Downloadable mobile applications for connecting potential contractors with prospective short term employers, creating and displaying an account and user profile, displaying available job prospects to a mobile device of a potential contractor, displaying available contractors to a mobile device of a potential employer, managing compensation and financial data for work performed, and recording contract history of employers and contractors; Downloadable mobile applications for receiving and displaying to a mobile device a picture, age, list of skill sets, hourly wage, licenses, documentation, records of previous work, and additional pertinent information as part of a contractor profile; Downloadable mobile applications for receiving and displaying to a mobile device a picture, logo, and additional pertinent information as part of an employer profile; Downloadable mobile applications for recording and displaying previous work history between a contractor and an employer, including job details, hours worked, earnings, and dates worked; Downloadable mobile applications for recording and displaying to a mobile device contractor history, including previous jobs, hours worked, and earnings; Downloadable mobile applications for displaying to a mobile device a map including locations of available jobs and displaying to a mobile device a map including locations of available contractors; Downloadable mobile applications for managing communications between a contractor and an employer and displaying communications to a mobile device