Elance.com has a new article on the top 100 skills for today’s economic environment. If you’re a graphic designer — great! — you’re on top. If you’re a computer programmer and know a few languages, you’re pretty set too.

Unbelievably, and thankfully, certain forms of writing are very much in demand. I think this is a result of online marketing requirements and the need for new and fresh content to be constantly generated by blogs and Web sites. That isn’t the case for other types of writing though.

Here’s a look at the top 10:

And here’s a look at my areas of interest and/or expertise:

Editing and ghostwriting are down quite a bit from last month, as is technical writing.  Blogs and freelance marketing are up quite a bit.

For the rest of the list, look at Elance’s February hiring trends.

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