Editing Freelancer (section)

=== Types of work ===
According to the 2012 Freelance Industry Report compiled primarily about [[North America]] freelancing, nearly half of freelancers do writing work, with 18% of freelancers listing writing as a primary skill, 10% editing/copy-editing, and 10% as copy-writing. 20% of freelancers listed their primary skills as design. Next on the list was [[Translation|translating]] (8%), [[web development]] (5.5%), and [[marketing]] (4%).<ref name="Freelance Industry Report 2012">{{cite web|title=Freelance Industry Report 2012|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ifdconference/2012report/FreelanceIndustryReport2012.pdf|access-date=17 May 2013|archive-date=10 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010183404/https://s3.amazonaws.com/ifdconference/2012report/FreelanceIndustryReport2012.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gregg|first=Tim|title=The State of the Freelance Economy|url=http://www.deskmag.com/en/the-state-of-the-freelance-economy-freelancers-survey-study-report-2012|access-date=17 May 2013|newspaper=DeskMag|date=14 February 2013|archive-date=13 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513032747/http://www.deskmag.com/en/the-state-of-the-freelance-economy-freelancers-survey-study-report-2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, freelancing was projected to grow to $20–$30 billion in the next 5–7 years in [[India]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/with-freelancing-on-the-rise-indias-gig-economy-is-going-strong-report/article10022680.ece|title=With freelancing on the rise, India's gig economy is going strong: report|date=9 January 2018|website=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=13 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513201717/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/with-freelancing-on-the-rise-indias-gig-economy-is-going-strong-report/article10022680.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> and the freelancers in the [[United States|US]] will comprise 40% (approx.) of the workforce at the projected growth rate from the same time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/wanda-thibodeaux/this-survey-of-21000-freelancers-from-170-countries-shows-what-having-no-boss-is-like.html|title=This Survey of 21,000 Freelancers From 170 Countries Shows What Having No Boss Is Like|date=27 October 2017|work=Inc.com|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=26 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826090159/https://www.inc.com/wanda-thibodeaux/this-survey-of-21000-freelancers-from-170-countries-shows-what-having-no-boss-is-like.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{Needs update|date=February 2024}}