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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 / Cashier1,124$102k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager892$70k n=39—
Retail Associate544—$25.25/hr n=39
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead492——
Restaurant Manager / GM434$66k n=3—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers871——
Software Developers757$188k n=25—
Managers, All Other752$147k n=88—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time654$75k n=97$25.85/hr n=85
Contract352$150k n=123—
Full-time288$115k n=107$25.85/hr n=17
Intern110$121k n=14—
Temporary80$70k n=22—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,615$119k n=154$17.40/hr n=3
Retail2,672$178k n=158$25.85/hr n=106
Technology1,891$170k n=287—
Manufacturing1,211$97k n=64—
Financial Services757$120k n=171—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,124
  • Store Supervisor / Manager892
  • Retail Associate544
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead492
  • Restaurant Manager / GM434
  • Engineering265

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers871
  • Software Developers757
  • Managers, All Other752
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers188

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,615
  • Retail2,672
  • Technology1,891
  • Manufacturing1,211
  • Financial Services757
  • Consumer Goods740

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,269 · 85%
  • Part-time654 · 7%
  • Contract352 · 4%
  • Full-time288 · 3%
  • Intern110 · 1%
  • Temporary80 · 1%

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