contract work
Project-based employment arrangement
Contract work is employment performed under a specific agreement rather than as a permanent employee.
The contractor completes defined tasks for a set fee or hourly rate, typically without benefits like health insurance or paid leave: She does contract work for three different marketing firms.
The arrangement offers flexibility but less job security than traditional employment.
- gig economyWork based on temporary contracts
- freelancingSelf-directed contract work
- FiverrFreelance services marketplace
- UpworkFreelancer hiring website
- subcontractingHiring others for portions
temping · 1099 · independent contractor · side hustle · casual labor · on call · per diem · contractual agreement · self-employment · temp agency · payment terms · net 30 · consulting services · hourly rates · billable · gig · terms · scope
- workjob, 9 to 5, jobs, labor, employee
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- job marketjobs, employment, job seekers, job search, job hunting
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- employment statushired, fired, employed, unemployed, retired
- job fairsrecruiters, employers, job seekers, jobseekers, resumes
contract workpermanent employment
Ongoing work with no termination date
permanent position · full-time employment · direct hire · lifetime employment · union job