10 Most Popular Freelance Careers

Social Media

Common Job Functions: Online Community Manager, Social Media Coordinator

Online community managers and social media coordinators are basically responsible for leading, engaging and moderating social communities on the internet. They also monitor communities; manage and update all social media platforms; build and implement online, social, and mobile strategies; publish content to website and social media platforms; and write engaging copy for social media channels.

The average earnings in this field are roughly around $20 and $25 an hour.

Graphic Design

Common Job Functions: Visual Designer, Communications Designer, Digital Designer

This is an expanding field that offers a wide array of employment opportunities. And the freelance workers engaged in this field are responsible for creating marketing ideas; designing graphics, campaigns, applications, websites and games; editing photographs as per the requirements; and creating graphics to complement selected content.

The estimated earnings in this field are $21 an hour.

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