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Freelance and contract gigs in New York

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

New York job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in New York.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,467——
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730—$30.58/hr n=5
Retail Associate729$66k n=4$26/hr n=80
VP721$225k n=84—
Director707$225k n=212—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,874$185k n=369—
Software Developers634$209k n=190—
Fast Food and Counter Workers612——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$73k n=10—
Chief Executives433$225k n=25—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,846$139k n=135$26.34/hr n=196
Full-time1,462$170k n=510$26.34/hr n=40
Contract740$153k n=382—
Intern143$100k n=31—
Temporary113$117k n=49—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,507$206k n=602$26.34/hr n=229
Food Service / Restaurants3,888$125k n=152$18/hr n=9
Financial Services3,171$166k n=587—
Technology2,847$193k n=1592—
Consumer Goods1,721$130k n=209$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,467
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730
  • Retail Associate729
  • VP721
  • Director707
  • Store Supervisor / Manager662

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,874
  • Software Developers634
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers612
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555
  • Chief Executives433
  • Retail Salespersons296

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,507
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,888
  • Financial Services3,171
  • Technology2,847
  • Consumer Goods1,721
  • Professional Services1,307

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,650 · 73%
  • Part-time1,846 · 12%
  • Full-time1,462 · 9%
  • Contract740 · 5%
  • Intern143 · 1%
  • Temporary113 · 1%

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