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Do you think that you generally make more, about the same, or less per hour doing freelance or gig work as you could make at a traditional job?
Hourly pay in gig work versus a traditional job · Asked in 2 waves, 2021–2022 · 1,363 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| Group | More per hour doing freelance or gig work | About the same | Less per hour doing freelance or gig work | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 33% | 27% | 41% | 652 | ±4 | |
| White |
| 32% |
| 28% |
| 40% |
| 408 |
| ±5 |
| Black | 28% | 26% | 46% | 93 | ±11 |
| Hispanic | 38% | 21% | 41% | 92 | ±12 |
| Asian † | Too few respondents | – | – | – | 23 | ±22 |
| Other † | 45% | 27% | 29% | 36 | ±21 |
SHED 2022 · US adults 18+. Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.