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    },
    {
      "category": "Graphic, Editorial & Presentation Design",
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      "category": "Lead Generation & Telemarketing",
      "jobs": 7931,
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      "category": "Web Development",
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      "category": "Virtual Assistance",
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    {
      "category": "Web & Mobile Design",
      "jobs": 4980,
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      "category": "Marketing, PR & Brand Strategy",
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    {
      "category": "Ecommerce Development",
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  "note": "Counts are deduplicated public Upwork postings observed by Vibeworker. Effective hourly rate divides listed fixed budget by an LLM effort estimate. Title terms are literal case-insensitive matches and are not mutually exclusive."
}