Millions of workers now participate in the gig economy -- loosely defined as the workers who work a series of freelance or temporary jobs rather than one full-time job. Indeed, about one in four Americans now participate in the digital gig economy, using apps or websites like Airbnb or Uber to earn some extra cash.
Most of them don’t make much. An analysis by personal finance site Gigs Done Right found that 85% of side-gig workers made less than $500 a month. Airbnb hosts tended to earn the most (a median of $440 a month), while Etsy giggers earned the least at at median of $40 a month.
But some workers in the gig economy make bank -- and likely have little trouble getting work, according to new data from business site My Millennial Guide. The site analyzed data from leading sources of gig work -- including Upwork, Freelancer, Hubstaff and the Freelancer’s Union -- to look at fields that paid well and where clients were booking an increasing number of freelancers.
We will be discussing the effects on the gig economy and how to thrive in at our local meet ups in DC. Stay tuned for more details. If you are in the DC area you can check out the latest gigs in DC such as Instacart or Amazon Flex.
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