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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 / Cashier1,465——
Retail Associate727$66k n=4$26/hr n=80
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead724—$21.86/hr n=7
VP721$225k n=85—
Director706$225k n=212—

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Managers, All Other1,876$185k n=369—
Software Developers634$210k n=191—
Fast Food and Counter Workers612——
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$73k n=10—
Chief Executives433$227k n=26—

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time1,846$138k n=134$26.34/hr n=195
Full-time1,467$170k n=513$26.34/hr n=40
Contract740$153k n=382—
Intern143$100k n=31—
Temporary111$115k n=48—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Retail4,473$207k n=601$26.34/hr n=229
Food Service / Restaurants3,885$126k n=154$20.26/hr n=12
Financial Services3,174$166k n=609—
Technology2,844$193k n=1590—
Consumer Goods1,707$130k n=208$26.34/hr n=211

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,465
  • Retail Associate727
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead724
  • VP721
  • Director706
  • Store Supervisor / Manager657

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Managers, All Other1,876
  • 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

  • Retail4,473
  • Food Service / Restaurants3,885
  • Financial Services3,174
  • Technology2,844
  • Consumer Goods1,707
  • Professional Services1,307

Employment mix

  • Unspecified11,610 · 73%
  • Part-time1,846 · 12%
  • Full-time1,467 · 9%
  • Contract740 · 5%
  • Intern143 · 1%
  • Temporary111 · 1%

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