Whether you’re looking to make some extra income on the side or are actively seeking to replace your full-time income, there are many working from home job opportunities that can help you get started.
Here are some of the best online jobs you might want to consider. These can be full-time career choices, part-time work, help you with a career change, or even your own business pending what you are interested in doing.
1. Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants are freelancers who work online and help other workers with business related issues, such as responding to email, writing content and managing social media. You can get started as a virtual assistant on sites such as Upwork or Zirtual. A virtual assistant can earn an average of $30k per year or more, pending experience.
2. Online teacher
Whether you’ve got a teaching degree or not, you can now tutor students online with video chatting and teaching programs. You can choose to work for an online school as a fully digital teacher, or you can set yourself up as a freelancer and pick your own students.
There is high demand for English teachers for foreign students. Check out websites such as VIPKid and TeachAway to get started. You can earn a starting salary of up to $30k (or more) as an online teacher.
3. Transcriptionist
A transcriptionist takes audio or video content and turns it into written text. As a transcriptionist, you need to know how to type quickly and accurately, and be able to understand everything mentioned.
There are many platforms that help you get started as a transcriptionist, such as Rev and Scribie. You can also offer your services as a freelancer on a site such as Fiverr or Upwork.
4. Translator
If you are bilingual, chances are you can make a full time income translating text. Most translators actually work from home, and according to BLS, 22% are self-employed. Once again, you can choose to work as a professional translator in more technical and governmental industries, or you can set yourself as a freelancer and manage your own clients.
5. Freelance Writer
Freelance writing is a good way to earn an income if you enjoy writing content, news articles and blogs. More and more sites and companies are outsourcing the writing to freelancers, so there is definitely a high demand for good writers out there.
The salary of a writer depends largely on your experience, current portfolio, and how much work you want to put in. The average wage is around $62,000 but many writers make six figure incomes.
6. Call center agent
As a call center agent you would be helping companies with sales, telemarketing, customer service and customer support. You would mostly handle incoming calls and are likely to work for a company rather than as a freelancer. And you will be able to choose between part-time and full-time work.
An average call center agent salary can range from $30k to $40k per year.
8. Blogger
Starting and managing a blog is more like managing an online business. If you love writing about a specific topic, starting a blog may be a good way to earn a full time income. It takes quite some time to build up, but eventually you can start earning money through affiliate marketing, sponsored posts and advertisements on your website.
8. Amazon remote employee
Amazon hires employees remotely for positions such as customer service agents, technical support and data entry. Depending on what you’re applying to, you can check whether you meet the requirements or not. You can check Amazon’s Virtual Locations page to learn more about whether you could take on a full-time or part-time job.
9. Data entry
Data entry is another job that is great to do from home. Many companies outsource data entry to freelancers to help manage specific projects. You will likely need some experience and know how to deal with data entry. Companies that hire these kinds of workers include Sigtrack and Support Ninja.
10. Insurance claims investigator
As an insurance claims investigator your job is to inspect claims made by policyholders and look for any possibilities of fraud. You will mostly be working from home and can do the bulk of work online, but may need to go out to take photos or interview individuals.
You may not need formal training, but you’ll need to excel in fields of communication, research and interviewing. With this job, you can earn a salary of $60k to work as an insurance investigator full-time.