When do YouTube Shorts jobs post on Upwork
YouTube Shorts jobs peak between 12 and 2pm ET, with Tuesday the busiest day to apply.
What hours do YouTube Shorts jobs post?
Based on 1,395 YouTube Shorts jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.
Number of jobs
Most YouTube Shorts jobs post around 12 to 2pm 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 1.5x as many YouTube Shorts jobs as Sunday.
Where do YouTube Shorts jobs come from?
Top client countries, last 90 days.
United States45% (629)
Canada8% (108)
India6% (89)
United Kingdom6% (89)
Australia6% (87)
Germany2% (29)
Pakistan2% (27)
Netherlands2% (24)
United Arab Emirates2% (21)
Switzerland1% (16)
What do YouTube Shorts jobs pay on Upwork?
Based on observed YouTube Shorts job budgets and hourly profiles.
Median
$15/hr
Typical range
$6 to $25/hr
Fixed-price median
$50
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
Up 11% over 7 weeksJobs per week
YouTube Shorts job type
68%
32%
YouTube Shorts experience level
21%
47%
32%
How we calculate this
- We analyzed 1,395 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 · 1,395 jobs analyzed · Updated October 3, 2026
Hourly breakdown
| Hour | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 11am | 87 | 6% |
| 12pm | 90 | 6% |
| 1pm | 70 | 5% |
| 2pm | 79 | 6% |
| 3pm | 81 | 6% |
| 4pm | 79 | 6% |
| 5pm | 63 | 5% |
| 6pm | 73 | 5% |
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