Job outlook for contract workers in the United States

Contract worker job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected contract worker job growth rate is -8% from 2018-2028.

• About -286,900 new jobs for contract workers are projected over the next decade.

• Contract worker salaries have increased 9% for contract workers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 8,692 contract workers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 36,853 active contract worker job openings in the US.

• The average contract worker salary is $70,825.

Compare the number of contract worker jobs and the average contract worker salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of contract worker job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where contract workers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.