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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 / Cashier1,462——
Retail Associate735$66k n=4$26/hr n=80
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730—$30.58/hr n=5
VP722$225k n=78—
Director707$236k n=196—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,872$185k n=408—
Software Developers632$207k n=196—
Fast Food and Counter Workers612——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers556$73k n=10—
Chief Executives432$160k n=43—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,815$136k n=91$26.34/hr n=190
Full-time1,436$171k n=492$26.34/hr n=40
Contract705$156k n=340—
Intern130$128k n=24—
Temporary116$125k n=45—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,516$206k n=605$26.34/hr n=229
Food Service / Restaurants3,889$125k n=152$18/hr n=9
Financial Services3,161$166k n=568—
Technology2,886$194k n=1544—
Consumer Goods1,729$130k n=210$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,462
  • Retail Associate735
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead730
  • VP722
  • Director707
  • Store Supervisor / Manager667

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,872
  • Software Developers632
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers612
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers556
  • Chief Executives432
  • Retail Salespersons296

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Retail4,516
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,889
  • Financial Services3,161
  • Technology2,886
  • Consumer Goods1,729
  • Professional Services1,313

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,791 · 74%
  • Part-time1,815 · 11%
  • Full-time1,436 · 9%
  • Contract705 · 4%
  • Intern130 · 1%
  • Temporary116 · 1%

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