Gig Economy & Contingent Workforce Manager
Manage the organization's contingent workforce strategy including freelancers, contractors, temporary workers, and gig workers to optimize workforce flexibility while managing compliance, cost, and quality risks. Develop contingent workforce governance frameworks, manage staffing agency and VMS vendor relationships, ensure worker classification compliance, and analyze contingent workforce data to inform workforce planning decisions.
Median salary: $112,000. Projected growth to 2033: 15% (faster than average) - driven by gig economy growth and workforce flexibility needs. Typical education: Bachelor's Degree.
At a glance
- Median salary
- $112,000
- Entry-level
- $72,000 - $92,000
- Senior
- $165,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 15% (faster than average) - driven by gig economy growth and workforce flexibility needs
- Demand
- Growing Fast
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Hours per week
- 40-50 hours/week
- Stress
- Moderate
What you'd do
- People interaction
- Moderate
- Team vs solo
- 55% Team / 45% Solo
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Hard
- Typical student debt
- $25,000 - $55,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Contingent Workforce Program Management
- Worker Classification Compliance (IRS 20-Factor Test / ABC Test)
- Vendor Management System (VMS) Administration (Fieldglass / Beeline)
- Staffing Agency Management
- Contingent Workforce Analytics
- SOW & Statement of Work Management
Soft skills
- Vendor Management
- Regulatory Knowledge
- Analytical Thinking
- Stakeholder Management
- Written Communication
Technical complexity: High
Typical career path
- Procurement Analyst
- Contingent Workforce Specialist
- Contingent Workforce Manager
- Director of Workforce Solutions
Future outlook
- Automation risk
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- High
- Salary growth potential
- High - 130% growth from entry to senior
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7.2/10
- Meaning
- 7.8/10
- Work-life balance
- 7.5/10