Fox Business: Here are the overall 10 best freelance gigs and side hustles of 2019
1. Web + Software Development
625,370 active freelancers
Over 20 percent earn more than $50 per hour
2. Design + Creative
602,733 active freelancers
Fourteen percent earn more than $60 per hour on Upwork
3. Writing +Translation
572,701 active freelancers
Six percent earn more than $50 per hour
4. Administrative Support
420,904 active freelancers
Two percent earn more than $60 per hour
5. IT + Networking
330,973 active freelancers
Highest-paid freelance group on Upwork
Twenty-eight percent earn more than $60 per hour
6. Customer Service
230,923 active freelancers
Second-place category on Upwork for success score and ratings
7. Sales + Marketing
183,624 active freelancers
Nearly 25 percent earn more than $60 per hour on Upwork
8. Accounting + Finance
165,038 active freelancers
Highest-paid category - over 46 percent earn more than $50 per hour
9. Engineering + Architecture
83,323 active freelancers
Top two-thirds of earnings across freelancing sites
10. Data Science
44,503 active freelancers
Twenty-two percent earn more than $125,000 per year on Simply Hired
Gig Expert, Craig Lewis said, "It's a safe bet that IT jobs will pay more, but there are many side hustles out there not only pay well, but can lead to full time employment." Depending on your background he said, "The gig economy has something for everyone."