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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 / Cashier1,385——
VP903$228k n=38—
Director901$219k n=212—
Store Supervisor / Manager802$130k n=60—
Retail Associate738—$26/hr n=83

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,212$186k n=144—
Fast Food and Counter Workers546——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers500——
Software Developers375$186k n=73—
Chief Executives318$228k n=3—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,911$160k n=92$26.34/hr n=239
Full-time1,471$178k n=463$26.34/hr n=40
Contract804$163k n=355—
Temporary160$107k n=56—
Intern145$100k n=28—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,664$195k n=637$26.34/hr n=231
Food Service / Restaurants4,060$131k n=133$21.19/hr n=3
Financial Services3,433$166k n=342—
Technology2,463$195k n=1208$59/hr n=3
Professional Services2,297$168k n=281—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,385
  • VP903
  • Director901
  • Store Supervisor / Manager802
  • Retail Associate738
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead686

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,212
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers546
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers500
  • Software Developers375
  • Chief Executives318
  • Retail Salespersons181

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,664
  • Food Service / Restaurants4,060
  • Financial Services3,433
  • Technology2,463
  • Professional Services2,297
  • Consumer Goods2,079

Employment mix

  • Unspecified14,262 · 76%
  • Part-time1,911 · 10%
  • Full-time1,471 · 8%
  • Contract804 · 4%
  • Temporary160 · 1%
  • Intern145 · 1%

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