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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 / Cashier1,460——
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730—$30.58/hr n=5
Retail Associate730$66k n=4$26/hr n=80
VP721$225k n=86—
Director706$235k n=200—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,875$186k n=390—
Software Developers633$209k n=190—
Fast Food and Counter Workers612——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers556$73k n=10—
Chief Executives433$227k n=26—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,848$140k n=134$26.34/hr n=196
Full-time1,457$172k n=506$26.34/hr n=40
Contract730$152k n=365—
Intern132$119k n=27—
Temporary117$113k n=50—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,505$206k n=603$26.34/hr n=229
Food Service / Restaurants3,889$125k n=152$18/hr n=9
Financial Services3,170$166k n=597—
Technology2,849$194k n=1561—
Consumer Goods1,721$130k n=210$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,460
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730
  • Retail Associate730
  • VP721
  • Director706
  • Store Supervisor / Manager667

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,875
  • Software Developers633
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers612
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers556
  • Chief Executives433
  • Retail Salespersons296

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,505
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,889
  • Financial Services3,170
  • Technology2,849
  • Consumer Goods1,721
  • Professional Services1,310

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,665 · 73%
  • Part-time1,848 · 12%
  • Full-time1,457 · 9%
  • Contract730 · 5%
  • Intern132 · 1%
  • Temporary117 · 1%

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