Freelancing and freelance jobs continue to grow, with projections that freelancers will make up 51% of the total U.S. workforce in 2027, up from 36% today.

According to FlexJobs’ 2019 annual flexible work survey, which included responses of more than 1,800 freelancers, freelancers enjoy working, want to travel, and are passionate about career success at much higher rates than workers who do not identify as freelancers.

To demonstrate the various opportunities in the freelance job marketplace and help freelancers connect to jobs they enjoy, FlexJobs has identified the top 20 companies hiring freelance jobs so far in 2019.

Below this list, we’ve also included more stats from our 2019 survey of freelancers to provide more details about who’s taking on contract work, how many “gigs” they’re working at once, and more!

The top 20 companies are ordered from greatest to least for the number of freelance job postings in 2019. This list is based on an analysis of over 51,000 companies and their freelance job posting histories in the FlexJobs database between January 1, 2019, and August 31, 2019.

Staffing and recruiting companies have strong representation on this list, which shows their deep involvement in the hiring process for freelance, contract, and temporary jobs. Some staffing companies are full-service, hiring for a huge variety of career fields and industries, and others specialize in a particular field or group of related industries.

Top 20 Companies Hiring for Freelance Jobs Since January 1, 2019

1. Kelly Services

Kelly Services is a staffing solutions company that specializes in placing workers in diverse industries, such as accounting and finance, administrative, automotive, engineering, information technology, life sciences, call centers, and much more. With thousands of established client relationships worldwide, Kelly Services annually provides nearly half a million workers with employment opportunities.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Quality Control Chemist
• Administrative Assistant
• Project Management Lead

2. Kforce

Kforce is a publicly traded staffing and recruiting firm and its name stands for “KnowledgeForce.” Kforce provides flexible and direct hire staffing solutions in technology, financial services, healthcare, communications, and government sectors. Each year, Kforce engages more than 23,000 skilled professionals through servicing over 4,000 clients.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Learning and Development – Content Curation
• Data Entry Specialist
• Accounts Receivable Assistant

3. Onward Search

Onward Search is a staffing and recruitment agency for digital marketing and creative talent. Offering a full spectrum of services, Onward Search works with clients to provide strategic consulting, direct hire, freelance, temp-to-perm, and contract employees, as well as executive-level candidate searches.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Packaging Designer
• Production Artist – Digital
• Merchandising Specialist

4. Real Staffing

Real Staffing is a global recruitment firm specializing in the biotech, pharma, medical devices, and healthcare IT industries. The company maintains a global presence with headquarters in the United Kingdom, and offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Australia, Paris, Singapore, Dublin, and many others.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Medical Director – Pharmacovigilance
• Research Associate
• Test Engineer

5. Motion Recruitment Partners

Motion Recruitment Partners is the parent company of three industry-leading recruitment agencies: Jobspring Partners, Sevenstep, and Workbridge Associates. Jobspring and Workbridge specialize in network security, Microsoft development, open-source development, UI/UX design and development, and mobile development. Sevenstep specializes in marketing, HR, finance, sales, customer service, and technology jobs for niche or hard-to-fill industries.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Senior Systems Administrator
• Junior/Mid .NET Developer
• JavaScript Web Developer

6. LanguageLine Solutions

LanguageLine Solutions is a leading provider of interpreting and document translation services. The company partners with over 25,000 clients from healthcare, government, and business sectors worldwide to provide expertise in over 240 languages, in addition to services for deaf and hard-of-hearing communities.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Oromo Telephone Interpreters
• Romanian Interpreter
• Sudanese Arabic Telephone Interpreters

7. AFIRM

Formerly known as US-Reports, AFIRM was founded as a small regional company nearly 30 years ago and it has grown into the nation’s leading provider of risk mitigation, loss control, and premium audits. AFIRM’s team of professionals collaborates with nearly 1,000 partners to offer service and quality management systems designed to achieve accuracy and quality for clients.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Premium Auditor
• Loss Control Surveyor
• Loss Control Specialist

8. Robert Half International

Robert Half International is a global professional staffing and consulting firm, distinguished as the “world’s first and largest specialized financial recruitment service.” Robert Half International is comprised of eight divisions: Robert Half Executive Search, Accountemps, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, Robert Half Legal, Robert Half Technology, OfficeTeam, The Creative Group, and Robert Half Management Resources.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Copy Editor
• Technical Writer
• Java Developer

9. CyraCom

CyraCom, previously known as Kevmark, is a leading provider of language interpretation services to the healthcare industry. Endorsed by the American Hospital Association, the company provides in-person, video, written text, mobile app, and over-the-phone interpretation and translation services for health plans, hospitals and health systems, clinics, and physician offices.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Moldovan Interpreter
• Pidgin English Interpreter
• Hunanese Interpreter

10. Aquent

Aquent is a multinational staffing and recruiting agency that specializes in placing marketing and design professionals. Aquent provides both permanent and contract placement in the following areas of expertise: online marketing, interactive design, marketing, graphic design, and information technology.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Senior UX Content Strategist
• Community Manager
• Market Researcher

