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The highest-paying freelance jobs of 2020 where you can earn $90,000 or more - CNBC

As some labor advocates worry that the lowest paid gig workers are being exploited by companies, freelance workers on the other end of the income spectrum are seeing booming demand for their services and even a boost to their earning power.

A list of the highest-paying freelance jobs, created for CNBC.com by the global freelancing platform Upwork, shows dozens of jobs in which freelancers can earn $90,000 per year—or more.

"People should look at this list and think a little differently about the freelance economy," says Adam Ozimek, Upwork's chief economist. "There's too much focus on a narrow corner of the freelance economy and lower-skilled workers. This report shows how diverse this segment of the economy is, and how much of it is high-skilled work."

Nearly 60 million Americans freelanced in 2019, on either a full-time or part-time basis, representing more than a third of the American workforce, according to a separate study by Upwork and Freelancers Union. Skilled services were the most common type of freelance work.

A study by MBO partners found that more than half of full-time independent workers say that they feel more financial secure in their current roles than in traditional jobs. That report found that there are more than 15 million full-time freelancers, with one in five earning more than $100,000 per year.

In the absence of a severe recession, experts say that 2020 holds plenty of opportunity for those freelance workers with professional skills.

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"High-end professionals are going to have a great year next year, whether they're freelance or not" says Steve King, a partners at Emergent Research, a company in Lafayette, Calif., that studies the independent workforce. "The job market is just so tight, and those skills are really hard to find."

Here's a look at the Highest-Paying Freelance jobs that should be in great demand in 2020, according to Upwork. The annual income is based on a 40-hour work week, 50 weeks a year:

Job category: Corporate law

Sample career: intellectual property attorney; corporate legal counsel
Hourly rate: $85
Potential annual income: $170,000*

Job category: Contract law

Sample career: Contract drafter; litigator; general counsel
Hourly rate: $75
Annual rate: $150,000

Job category: Financial planner


Sample career: Financial modeling expert; CPA; financial estate planning attorney
Hourly rate: $62.50
Annual rate: $125,000

Job category: Management consulting

Sample career: Business consultant
Hourly rate: $60
Annual rate: $120,000

Job category: ERP/CRM software

Sample career: solution architect; consultant; developer
Hourly rate: $60
Annual rate: $120,000

Job category: Network & system administration

Sample career: network architect; IT
Hourly rate: $60
Annual rate: $120,000

Job category: Data visualization

Sample career: Developer; programmer; data visualization analyst; survey and research design consultant
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Machine learning

Sample career: deep learning analytics consultant; predictive analytics consultant
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Quantitative analysis

Sample career: professor of economics; statistical analyst
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Presentations

Sample career: presentation designer and writer
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Database administration

Sample career: Data engineer; systems engineer
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Display advertising

Sample career: Graphic designers; internet marketer
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: E-mail and marketing automation

Sample career: marketing expert; developer; senior marketing strategist; consultant
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,00

Job category: Marketing strategy

Sample career: digital marketing consultant; copywriter; B2B marketing specialist
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: SEM – Search engine marketing

Sample career: Google Adword Expert
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Desktop software development

Sample career: Full-stack senior web developer; customer software developer
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: e-commerce development

Sample career: developer; online marketing and ecommerce solutions expert; ecommerce integration and automation consulting
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Mobile development

Sample career: iOS developer; Android Developer; mobile app developer
Hourly rate: $50
Annual rate:
$100,000

Job category: Scripts & Utilities

Sample career: Google Sheets Experts; Apps Scripts expert; Excel automation specialist
Hourly rate: $49
Annual rate:
$98,000

Job category: Physical design

Sample career: industrial design engineer; product developer; global visual merchandising manager
Hourly rate: $45
Annual rate:
$90,000

Job category: Mechanical engineering

Sample career: mechanical engineer; structural engineer and designer
Hourly rate: $45
Annual rate:
$90,000

Job category: Product design

Sample career: user experience consultant; product designer
Hourly rate: $45
Annual rate:
$90,000

Job category: Web and mobile design

Sample career: Web and mobile app development; user experience designer
Hourly rate: $45
Annual rate:
$90,000

Job category: Web development

Sample career: Full-stack web development; business systems expert; user experience designer; front-end developer
Hourly rate: $45
Annual rate:
$90,000

Job category: Resumes & cover letters

Sample career: professional development writer; career coach; cover letter and LinkedIn support
Hourly rate: $45
Annual rate:
$90,000

*Upworks's methodology: In order to create a list of the top paying freelance jobs, we used data sourced from the Upwork.com database. We first pulled data of freelance jobs on the site starting Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 1, 2019. We then limited the analysis to categories of work that had over 1,000 completed jobs and total freelancer earnings of over 1 million dollars. Within that, we ranked the top 25 jobs based on the highest median hourly earnings.

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