According to a 2021 analysis, 35 percent of freelancers had a Bachelor's degree in the United States. This is compared to 51 percent of freelancers who had a post-graduate degree in that same year.
Freelance workers in the United States in 2021, by level of education
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Statistics on Gig economy in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S. share of freelance workers by industry 2021
- Premium Statistic Number of people working independently in the U.S. 2017-2021, by frequency
- Premium Statistic Gig economy projected gross volume 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Highest paying gig economy jobs by earnings per hour U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults leading reasons for taking on gig platform work 2021
Demographics
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- Premium Statistic U.S. freelance workforce distribution 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of freelancers in the U.S. 2017-2028
- Basic Statistic U.S. freelance workers 2021, by level of education
- Premium Statistic U.S. gig platform workers 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. gig platform workers 2021, by race
- Premium Statistic U.S. gig platform workers 2021, by gender
Income & earnings
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- Premium Statistic U.S. adults who earned money through gig platform work 2021, by type of work
- Premium Statistic Typical payment structure of people freelancing in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Wage comparison of freelancing to employer jobs in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of high-earning independent workers in U.S. 2011-2022
- Premium Statistic Share of gig workers whose emergency savings would not last one month U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults who say gig platform work is important for meeting basic needs 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. gender pay gap of freelance workers 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. gender pay gap of freelance workers 2022, by selected roles
Benefits
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- Premium Statistic Access to employer benefits among full-time employees and gig workers in U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Access to employer-based benefits in the gig economy in the U.S. by generation 2018
- Premium Statistic Access to employer-sponsored retirement among full-time and gig workers U.S. 2018
- Premium Statistic Retirement savings among gig economy workers U.S. 2018
- Basic Statistic Health insurance attainment methods of freelancers U.S. 2019
Motivations and job satisfaction
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- Basic Statistic Main reasons for independent work in U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Reasons for choosing independent work in the U.S. by gender 2020
- Premium Statistic Satisfaction of gig economy workers with independent work U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of full-time independent workers who prefer a traditional job U.S. 2012-2020
- Premium Statistic Salary requirements of freelancers to return to a traditional job U.S. 2019
- Premium Statistic Leading concerns of people freelancing in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic U.S. gig worker perception on the fairness of platforms 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. gig workers experiencing unwanted sexual advances 2021, by gender
Further related statistics
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- Self-employed people in Sweden 2021, by education level
- Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. by education and employment 2017
- U.S. freelancers, by racial background 2022
- Pupil to teacher ratio in the UAE by education level 2019
- U.S. infants receiving breast milk in 2017, by gestational age and maternal education
- Employment in Sweden 2022, by education level and gender
- U.S. nursing assistants in nursing homes by education level as of 2020
- Prevalence of chronic pain among U.S. adults in 2016, by education
- Anxiety and depression among U.S. adults with arthritis 2015-2017, by education
- Germany: adults with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment 2007-2016
- Pupil to teacher ratio in Kuwait by education level 2019
- Number of independent artists, writers and performers in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Self-perceived health of EU citizens 2020, by gender and education level
- Chile: share of self-employed workers 2012-2019
- Guyana: share of self-employed workers 2012-2019
- Low birth weight rates, by race and mother's education level U.S. 2006
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- Distribution of contingent workers in the U.S. by education and employment 2017
- U.S. freelancers, by racial background 2022
- Pupil to teacher ratio in the UAE by education level 2019
- U.S. infants receiving breast milk in 2017, by gestational age and maternal education
- Employment in Sweden 2022, by education level and gender
- U.S. nursing assistants in nursing homes by education level as of 2020
- Prevalence of chronic pain among U.S. adults in 2016, by education
- Anxiety and depression among U.S. adults with arthritis 2015-2017, by education
- Germany: adults with upper secondary or tertiary education attainment 2007-2016
- Pupil to teacher ratio in Kuwait by education level 2019
- Number of independent artists, writers and performers in the U.S. 2000-2013
- Self-perceived health of EU citizens 2020, by gender and education level
- Chile: share of self-employed workers 2012-2019
- Guyana: share of self-employed workers 2012-2019
- Low birth weight rates, by race and mother's education level U.S. 2006
Upwork. (December 8, 2021). Freelance workers in the United States in 2021, by level of education [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/531018/education-of-freelancers-us/
Upwork. "Freelance workers in the United States in 2021, by level of education." Chart. December 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531018/education-of-freelancers-us/
Upwork. (2021). Freelance workers in the United States in 2021, by level of education. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/531018/education-of-freelancers-us/
Upwork. "Freelance Workers in The United States in 2021, by Level of Education." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531018/education-of-freelancers-us/
Upwork, Freelance workers in the United States in 2021, by level of education Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/531018/education-of-freelancers-us/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Freelance workers in the United States in 2021, by level of education [Graph], Upwork, December 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/531018/education-of-freelancers-us/