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☆ Nearly 70% of Gen Zers are freelancing or plan to—'I never considered applying to a job'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In 2024, Gen Z workers are expected to outnumber baby boomers in the American labor force for the first time. CNBC Make It explores how Gen Zers are really putting their mark on career advice, office culture and more. Gen Zers, defined as people born between 1997 and 2012, are rethinking what it means to enter the workforce. A majority, 70% are currently freelancing or plan to in the future, according to a February 2024 Fiverr survey of 10,033 Gen Zers from around the world. More than half, 53%, of Gen Zers work full-time hours on freelance projects, according to a May 2024 Upwork survey of 1,070 Gen Zers.

Persons: Gen, Zers, They're, Upwork's, Kate Brunotts Organizations: CNBC Locations: New York

☆ How a 23-year-old freelancer makes $48,000 in NYC without a college degree
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Cheyenne Devon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. While growing up in a suburb of Washington, D.C., Brunotts always expected to go to college. But after reviewing the potential costs of attending music school in NYC, she ultimately decided against pursuing higher education. She brought in around $48,000 last year and says she's on track to make more this year. When she has earned more than her weekly goal doing work for clients, Kate spends time working on personal music projects.

Persons: Kate Brunotts, Brunotts, I've, Kate, Matt, hadn't, Lauren Shamo, Maherzad Todiwala, she's, she'll, Roth, It's Organizations: CNBC, New York City, Washington , D.C, Center, Citi, Google Fi Locations: New York, Washington ,, NYC, Upwork, Venmo, Brunotts

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