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Freelance and contract gigs in Illinois

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

Illinois job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Illinois.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,121$150k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager887$70k n=40—
Retail Associate556—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497——
Restaurant Manager / GM434——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers870——
Software Developers758$190k n=31—
Managers, All Other754$147k n=84—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers552$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time640$75k n=98$25.85/hr n=82
Contract341$150k n=114$19.75/hr n=5
Full-time292$116k n=108$25.85/hr n=17
Intern107$141k n=12—
Temporary73$70k n=16—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,604$113k n=109$17.90/hr n=7
Retail2,720$178k n=158$25.85/hr n=110
Technology1,918$174k n=294—
Manufacturing1,223$94k n=52$19.75/hr n=5
Financial Services754$112k n=159—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,121
  • Store Supervisor / Manager887
  • Retail Associate556
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497
  • Restaurant Manager / GM434
  • Engineering266

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers870
  • Software Developers758
  • Managers, All Other754
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers552
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,604
  • Retail2,720
  • Technology1,918
  • Manufacturing1,223
  • Financial Services754
  • Consumer Goods743

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,363 · 85%
  • Part-time640 · 7%
  • Contract341 · 3%
  • Full-time292 · 3%
  • Intern107 · 1%
  • Temporary73 · 1%

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