gig worker
App-based laborer
A gig worker is someone who works temporary, flexible jobs rather than traditional full-time employment—driving for rideshare apps, delivering food, freelancing on task platforms.
The term comes from "gig," musicians' slang for a single performance.
Gig workers typically lack benefits like health insurance or paid leave: Most gig workers have to provide their own equipment.
Hired construction professional
- 1099Non-employee income document
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- independentFree from external control
contingent · nontraditional · classification · misclassification · benefits · insurance · taxes · deductions
App-summoned car service
- LyftRide-summoning service
- DoorDashFood delivery service
- InstacartGrocery delivery service
- TaskRabbitFreelance errand platform
Fiverr · Upwork · algorithm · rating · profile · marketplace · crowdsourcing · on-demand
Plan of timed events
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- variableProne to fluctuation
- on-demandAvailable upon request
Conveyance of goods
- rideshareShared vehicle transit
- errandShort task away from home
- shoppingAcquiring goods at retailers
- assemblyConstructing from components
moving · cleaning · handyman · pet-sitting · dog-walking · tutoring · transcription · photography
Cannot be anticipated
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- expensesMoney spent on things
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
contractor
Hired construction professional
- 1099Non-employee income document
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
independent · contingent · nontraditional · classification · misclassification · benefits · insurance · taxes · deductions · unionization
Uber
App-summoned car service
TaskRabbit · Fiverr · Upwork · algorithm · rating · profile · marketplace · crowdsourcing · on-demand · matching
schedule
Plan of timed events
- part-timeLimited work schedule
- moonlightingCovert additional employment
- variableProne to fluctuation
delivery
Conveyance of goods
assembly · moving · cleaning · handyman · pet-sitting · dog-walking · tutoring · transcription · photography · writing
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- workersemployee, employees, laborer, laborers, wage earner
- casual workersday laborer, temp, freelancer, hired hand, pieceworker
- hourly jobsday laborer, factory hand, laborer, part-timer, temp
- online jobsfreelancer, virtual assistant, content creator, blogger, web developer
- small businesssmall business, sole proprietor, owner, mom-and-pop, startup
gig workercompany man
Employee devoted to employer
lifer · civil servant · tenured professor · government employee
work, worker, working, works, workers, worked, gig, gig economy, gigs