Professionals Are Quitting Full-Time Jobs for Contract Work—and Making Six Figures

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"Some consulting, marketing, writing and project-management professionals who quit jobs to hang their own shingles are earning more than $100,000, according to independent consultants and recruiters. This kind of work was once the domain of soon-to-retire execs and people between jobs, but higher pay, flexible hours and locations and more control over the work have made high-end contract gigs hot."

People Are Quitting Full-Time Jobs for Contract Work—and Making Six Figures - WSJ Many professionals who have become independent consultants say they now have more money and control over their lives