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An independent contractor refers to a person who is self-employed. An independent contractor may also be referred to as a freelancer.

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Yes, they are not scheduled to work certain hours and will need to file their own taxes on the money they make as it will not be with-held like a normal job.

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An individual contributor is one who has done something on their own and not as a group. You are only responsible for your own actions versus managing a group of people.

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