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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——
Retail Associate731$66k n=4$26/hr n=80
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730—$30.58/hr n=5
VP721$225k n=86—
Director706$236k n=200—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,874$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-time1,819$134k n=104$26.34/hr n=190
Full-time1,450$172k n=501$26.34/hr n=40
Contract720$156k n=354—
Intern130$121k n=25—
Temporary118$120k n=49—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,506$206k n=603$26.34/hr n=229
Food Service / Restaurants3,889$125k n=152$18/hr n=9
Financial Services3,167$166k n=595—
Technology2,849$194k n=1560—
Consumer Goods1,723$130k n=211$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,460
  • Retail Associate731
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730
  • VP721
  • Director706
  • Store Supervisor / Manager667

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,874
  • 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

  • Retail4,506
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,889
  • Financial Services3,167
  • Technology2,849
  • Consumer Goods1,723
  • Professional Services1,310

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,709 · 73%
  • Part-time1,819 · 11%
  • Full-time1,450 · 9%
  • Contract720 · 5%
  • Intern130 · 1%
  • Temporary118 · 1%

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