11. CSI Companies

The CSI Companies provide consulting and staffing services to a broad range of business sectors. CSI is made up of five specialized staffing firms—CSI Healthcare IT, CSI Financial, CSI Professional, CSI Search, and CSI Tech—that share a common commitment to client satisfaction.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Data Entry Clerk
• Business Analyst and Development
• HR Specialist

12. System One

Since 1979, the professional staffing firm System One has grown to become one of the top 25 providers of staffing services, and one of the top 10 in the legal, engineering, and scientific/clinical sectors. System One is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has a nationwide reach with over 50 locations across the U.S.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Senior Systems Engineer
• Technical Writer
• Senior Payroll Specialist

13. Trilogy Education Services

Trilogy Education Services partners with universities worldwide to offer school-operated, skills-based training programs to help students build their careers. Trilogy offers skills-based training programs in web development and data analytics and visualization that prepare motivated students for high-growth careers.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Cybersecurity Teaching Assistant
• Visual Designer
• Python Developer, Financial Sector

14. 24 Seven

24 Seven is a full-service talent recruitment company that specializes in the fashion, retail, action sports, home, beauty, marketing, advertising, and entertainment industries, offering a wide range of employment opportunities with some of the biggest brands in their respective industries.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Digital Advertising Operations Manager
• Ecommerce Assistant
• Beauty Copywriter

15. VanderHouwen & Associates

VanderHouwen is a women-owned, full-service staffing agency that has proudly served accounting, engineering, finance, and technology professionals throughout the Pacific Northwest since 1987, connecting corporate leaders seeking top talent with qualified individuals looking for challenging employment opportunities.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Senior Accountant
• Senior Financial Analyst
• Director of Financial Operations, Planning, and Analysis

16. Landi English

An e-learning company fusing Internet technology with global educational resources, Landi English offers online, real-time language courses and an immersive teaching curriculum developed according to Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) standards.

Recent freelance job listings:

• ESL English Tutor for Children
• Online English Teacher
• Home-Based English Teacher

17. Addison Group

Addison Group is a a temporary staffing firm based in Chicago. It offers a wide variety of positions for nationwide and local candidates, including administrative, engineering, financial, accounting, healthcare, information technology, and more.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Senior Administrator
• Executive Assistant
• Development Assistant

18. Dahl Consulting

Dahl Consulting is a certified women’s business enterprise and a leading business staffing and workforce solutions provider based in Roseville, Minnesota. Founded in 1993, Dahl Consulting specializes in staffing and sourcing, vendor management, and workforce process management solutions.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Credit Analyst
• Project Manager – Logistics
• Lead Analyst – Corporate Accounting Policy and Reporting

19. VocoVision

VocoVision is an innovative children’s therapy telepractice program. The company provides cutting-edge speech therapy services using video conferencing, interactive sessions, and games from expert sign language interpreters, speech language pathologists, school psychologists, and occupational therapists.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Speech Language Pathologist
• School Psychologist

20. Paladin

Paladin is a staffing company that focuses on filling marketing, creative, digital, and communications jobs. The professionals who work at Paladin are experienced marketing and creative professionals with experience working in the actual job industry, making Paladin a unique and trusted partner for many of its clients and job seekers.

Recent freelance job listings:

• Senior Marketing Event Specialist
• Social Media Specialist
• Production Artist

Additional Findings About Freelancers from Our 2019 Survey

Why Freelancers Work

• 61% of freelancers reported that they work because they enjoy working, compared to 53% of non-freelancers who reported the same.
• 60% of freelancers work because they want to travel, compared to 53% of non-freelancers.
• 48% of freelancers work because they are passionate about success in their career, compared to 38% of non-freelancers.
• When evaluating job opportunities, freelancers are more eager for a professional challenge (43%) than non-freelancers (34%).

Who’s Freelancing

• Freelancing appeals to older generations as well as younger generations, with respondents identifying as: Gen Z (2%), millennial (28%), Gen X (38), baby boomer (25%), and the silent generation (7%).
• Freelancers are well-educated, with 72% having at least a bachelor’s degree and 31% having a graduate degree.

How Much Freelancers Work

• The vast majority (90%) of freelancers report working three or fewer gigs at a time, with 42% only working one gig at a time.

Finding Freelance Jobs

When searching for freelance jobs, there are a number of different phrases and terms for job seekers interested in freelancing to consider as they search for work. These can be used to help find freelance job openings and describe oneself to potential clients.

• Freelance job: A person works for themselves, rather than for a company. While freelancers do take on contract work for companies and organizations, they are ultimately self-employed.
• Contract work: Working as a temporary contract worker, rather than a permanent employee.
• Independent contractor: Work terms are specified by a contract with another company or individual, which is how the IRS classifies this type of work.
• 1099: Used to describe the type of job. Refers to the IRS form an independent contractor fills out: form 1099-MISC.
• Contract consultant: Someone who is hired for temporary consultations for specific issues within a company.
• Contract-to-hire: A job that begins as a freelance, independent contractor position but has the potential to become a regular employee position if things go well.

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