Corporate recruiter, contract vs self-employed

The differences between corporate recruiters, contract and self-employeds can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a corporate recruiter, contract and a self-employed. Additionally, a corporate recruiter, contract has an average salary of $66,162, which is higher than the $34,734 average annual salary of a self-employed.

The top three skills for a corporate recruiter, contract include applicant tracking systems, source candidates and recruitment process. The most important skills for a self-employed are windows, mowing, and customer service.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs self-employed overview

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Self-Employed
Yearly salary	$66,162	$34,734
Hourly rate	$31.81	$16.70
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	49,760	6,215
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	6	6

Corporate recruiter, contract vs self-employed salary

Corporate recruiters, contract and self-employeds have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Self-Employed
Average salary	$66,162	$34,734
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $98,000	Between $27,000 And $44,000
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Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and self-employed education

There are a few differences between a corporate recruiter, contract and a self-employed in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Self-Employed
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 75%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Corporate recruiter, contract vs self-employed demographics

Here are the differences between corporate recruiters, contract' and self-employeds' demographics:

	Corporate Recruiter, Contract	Self-Employed
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 36.2% Female, 63.8%	Male, 60.8% Female, 39.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 7.3% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between corporate recruiter, contract and self-employed duties and responsibilities

Corporate recruiter, contract example responsibilities.

Manage the scheduling and logistics of all interviews between candidates and hiring managers including post-interview calibration/feedback with interview teams.
Hire SOA Java and Java J2EE & .Net Engineers.
Enhance the company's ATS by creating a vast pool of qualify candidates of all levels.
Provide guidance and direction to track and complete all applicant information in Taleo the application tracking system.
Source and leverage social media platforms, job boards and ATS to build a passive/ diverse candidate pipeline.
Source and network using LinkedIn, Taleo, CareerBuilder, and other methods such as networking with online groups.

Self-employed example responsibilities.

Develop and manage the in-store informational PowerPoint presentations that run on multiple televisions to answer questions and provide information to customers.
Generate monthly, quarterly and yearly sales reports, correspondence, & PowerPoint presentations.
Complete jobs (lawn mowing, lawn cleaning, edging, trimmings bushes and trees) any aspect of lawn care.
Work with traditional video cameras and DSLR cameras.
Develop a website and Facebook page to increase networking.
Equip with a full-frame Nikon D600 and multiple lenses.

Corporate recruiter, contract vs self-employed skills

Common corporate recruiter, contract skills

Applicant Tracking Systems, 14%
Source Candidates, 7%
Recruitment Process, 6%
Taleo, 5%
SR, 4%
Phone Screens, 4%

Common self-employed skills

Windows, 15%
Mowing, 14%
Customer Service, 13%
Financial Statements, 13%
Payroll, 8%
Real Estate, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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