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Compare skills, employee pay, and freelance economics. Explore industries from optical and food to science, music, games, writing, and coaching.

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How to read these rates

Employee references are annual US median wages for the cited BLS occupation, which may cover several career paths. Replacement targets add $15,000 for benefits and $20,000 for business costs, then divide by 1,200 billable hours a year. They show what you would need to charge, not what customers or platforms will pay. Everyday shift and gig roles show no inferred freelance rate: compare your actual worker receipts after costs and unpaid time. Annual figures are rounded to the nearest $1,000 and hourly figures to the nearest dollar. Figures are before personal taxes, with no percentage fees. Open a guide to see the source or adjust the assumptions in the calculator.

Physical sciences

Remote Sensing Scientist

Employee reference
$102K/yr
Replacement target
$114/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Extract information about surfaces or environments from remotely measured signals. Assess sensor characteristics, reference data, and validation uncertainty before presenting a mapped pattern as a reliable real-world measurement.

View career → Remote Sensing Scientist
Nutrition & wellness coaching

Renal dietitian

Employee reference
$76K/yr
Replacement target
$93/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Dietitians and Nutritionists

Delivers specialist nutrition care in kidney-health settings under appropriate professional credentials, coordinating individual assessment and communication with the patient's clinical team.

View career → Renal dietitian
Energy & clean technology

Renewable Energy Procurement Analyst

Employee reference
$78K/yr
Replacement target
$94/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Buyers and purchasing agents

Compare renewable energy purchasing options using documented requirements, contracts, and consumption assumptions. Explain sourcing and accounting limits while preserving qualified legal, financial, and sustainability review of final purchasing decisions.

View career → Renewable Energy Procurement Analyst
Energy & clean technology

Renewable Energy Project Developer

Employee reference
$102K/yr
Replacement target
$114/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists

Coordinate early-stage renewable projects across site evidence, stakeholder needs, and commercial dependencies. Make unresolved assumptions visible while distinguishing development coordination from guaranteed permitting, financing, or engineering feasibility.

View career → Renewable Energy Project Developer
Life sciences & biotech

Research Biosafety Coordinator

Employee reference
$58K/yr
Replacement target
$77/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Biological Technicians

Coordinate biosafety-related documentation, training records, and review processes within authorized research organizations. Help responsible specialists identify missing evidence without substituting administrative checks for a qualified biological risk assessment.

View career → Research Biosafety Coordinator
Life sciences & biotech

Research Biostatistician

Employee reference
$103K/yr
Replacement target
$115/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Apply statistical reasoning to life-science research questions. Connect study design, data quality, and uncertainty to conclusions that reflect the evidence rather than the convenience of a chosen statistical method.

View career → Research Biostatistician
Physical sciences

Research Physicist

Employee reference
$172K/yr
Replacement target
$173/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Physicists

Investigate physical questions through theory, modeling, and experimental evidence. Make assumptions and uncertainty explicit so other researchers can examine the reasoning behind a result.

View career → Research Physicist
Travel & hospitality

Reservations coordinator

Employee reference
$48K/yr
Replacement target
$69/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

Organize reservation inquiries, guest requirements, availability questions, and booking handoffs while distinguishing information support from authority to confirm or change a commitment.

View career → Reservations coordinator
Software & AI

Responsible AI Specialist

Employee reference
$129K/yr
Replacement target
$137/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Information Security Analysts

Evaluate how AI applications affect users and organizational responsibilities. Compare evidence about fairness, transparency, privacy, and oversight while keeping limitations visible and avoiding claims that one checklist settles every ethical or legal question.

View career → Responsible AI Specialist
Food & beverage

Restaurant Menu Analyst

Employee reference
$102K/yr
Replacement target
$114/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Management analysts

Evaluate menu performance using sales, recipe-cost, and operational evidence. Help operators compare contribution and complexity while recognizing that customer demand and kitchen capacity affect practical recommendations.

View career → Restaurant Menu Analyst
Food & beverage

Restaurant server

Employee reference
$17/hr
$35K/yr reference
Gig / shift income
Check net pay
Use receipts, costs, and all hours

BLS · May 2025 · Waiters and Waitresses

Restaurant servers take orders, coordinate with the kitchen, and serve food and drinks. Tips and available shifts vary; a strong service does not represent every shift.

View career → Restaurant server
Content writing

Resume writer

Employee reference
$64K/yr
Replacement target
$83/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · School and career counselors and advisors

Help job seekers express relevant experience and demonstrated outcomes clearly for a specific role without overstating skills, credentials, or results.

View career → Resume writer
Retail & ecommerce

Retail category analyst

Employee reference
$89K/yr
Replacement target
$103/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Operations Research Analysts

Evaluate a product category's assortment, sales patterns, availability, and margin assumptions to help trading teams investigate opportunities and tradeoffs within a defined product range.

View career → Retail category analyst
Retail & ecommerce

Retail pricing analyst

Employee reference
$103K/yr
Replacement target
$115/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Financial and investment analysts

Analyze product pricing assumptions, margins, and competitive information so a retail team can evaluate proposed changes without confusing modeled results with actual customer response.

View career → Retail pricing analyst
Retail & ecommerce

Retail sales associate

Employee reference
$17/hr
$36K/yr reference
Gig / shift income
Check net pay
Use receipts, costs, and all hours

BLS · May 2025 · Retail Sales Workers

Retail sales associates explain products, help customers, keep displays ready, and process sales or returns. Scheduled hours and actual commission terms shape earnings.

View career → Retail sales associate
Software & AI

Retrieval Systems Engineer

Employee reference
$140K/yr
Replacement target
$145/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Database Architects

Build systems that locate relevant information from authorized collections. Connect indexing, permissions, freshness, and evaluation evidence so useful retrieval is not confused with proof that returned material is accurate or complete.

View career → Retrieval Systems Engineer
Cross-industry

Revenue operations consultant

Employee reference
$102K/yr
Replacement target
$114/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Management analysts

A revenue operations consultant connects marketing, sales, and customer success workflows. They clarify lifecycle definitions, data ownership, and handoffs so teams can understand revenue movement without reconciling incompatible reports every week.

View career → Revenue operations consultant
Transport & logistics

Road safety trainer

Employee reference
$69K/yr
Replacement target
$87/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Training and development specialists

Delivers road-safety learning within appropriate instructor qualifications and approved materials, adapting scenarios and feedback to the audience without replacing licensing or practical assessment requirements.

View career → Road safety trainer
Manufacturing & robotics

Robotics Systems Test Analyst

Employee reference
$104K/yr
Replacement target
$116/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Investigate whether robotic system behavior matches documented requirements in authorized test environments. Separate simulation findings, setup errors, and verified defects while preserving qualified decisions about physical safety and operational acceptance.

View career → Robotics Systems Test Analyst
Fitness & sport coaching

Rowing coach

Employee reference
$47K/yr
Replacement target
$69/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Coaches and Scouts

Teaches rowing technique and crew coordination while organizing practice around athlete development, equipment access, environmental conditions, and the club's safety procedures.

View career → Rowing coach
Fitness & sport coaching

Running coach

Employee reference
$47K/yr
Replacement target
$69/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Coaches and Scouts

Helps runners organize training, pace sessions, and reflect on progress while adapting plans to their experience, availability, and event goals.

View career → Running coach
Cross-industry

Sales consultant

Employee reference
$72K/yr
Replacement target
$89/hr
Income goal, not available pay

BLS · May 2025 · Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

A sales consultant helps a business understand buyers and improve how it sells an offer. They may refine discovery, qualification, demonstrations, and follow-up so sales conversations connect a real need with a suitable solution.

View career → Sales consultant