Job outlook for self-employeds in the United States

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

• The projected self-employed job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.

• About 58,800 new jobs for self-employeds are projected over the next decade.

• Self-employed salaries have increased 7% for self-employeds in the last 5 years.

• There are over 50,601 self-employeds currently employed in the United States.

• There are 6,215 active self-employed job openings in the US.

• The average self-employed salary is $34,734.

Compare the number of self-employed jobs and the average self-employed salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of self-employed job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where self-employeds earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.