Independent workers can make more money than employees with more flexibility than ever.

73% of freelancers earn more than when they were a traditional employee.

The skills that pay a lot ranges from finance, marketing, to high tech.

The following is the 20 highest payment skills per hour in US dollars:

1. Legal Services Expert: $70 – $120
2. Web Developer: $60
3. Internet Security Specialist: $50
4. SEO Specialist: $50
5. Copywriter: $47
6. Voice Actor: $46 - $52
7. Recruiter: $46
8. Teacher: $41
9. Translator: $31
10. Game Developer: $31
11. Social Media Coordinator: $25
12. Article and Blog Writing: $25
13. Graphic Designer: $23
14. Illustrator: $21
15. Transcriber: $20
16. 3D Modeller: $18 - $20
17. Marketing Consultant: $13 - $25
18. PR Consultant: $13 - $22
19. Administration Support Officer: $11-$13
20. Customer Service Support Officer: $8-$12

As we can see, most of these can do done over the Internet. It gives us freedom to work anywhere while earning money to more than avoid a location-independent lifestyle since we don't have to stay in places with jobs, which means we can move to cheaper places.