When do YouTube Shorts jobs post on Upwork
YouTube Shorts jobs peak between 3 and 5pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do YouTube Shorts jobs post?
Based on 256 YouTube Shorts jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most YouTube Shorts jobs post around 3 to 5pm ET.
When do YouTube Shorts jobs post, by day and hour?
The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.
YouTube Shorts job posting activity
What are the best days to find YouTube Shorts jobs?
The days of the week with the most YouTube Shorts job posts.
Tuesday posts roughly 2.4x as many YouTube Shorts jobs as Saturday.
Where do YouTube Shorts jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States44% (113)
United Kingdom5% (12)
Canada5% (12)
Australia4% (11)
India4% (11)
United Arab Emirates4% (9)
France4% (9)
Pakistan3% (7)
Germany2% (4)
Ireland1% (3)
What do YouTube Shorts jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed YouTube Shorts job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$18/hr
Typical range
$6 to $29/hr
Fixed-price median
$0
Hourly rate distribution for YouTube Shorts
Is YouTube Shorts demand growing on Upwork?
How YouTube Shorts demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.
Weekly job demand
Down 100% over 10 weeksJobs per week
YouTube Shorts job type
57%
43%
YouTube Shorts experience level
21%
47%
32%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 256 YouTube Shorts job posts from the last 90 days
- Peak hour is the 60-minute window with the highest average posting volume
- All times are shown in your selected timezone
Analysis by Shajeel Afzal · Founder & CEO at UpAlerts
Source: UpAlerts · 256 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2pm | 15 | 6% |
| 3pm | 19 | 7% |
| 4pm | 14 | 5% |
| 5pm | 13 | 5% |
| 6pm | 14 | 5% |
| 7pm | 11 | 4% |
| 8pm | 8 | 3% |
| 9pm | 9 | 4% |
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