Reports have projected there will be more than 86 million freelancers in the US by 2027, making up nearly 51% of the total workforce.
In 2023, 64 million US professionals took the leap into freelancing, attracted by the flexibility and autonomy it offers.
With technology, there are now more opportunities than ever to quickly make some extra cash.
Given the strong, sustained interest in the freelance job marketplace, FlexJobs has identified the top 10 career categories for freelance jobs that have grown at least 10% since January 1, 2021.
People have lost their jobs, faced having their hours cut, and been forced to accept the reality that the cost of living has gone up disproportionately to their incomes.
For some people, the pandemic's onset was a chance to reflect on how we conduct work and a way of realizing that maybe we're meant to do something we haven’t