Engineering1,711$213k n=409—
Retail Associate1,599$70k n=4$29.75/hr n=298
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,449—$28.91/hr n=13

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Software Developers3,844$201k n=798—
Managers, All Other3,235$220k n=562—
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-time2,979$61k n=94$29.75/hr n=704
Full-time2,509$165k n=1052$29.85/hr n=170
Contract1,352$185k n=500$19/hr n=5
Intern480$103k n=37—
Temporary276$108k n=36—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants11,567$90k n=233$23.47/hr n=71
Technology11,467$213k n=4079—
Retail10,497$200k n=904$29.75/hr n=945
Manufacturing5,526$123k n=303$19/hr n=5
Consumer Goods4,397$114k n=236$29.75/hr n=842

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier2,962
  • Store Supervisor / Manager2,432
  • Engineering1,711
  • Retail Associate1,599
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead1,449
  • Restaurant Manager / GM1,206

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Software Developers3,844
  • Managers, All Other3,235
  • 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

  • Food Service / Restaurants11,567
  • Technology11,467
  • Retail10,497
  • Manufacturing5,526
  • Consumer Goods4,397
  • Healthcare3,951

Employment mix

  • Unspecified35,722 · 83%
  • Part-time2,979 · 7%
  • Full-time2,509 · 6%
  • Contract1,352 · 3%
  • Intern480 · 1%
  • Temporary276 · 1%

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