In financial year 2020, only about 1.3 percent of the total workers were gig workers with usual principal and subsidiary status. Furthermore, over nine percent of gig workers worked as secretaries, keyboard operating clerks, numerical clerks, material recording, and transport clerks in that year.
Share of gig workers in India from financial year 2012 to 2020, by occupation
Characteristic
Computing professionals
Architects, engineers and related
Business professionals
Computer associate professionals & optical and electronic equipment operators
Finance and sales associate professionals, business services agents and trade brokers
Secretaries, keyboard operating clerks, numerical clerks, material recording & transport clerks
Cashiers, tellers and related clerks & client information clerks
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