Temporary
Salary range: $32,000 - $41,500
A Temporary job is an employment arrangement in which both parties, the employee and employer, agree in advance that the position will be filled for a set period. Temporary jobs often are based on employers’ seasonal or specific project needs. Occasionally, Temporary employees will be offered ongoing, full-time positions if their performance is excellent and a position is available. However, you should not assume this will be the case.
Contract
Salary range: $89,000 - $119,000
Contract is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Contract jobs pay between $89,000 (25th percentile) and $119,000 (75th percentile) annually. There are lots of open positions nationwide for Contract job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.
Temporary Remote
Salary range: $33,000 - $56,500
Temporary remote jobs include a variety of freelance contract and seasonal positions, including roles in customer service and programming. In this type of job, you may design content for a marketing project, process orders from customers, develop guidelines to improve workflow or provide day-to-day support for the duration of an event. Temporary remote jobs are available in many different industries—for example, some companies hire extra customer support during the holidays to help process the higher-than-normal number of orders, while tax software companies do the same thing before annual tax filing deadlines. This is a broad search term and may not show any results relevant to your education and skills, so consider narrowing it down by industry or title.
Immediate Temporary
Salary range: $32,000 - $41,500
Immediate Temporary is a common job search query. Most salaries for Immediate Temporary jobs pay between $32,000 (25th percentile) and $41,500 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Immediate Temporary job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.
Part Time Contract
Salary range: $42,000 - $59,500
Part Time Contract is a common job search query. Most salaries for Part Time Contract jobs pay between $42,000 (25th percentile) and $59,500 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Part Time Contract job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.
Independent Contractor
Salary range: $37,500 - $63,000
An Independent Contractor has a different type of employment agreement than a regular employee of a company. Independent Contractors are not guaranteed a steady paycheck. They cannot rely on their employer to provide all the materials and equipment needed to complete their work. The benefit to working as an Independent Contractor is that you have more control over how you conduct your work and the timeline for your projects. You must keep careful documentation for your taxes since you invoice clients for your work at an agreed rate and your clients do not pay payroll taxes or make any withholdings as they would for traditional employees.
Flexible Contract
Salary range: $49,500 - $94,000
Flexible Contract is a typical job search query Most salaries for Flexible Contract jobs pay between $49,500 (25th percentile) and $94,000 (75th percentile) annually. Take a look at the variety of open positions nationwide for Flexible Contract job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.
Temporary Online
Salary range: $32,000 - $41,500
Temporary Online is a common job search query. Most salaries for Temporary Online jobs pay between $32,000 (25th percentile) and $41,500 (75th percentile) annually. There are lots of open positions nationwide for Temporary Online job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

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