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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 / Cashier1,119——
Store Supervisor / Manager889$70k n=40—
Retail Associate554—$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$188k n=25—
Managers, All Other755$148k n=86—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time644$75k n=97$25.85/hr n=82
Contract358$150k n=127$19.75/hr n=5
Full-time305$116k n=108$25.85/hr n=17
Intern111$121k n=14—
Temporary81$70k n=21—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,605$121k n=151$17.90/hr n=7
Retail2,721$178k n=158$25.85/hr n=110
Technology1,895$171k n=289—
Manufacturing1,216$99k n=66$19.75/hr n=5
Financial Services757$116k n=162—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,119
  • Store Supervisor / Manager889
  • Retail Associate554
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497
  • Restaurant Manager / GM434
  • Engineering265

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers870
  • Software Developers758
  • Managers, All Other755
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,605
  • Retail2,721
  • Technology1,895
  • Manufacturing1,216
  • Financial Services757
  • Consumer Goods750

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,305 · 85%
  • Part-time644 · 7%
  • Contract358 · 4%
  • Full-time305 · 3%
  • Intern111 · 1%
  • Temporary81 · 1%

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