What each skill pays on Upwork

Of skills with 500+ earners, DevOps pays its typical earner the most: $2,941 a month. Data Entry, the most listed skill, pays $1,568. Open any skill for its leaderboard.

1,000 skills

Skills on Upwork, sorted by earning $1k+/mo
#	Skill
1	Data Entry6,727 of 53,637 earn $1k+	53,637	6,727	$1.6k	$21k
2	Customer Service6,634 of 37,174 earn $1k+	37,174	6,634	$1.6k	$29k
3	JavaScript4,924 of 41,449 earn $1k+	41,449	4,924	$2.4k	$102k
4	Administrative Support4,281 of 27,858 earn $1k+	27,858	4,281	$1.6k	$35k
5	React4,259 of 33,089 earn $1k+	33,089	4,259	$2.5k	$104k
6	Python4,159 of 31,617 earn $1k+	31,617	4,159	$2.5k	$102k
7	WordPress4,014 of 37,894 earn $1k+	37,894	4,014	$2.0k	$104k
8	Virtual Assistance3,988 of 29,116 earn $1k+	29,116	3,988	$1.6k	$20k
9	Microsoft Excel3,925 of 32,530 earn $1k+	32,530	3,925	$1.7k	$32k
10	Customer Support3,665 of 20,104 earn $1k+	20,104	3,665	$1.7k	$29k
11	Graphic Design3,507 of 37,616 earn $1k+	37,616	3,507	$1.9k	$32k
12	Node.js3,480 of 25,807 earn $1k+	25,807	3,480	$2.5k	$104k
13	Lead Generation3,428 of 26,356 earn $1k+	26,356	3,428	$1.7k	$60k
14	API Integration3,406 of 20,220 earn $1k+	20,220	3,406	$2.3k	$102k
15	Shopify3,405 of 23,170 earn $1k+	23,170	3,405	$1.9k	$104k
16	Adobe Photoshop3,277 of 39,411 earn $1k+	39,411	3,277	$1.8k	$70k
17	Web Development3,151 of 25,068 earn $1k+	25,068	3,151	$2.2k	$102k
18	Web Design2,901 of 26,720 earn $1k+	26,720	2,901	$2.1k	$102k
19	Email Support2,895 of 14,957 earn $1k+	14,957	2,895	$1.6k	$29k
20	Project Management2,730 of 18,572 earn $1k+	18,572	2,730	$2.0k	$70k
21	PHP2,628 of 24,845 earn $1k+	24,845	2,628	$2.3k	$102k
22	Email Communication2,390 of 14,126 earn $1k+	14,126	2,390	$1.6k	$60k
23	Video Editing2,381 of 26,605 earn $1k+	26,605	2,381	$1.7k	$34k
24	Next.js2,362 of 15,963 earn $1k+	15,963	2,362	$2.4k	$102k
25	TypeScript2,359 of 15,979 earn $1k+	15,979	2,359	$2.6k	$102k
26	Social Media Management2,308 of 20,048 earn $1k+	20,048	2,308	$1.7k	$105k
27	Online Chat Support2,289 of 11,532 earn $1k+	11,532	2,289	$1.6k	$29k
28	Search Engine Optimization2,262 of 18,796 earn $1k+	18,796	2,262	$2.0k	$105k
29	Technical Support2,239 of 11,268 earn $1k+	11,268	2,239	$1.6k	$11k
30	AI Agent Development2,230 of 11,060 earn $1k+	11,060	2,230	$2.4k	$102k
31	Figma2,119 of 17,968 earn $1k+	17,968	2,119	$2.1k	$52k
32	PostgreSQL2,040 of 12,861 earn $1k+	12,861	2,040	$2.5k	$65k
33	Social Media Marketing2,028 of 17,762 earn $1k+	17,762	2,028	$1.8k	$105k
34	Adobe Illustrator2,002 of 24,318 earn $1k+	24,318	2,002	$1.8k	$25k
35	CSS1,988 of 19,051 earn $1k+	19,051	1,988	$2.2k	$45k
36	HTML1,966 of 18,725 earn $1k+	18,725	1,966	$2.2k	$102k
37	Automation1,965 of 12,747 earn $1k+	12,747	1,965	$2.2k	$39k
38	Microsoft Office1,931 of 15,119 earn $1k+	15,119	1,931	$1.7k	$23k
39	Canva1,899 of 17,406 earn $1k+	17,406	1,899	$1.6k	$14k
40	Content Writing1,879 of 23,845 earn $1k+	23,845	1,879	$1.8k	$60k
41	Artificial Intelligence1,856 of 10,594 earn $1k+	10,594	1,856	$2.3k	$102k
42	Full-Stack Development1,804 of 9,454 earn $1k+	9,454	1,804	$2.5k	$104k
43	Data Analysis1,796 of 14,625 earn $1k+	14,625	1,796	$1.9k	$32k
44	Email Marketing1,751 of 13,763 earn $1k+	13,763	1,751	$1.8k	$60k
45	Copywriting1,737 of 21,052 earn $1k+	21,052	1,737	$1.8k	$60k
46	Digital Marketing1,725 of 13,813 earn $1k+	13,813	1,725	$1.9k	$42k
47	SQL1,598 of 12,908 earn $1k+	12,908	1,598	$2.6k	$30k
