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Recognizing your talent

Upwork identifies skilled independent professionals and agencies through the feedback you receive or our rigorous pre-screening so that you can more easily win the work you want—whether you’re new to Upwork or a veteran, seeking short or long-term work.

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Find the Right Talent for Your Needs

Expert vetted
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Business & Enterprise only
Elite talent handpicked by a professional recruiter.
  • Assessed for technical proficiencies
  • Interviewed to ensure soft skill competencies
Top Rated Plus
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Plus, Business & Enterprise only
Stellar feedback on big jobs.
  • Large or long-term contracts (over $5K)
  • $10K+ earned in the last 12 months
Top Rated
Stellar feedback on contracts
  • Small contracts (under $5K)
  • $1K+ earned in the last 12 months
Rising Talent Badge
Rising talent
Early success on Upwork
  • Standout profile
  • Strong potential
What is Expert-Vetted Talent?
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Easily find the top 1% of talent

What is Upwork Expert-Vetted Talent?

Expert-Vetted Talent is pre-screened by professional Talent Managers and experts in their field so that you can more quickly find candidates with the skills you’re seeking.

How Upwork selects Expert-Vetted talent
Skills review
Proctored coding test for software engineers, portfolio review for designers, and similar assessments.
Expertise deep dive
Experts in their field closely review the candidate's hard skills and experience.
Soft skills vetting
Our professional Talent Managers meet with candidates several times to ensure great matches.

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Expert-Vetted talent
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Our elite community for highly experienced professionals

For the top 1% of talent with exceptional skills in their domain and in managing client relationships.

Priority access to Upwork’s top clients with an average project value of $8,000
Personal relationship with an Upwork Talent Manager to help match you to opportunities aligned with your goals
More benefits coming soon!

Available now in Design & Creative; Web, Mobile, Software Development; and Sales & Marketing by invitation only.

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Proven on Upwork
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A reputation that boosts your success

The more stellar feedback you get, the more easily you’ll win the jobs you want.
Clients trust talent that has successfully delivered great results on Upwork.

Top Rated Plus

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For talent with positive feedback on large or longer-term contracts on Upwork

  • Priority access to work with enterprise clients
  • Earn on average four times as much as Top Rated
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Top Rated

For talent with consistent positive feedback on Upwork

  • Featured prominently in search results
  • Reduced fees on Featured Jobs
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Rising Talent

For talent with great prior experience and a strong start on Upwork

  • Extra visibility to help you stand out
  • 30 free Connects (virtual currency to apply to contracts) to help you win more jobs
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Do great work on your own terms

Find rewarding projects and get hired quickly.

Work the number of hours you want, when you want

Take on a variety of projects or a steady long-term engagement

Grow your business as an independent professional or an agency