Heh, I'm noticing a lot of posts/talk about Pixel art jobs these days. Brings back memories

When I was out of a job 3-4 years ago I tried to pick up some freelance pixel art work again (previously worked as a full time pixel artist for 3-4 years about 8 years ago). During the 3-months I found only one (low-paying) gig so I eventually had to go get a day job again.
When I started working again I found more gigs coming in (not all exclusively pixel art though) and it was stable part-time income for many months. I stopped doing it after a while because doing two/three jobs at the same time was stressful for me. For part time income, it was just okay. Full-time wise, I never found enough freelance/off-site/remote work out there unless you take up a full-time position in-house somewhere (of which there were plenty!).
I eventually started my own business in another field so I don't do art anymore and don't know how the scene is these days.
You'll need more than a couple of months to find something...
Those are my thoughts.