is HERE TO STAY
is HERE TO STAY Freelancing is a Lifestyle Choice
WANT TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS
34%
10%
WANT TO HAVE MORE TIME WITH FAMILY
9%
WANT THE CREATURE COMFORTS OF HOME
GOOD FREELANCERS TEND TO BE OLDER WORKFORCE BY AGE
30 YEARS OLD
30-49
50+
YEARS OLD
YEARS OLD
100%
26%
49%
25%
86%
86%
93%
80% 60% 40% 20%
OLDER WORKERS ARE RELIABLE
ON TIME
ON TIME
OLDER WORKERS WORK MORE ON AVERAGE
OLDER WORKERS MISS THE OFFICE LESS*
ON TIME
$180
$197
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
$235 PER MONTH
19%
28%
37%
MISS NOTHING
MISS NOTHING
MISS NOTHING
*Answered “miss nothing” to “is there an aspect of a traditional office environment that you miss a lot?”
You Don’t Need A Formal Education to be Successful FREELANCE WORKFORCE BY educational attainment
HIGH SCHOOL ONLY 100%
60%
6%
20%
WORKERS WITHOUT COLLEGE EDUCATION WORK THE MOST ON AVERAGE
AND ARE JUST AS CAPABLE AS MORE EDUCATED WORKERS
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
50%
80%
40%
SOME COLLEGE
GRADUATE DEGREE
38%
5%
$314 $209 $206
$97
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.6
QUALITY SCORE
QUALITY SCORE
QUALITY SCORE
QUALITY SCORE
THE OFFICE WAS ONLY GOOD FOR SOCIALIZING
46%
MISS SOCIALIZING WITH CO-WORKERS
28%
MISS NOTHING ABOUT THE OFFICE
5%
ACTUALLY MISS HAVING A BOSS
MOST FREELANCERS ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR CAREER CHOICES WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET
6%
WISHED I STARTED FREELANCING SOONER
6%
NO CAREER REGRETS
16%
54% 18%
WISHED I PURSUED MY DREAMS
WISHED I PURSUED A DIFFERENT CAREER PATH
WISHED I STUDIED HARDER
TOP 5 DREAM JOBS JOURNALISM
ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS
HEALTHCARE
ARTS
“Had ‘Woodward & Bernstein’ Ambitions”
“Should have had my name in lights”
“Wall Street has its perks”
“Let’s ride the Obamacare train”
“Move over Damien Hirst”
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WANT TO BE THEIR OWN BOSS
34%
10%
WANT TO HAVE MORE TIME WITH FAMILY
9%
WANT THE CREATURE COMFORTS OF HOME
GOOD FREELANCERS TEND TO BE OLDER WORKFORCE BY AGE
30 YEARS OLD
30-49
50+
YEARS OLD
YEARS OLD
100%
26%
49%
25%
86%
86%
93%
80% 60% 40% 20%
OLDER WORKERS ARE RELIABLE
ON TIME
ON TIME
OLDER WORKERS WORK MORE ON AVERAGE
OLDER WORKERS MISS THE OFFICE LESS*
ON TIME
$180
$197
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
$235 PER MONTH
19%
28%
37%
MISS NOTHING
MISS NOTHING
MISS NOTHING
*Answered “miss nothing” to “is there an aspect of a traditional office environment that you miss a lot?”
You Don’t Need A Formal Education to be Successful FREELANCE WORKFORCE BY educational attainment
HIGH SCHOOL ONLY 100%
60%
6%
20%
WORKERS WITHOUT COLLEGE EDUCATION WORK THE MOST ON AVERAGE
AND ARE JUST AS CAPABLE AS MORE EDUCATED WORKERS
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
50%
80%
40%
SOME COLLEGE
GRADUATE DEGREE
38%
5%
$314 $209 $206
$97
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
PER MONTH
4.5
4.5
4.6
4.6
QUALITY SCORE
QUALITY SCORE
QUALITY SCORE
QUALITY SCORE
THE OFFICE WAS ONLY GOOD FOR SOCIALIZING
46%
MISS SOCIALIZING WITH CO-WORKERS
28%
MISS NOTHING ABOUT THE OFFICE
5%
ACTUALLY MISS HAVING A BOSS
MOST FREELANCERS ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR CAREER CHOICES WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET
6%
WISHED I STARTED FREELANCING SOONER
6%
NO CAREER REGRETS
16%
54% 18%
WISHED I PURSUED MY DREAMS
WISHED I PURSUED A DIFFERENT CAREER PATH
WISHED I STUDIED HARDER
TOP 5 DREAM JOBS JOURNALISM
ENTERTAINMENT
BUSINESS
HEALTHCARE
ARTS
“Had ‘Woodward & Bernstein’ Ambitions”
“Should have had my name in lights”
“Wall Street has its perks”
“Let’s ride the Obamacare train”
“Move over Damien Hirst”
Rev.com, Inc.©
www.rev.com
[email protected]
