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ETC Institute
etcinstitute.com · Olathe, United States
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Upwork lists ETC Institute at $1.2M+ in client spend.

$1,154,643 in published client spend across 48 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend
$1.2M+
$1,154,643
Top category
Data & analytics
18 of 48 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
10 of 48 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
48
$5–150/hr listed
The company

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ETC Institute
Resolved to etcinstitute.com · High confidence
Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

The headline rate spread conceals two markets: high-spend, long-term analyst/consulting work (~$40–$150/hr) captures the majority of billed dollars, while a large volume of commodity tasks and scaling-agency work pays at the $5–$30/hr band; price specialist analysis work to the higher band and treat routine calling/data-review as price-competitive labor.

Every listed hourly rate · 41 of 48 contracts
median $25/hr · avg ~$34/hr
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$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $25/hr avg ~$34/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 32 contracts $5–40
Mid-tier · 7 contracts $44–85
Premium · 2 contracts $121–150
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 48 contracts by category. Data & analytics leads with 18 of 48 contracts.

Data & analytics 18
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 10
Video, animation & audio 5
Other / uncategorized 4
Marketing, digital & SEO 3
Localization & translation 3
Web development 2
Tooling Automation Workflow 1
Design, visual & branding 1
Customer support 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 10 of 48 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
2
Sep 2023
2
Nov 2023
1
Dec 2023
2
Oct 2024
2
Jul 2025
3
Aug 2025
Status
10in progress · 38completed
Contract type
41hourly · 7fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Long-Term Digital Marketing, Creative & Wix Website Partner Jul 15, 2026·More than 6 months↗ Videographer Needed for Footage Recording in Dallas/Fort Worth Aug 27, 2025·Less than 1 month↗ URGENT NEED: Social Media Ads Specialist – Creative + Analytics Focus Aug 15, 2025·More than 6 months↗ Social Media Ads Specialist – Creative + Analytics Focus Aug 6, 2025·More than 6 months↗ Statistical Justification for Quota-Based, Multi-Channel Survey Recruitment Jun 26, 2025·Less than 1 month↗
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 48

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Data Wrangler, Processor, Miner, and Analyst who can see also see the big picture Needed.$45/hr$422,619
Data Scientist for Survey Data$40/hr$201,561
Data Analyst/Weighting/Wrangler/Power BI Expert for Transit & Transportation-Related Survey Projects$75/hr$197,059
Marketing Expert, Advertising Specialist and Spokesperson$40/hr$97,905
Survey Data Analyst with Transportation Research Experience$85/hr$51,709
Survey Data Analyst with Transportation Research Experience$49/hr$37,407
Call Center Interviewer$24/hr$30,257
Cold Calling Wizard Needed!$9/hr$27,564
Survey Data Analyst with Transportation Research Experience$44/hr$27,115
Cold Calling Salesman Needed for Survey Project$16.75/hr$14,240
Salesman Needed for Survey Project$25/hr$8,693
Airtable Expert needed to answer questions for a novice$150/hr$6,933
URGENT NEED: Social Media Ads Specialist – Creative + Analytics Focus$25/hr$5,656
Salesman Needed for Survey Project$20/hr$4,308
forms$35/hr$3,954
Social Media Ads Specialist – Creative + Analytics Focus$15/hr$3,262
Cold Calling Salesman Needed for Survey Project$25/hr$3,104
Agency with ability to scale needed for long term online data review services$10/hr$2,925
Agency with ability to scale needed for long term online data review services$5/hr$2,589
Print Graphic Designer Needed for Survey Design - Long Term Opportunity Available$28/hr$1,455
Cold Calling Wizard Needed!$8/hr$1,381
Cold Calling Salesman Needed for Survey Project$30/hr$1,370
Cold Calling Salesman Needed for Survey Project$8/hr$1,357
Agency with ability to scale needed for long term online data review services$5/hr$1,193
Data Wrangler, Processor, Miner, and Analyst who can see also see the big picture Needed.$30/hr$903
Cold Calling Salesman Needed for Survey Project$25/hr$892
Evening Caller on Household Related Surveys$25/hr$658
Wix Velo programmer needed to develop embedded forms$25/hr$604
Agency with ability to scale needed for long term online data review services$5/hr$601
Videographer Needed for Footage Recording in Dallas/Fort Worth$121/hr$430
Spanish to English Translation Needed for a Texas Project$20/hr$402
Provided Stratified Household Census Data by Geography$75/hr$292
2 Animated travel maps for 2 different video$20/hr$287
Data Analyst/Weighting/Wrangler/Power BI Expert for Transit & Transportation-Related Survey Projects$60/hr$242
Cold Calling Wizard Needed!$8/hr$169
Expert Needed for Multivariable Raking / IPF Code Review and Corrections$40/hr$82
Cold Calling Salesman Needed for Survey Project$25/hr$52
GIS tagging Python Script and Video$15/hr$50
Agency with ability to scale needed for long term online data review services$9/hr$45
Convenience Sampling versus Random-Address Based Sampling (Survey Research)$40/hr$42
Urgent help on Wordpress website - Plus Future Support$20/hr$27
Video Spokesperson——
Overview video——
Custom IPF/Multivariable Raking Extensions & Implefixed—
Translation of Text for Surveyfixed—
QGIS tagging videofixed—
Multi-Talented Data Scientist(s) and Report Writer(s) Needed for Yearfixed—
Multi-Talented Data Scientist(s) and Report Writer(s) Needed for Yearfixed—
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

A recurring survey & transportation research buyer who runs many long-running analyst and call-center engagements and mixes fixed-scope video/translation tasks with low-rate scaling agencies.

Reputation
Uniformly high. Consistently noted for 'clear requirements' and prompt communication, with multiple freelancers (e.g., a freelancer, a freelancer) describing the engagement as 'professional' and repeatable.
The catch — ratings are uninformative
The buyer leaves very positive, usually short reviews that emphasize rehire and general praise rather than detailed feedback, with only occasional specific comments about performance or volume.
How they engage
Mix of long-running retainers (many multi-month/year analyst and calling contracts) and discrete fixed-price tasks (video, translation, one-off analyses); rehiring and very large-hour continuations are common.
Working style
Runs structured, protocol-driven projects with clear briefs and ongoing check-ins; most engagements require following predefined procedures rather than open-ended creative exploration.
Who wins the work
Freelancers who offer reliable, process-oriented delivery (survey/data analysts, transportation researchers, high-volume callers) and can follow precise instructions tend to succeed; bid competitively on commodity caller/data-review work and position specialized skills for the higher-rate analyst slots.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 3 on 2+ repeat contracts. Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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