self-employed
Works for oneself
Self-employed describes someone who works for themselves rather than for an employer.
A self-employed person runs their own business, freelances, or contracts independently: She's been self-employed as a graphic designer for ten years.
The term covers everyone from consultants to plumbers to artists.
Self-employment offers autonomy but lacks benefits like employer-provided health insurance.
Hired construction professional
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- 1099Non-employee income document
- clientOne who hires professionals
- project-basedOrganized around distinct undertakings
portfolio · pitch · proposal · retainer · deadline · deliverable · contract · negotiation
Freedom from external control
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
adaptability · resourcefulness · goal-setting · prioritization · autonomy
Creator of texts
- designerOne who plans appearances
- photographerCamera-wielding image maker
- developerOne who builds things
- programmerOne who writes software
consultant · translator · editor · illustrator · videographer · tutor · artist · accountant
App-summoned car service
- LyftRide-summoning service
- DoorDashFood delivery service
- EtsyHandmade goods marketplace
- FiverrFreelance services marketplace
Upwork · TaskRabbit · moonlighting · on-demand · ratings · short-term
Hybrid business entity abbreviation
- invoicingIssuing payment requests
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- taxesMandatory government payments
- expensesMoney spent on things
revenue · overhead · profitability · cash-flow · write-offs · deductions · pricing · billing
contractor
Hired construction professional
- consultantProfessional advice provider
- 1099Non-employee income document
- clientOne who hires professionals
project-based · portfolio · pitch · proposal · retainer · deadline · deliverable · contract · negotiation · networking
independence
Freedom from external control
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
accountability · adaptability · resourcefulness · goal-setting · prioritization · autonomy
writer
Creator of texts
- designerOne who plans appearances
- photographerCamera-wielding image maker
- developerOne who builds things
programmer · consultant · translator · editor · illustrator · videographer · tutor · artist · accountant · plumber
Uber
App-summoned car service
Fiverr · Upwork · TaskRabbit · moonlighting · on-demand · ratings · short-term
LLC
Hybrid business entity abbreviation
- invoicingIssuing payment requests
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- taxesMandatory government payments
expenses · revenue · overhead · profitability · cash-flow · write-offs · deductions · pricing · billing · liability
- self-employedfreelancers, freelancer, freelance, solopreneur, independent contractors
- job typesfull-time, part-time, temporary, seasonal, freelance
- contract workcontract labor, contract work, contractors, subcontractors, freelancers
- self-employmentfreelancing, sole proprietorship, sole proprietor, freelancer, freelance
- UK Employmentredundancy, maternity leave, paternity leave, sick pay, annual leave
- workersworkers, laborer, laborers, wage earner, breadwinner
self-employedemployed
Having paid work
salaried · employee · wage earner · company man · government employee
self-employedmanaged
Oversaw or coped
supervised · answerable · subordinate · dependent · directed
self, employ, employee, employment, employer, employed, unemployed, unemployment, employees