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Freelance and contract gigs in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Contract and temporary job postings in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — useful for freelancers, consultants, and anyone looking for non-permanent work.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

6,748Active postings
1,136Posted this week
2,372Open 30+ days35% of active
853Remote / hybrid13% of active
25%List salary1,699 of 6,748
1%Hourly17 of disclosed
$157kMedian annual (max)
$26.96/hrMedian hourly (max)
17dMedian agep90 94d (long tail)

Wages by category

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
VP	790	$223k n=78	—
Director	671	$225k n=199	—
Product Manager	185	$178k n=76	—
Account Executive	120	$150k n=68	—
Crew / Cashier	115	—	—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Managers, All Other	1,273	$183k n=285	—
Software Developers	516	$204k n=101	—
Chief Executives	483	$225k n=25	—
Project Management Specialists	199	$165k n=62	—
Management Analysts	191	$112k n=47	—

Wages by employment type

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Full-time	498	$176k n=410	—
Contract	246	$149k n=152	—
Part-time	224	$140k n=84	$26.96/hr n=17
Intern	83	$135k n=23	—
Temporary	44	$87k n=15	—

Wages by sector

Bucket	Jobs	Median annual	Median hourly
Financial Services	3,199	$168k n=557	—
Technology	1,269	$179k n=775	—
Retail	921	$125k n=114	$26.96/hr n=9
Media & Entertainment	897	$138k n=311	—
Consumer Goods	603	$118k n=104	$26.34/hr n=5

Top categories

VP790
Director671
Product Manager185
Account Executive120
Crew / Cashier115
Retail Associate87

Top occupations (SOC)

Managers, All Other1,273
Software Developers516
Chief Executives483
Project Management Specialists199
Management Analysts191
Fast Food and Counter Workers77

In-demand skills

Top sectors

Financial Services3,199
Technology1,269
Retail921
Media & Entertainment897
Consumer Goods603
Professional Services429

Employment mix

Unspecified5,653 · 84%
Full-time498 · 7%
Contract246 · 4%
Part-time224 · 3%
Intern83 · 1%
Temporary44 · 1%

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Enterprise Architect - Healthcare and Life SciencesCustomer Success× 2 openings
Adobe · New York, NY · careers.adobe.com
$200k–$289k · 3 days open · posted 3 days ago
Lead Product Manager – Marketing Agents MCPProduct Manager× 2 openings
FanDuel · New York, NY · fanduel.careers
$138k · 16 days open · posted 2 weeks ago