48	Sales1,508 of 9,828 earn $1k+	9,828	1,508	$1.7k	$60k
49	Google Ads1,490 of 9,627 earn $1k+	9,627	1,490	$2.2k	$61k
50	MySQL1,483 of 14,476 earn $1k+	14,476	1,483	$2.3k	$40k
51	English1,477 of 17,150 earn $1k+	17,150	1,477	$1.7k	$17k
52	Bookkeeping1,457 of 9,321 earn $1k+	9,321	1,457	$1.9k	$25k
53	WooCommerce1,456 of 12,216 earn $1k+	12,216	1,456	$2.0k	$29k
54	OpenAI API1,398 of 6,940 earn $1k+	6,940	1,398	$2.4k	$65k
55	SEO Keyword Research1,396 of 10,857 earn $1k+	10,857	1,396	$1.9k	$36k
56	Ecommerce1,388 of 8,444 earn $1k+	8,444	1,388	$1.9k	$32k
57	React Native1,385 of 10,490 earn $1k+	10,490	1,385	$2.5k	$104k
58	Zendesk1,380 of 5,912 earn $1k+	5,912	1,380	$1.7k	$17k
59	HTML51,356 of 14,585 earn $1k+	14,585	1,356	$2.2k	$28k
60	CRM Software1,315 of 8,316 earn $1k+	8,316	1,315	$1.7k	$33k
61	Laravel1,307 of 12,555 earn $1k+	12,555	1,307	$2.3k	$53k
62	CRM Automation1,302 of 7,965 earn $1k+	7,965	1,302	$1.9k	$28k
63	n8n1,299 of 7,807 earn $1k+	7,807	1,299	$2.1k	$65k
64	Translation1,277 of 15,922 earn $1k+	15,922	1,277	$1.7k	$21k
65	Adobe Premiere Pro1,266 of 14,668 earn $1k+	14,668	1,266	$1.7k	$21k
66	AI Development1,263 of 5,879 earn $1k+	5,879	1,263	$2.5k	$104k
67	Adobe After Effects1,262 of 14,107 earn $1k+	14,107	1,262	$1.8k	$21k
68	HubSpot1,257 of 6,809 earn $1k+	6,809	1,257	$2.1k	$104k
69	Marketing1,252 of 10,097 earn $1k+	10,097	1,252	$1.9k	$65k
70	Web Application1,250 of 9,341 earn $1k+	9,341	1,250	$2.4k	$102k
71	Logo Design1,247 of 17,291 earn $1k+	17,291	1,247	$1.9k	$25k
72	Microsoft Word1,240 of 12,573 earn $1k+	12,573	1,240	$1.6k	$14k
73	Machine Learning1,232 of 8,974 earn $1k+	8,974	1,232	$2.4k	$102k
74	MongoDB1,215 of 10,871 earn $1k+	10,871	1,215	$2.5k	$40k
75	Phone Communication1,193 of 6,539 earn $1k+	6,539	1,193	$1.5k	$21k
76	Landing Page1,188 of 11,046 earn $1k+	11,046	1,188	$2.0k	$45k
77	Claude1,185 of 5,117 earn $1k+	5,117	1,185	$2.3k	$104k
78	Writing1,180 of 16,518 earn $1k+	16,518	1,180	$1.8k	$27k
79	Mobile App Development1,173 of 8,514 earn $1k+	8,514	1,173	$2.5k	$104k
80	Marketing Strategy1,168 of 8,415 earn $1k+	8,415	1,168	$2.2k	$61k
81	Google Sheets1,161 of 9,301 earn $1k+	9,301	1,161	$1.6k	$21k
82	Proofreading1,142 of 14,993 earn $1k+	14,993	1,142	$1.7k	$16k
83	Zapier1,137 of 7,233 earn $1k+	7,233	1,137	$2.0k	$28k
84	Amazon Web Services1,123 of 7,492 earn $1k+	7,492	1,123	$2.8k	$42k
85	AI Chatbot1,119 of 6,848 earn $1k+	6,848	1,119	$2.3k	$65k
86	Phone Support1,118 of 5,090 earn $1k+	5,090	1,118	$1.7k	$8.7k
87	SaaS1,110 of 6,445 earn $1k+	6,445	1,110	$2.2k	$104k
88	Content Creation1,087 of 11,950 earn $1k+	11,950	1,087	$1.7k	$105k
89	Responsive Design1,082 of 9,923 earn $1k+	9,923	1,082	$2.1k	$29k
90	Docker1,081 of 8,767 earn $1k+	8,767	1,081	$2.5k	$41k
91	SEO Audit1,081 of 7,266 earn $1k+	7,266	1,081	$2.0k	$61k
92	3D Modeling1,071 of 10,500 earn $1k+	10,500	1,071	$1.9k	$68k
93	Elementor1,066 of 9,232 earn $1k+	9,232	1,066	$2.0k	$29k
94	Front-End Development1,065 of 8,895 earn $1k+	8,895	1,065	$2.3k	$53k
95	SaaS Development1,064 of 5,202 earn $1k+	5,202	1,064	$2.4k	$53k
96	AI App Development1,058 of 4,709 earn $1k+	4,709	1,058	$2.6k	$42k
97	On-Page SEO1,052 of 7,499 earn $1k+	7,499	1,052	$2.0k	$36k
98	Cold Calling1,050 of 6,568 earn $1k+	6,568	1,050	$1.6k	$21k
99	Communications1,043 of 7,671 earn $1k+	7,671	1,043	$1.7k	$27k
100	C#1,042 of 8,351 earn $1k+	8,351	1,042	$2.7k	$36k