10 work-at-home Jobs
The term “work from home” is something you’ve probably heard of, and you have many options for jobs today in that.
It can be hard to decide where or what type of job is best for you. Many work-from-home jobs are available, but your skills, abilities, and legal issues can restrict your options.
However, here’s a list of 10 work-at-home jobs that I found:
Freelance Writer
Virtual Assistant
Translator
Transcriptionist
Online Data Entry Work
Virtual Bookkeeper
Online Tutor
Website Tester
Blogger
Amazon Mechanical Terk
Tip: Having a clear idea of what you’re looking for in a job will help narrow your search.
The only person who can tell about your dream job is you.
Nevertheless, I hope this list can provide some insights into businesses where you could work remotely.
Good luck!
1. Freelance Writer
If you are creative and like making money writing content, then freelance writing is for you.
The pay isn’t tremendous (However, you can earn a lot if you join Upwork or fiver and become a top-rated writer), but it’s much better than working at fast-food restaurants, and the hours are flexible, so it fits most people’s schedules well.
Where to apply:
If you are looking at freelance writing, think about what kind of content you like to read and write. Maybe you want to write about politics, sports or travel—or write about an area that you enjoy and would like to earn through it.
There are many sites out there that are willing to pay for your writing skills. Places like InfoBarrel and EnkiVillage do not offer a lot. However, they allow the submission of articles on any subject you choose.
To do the best, join Upwork or freelancer.com, or any other freelance site. Apply for the content writer jobs and let your skills shine.
What You Can Earn:
Typical freelance rates vary by the industry and type of article but can range anywhere from $5 – $40 per hour, depending on who hires you and how much work you have.
Full-time freelance writer: $9,660 – $42,000 per year.
2. Virtual Assistant:
If you are looking for a part-time work-at-home job that allows you to make good money and also be able to spend a lot of time with your family, then being a virtual assistant is for you.
As long as you are very familiar with Microsoft Office programs like Word and Excel, this is a great virtual job because it’s mostly data entry work from home.
Where to apply:
Many people or companies need help organizing their schedules or handling simple administrative tasks like making phone calls on their behalf or doing data entry from different spreadsheets.
Almost every company is looking for virtual assistants. You can also apply for virtual assistants jobs at freelance sites like Upwork and Fiverr.
What You Can Earn:
A virtual assistant can expect to make between $10 – $20 per hour, depending on the worker’s experience.
Virtual Assistant working part-time (20 hours/week): $16,800 – $32,000 per year.
3. Translator
If you speak more than one language and are looking for a flexible work-from-home job, then being a translator could be the one for you.
As a translator, you can find jobs online or in local publications that need documents translated from one language to another.
You may need to translate websites, business contracts, and other legal documents, even brochures or personal letters from one language to another.
Where to apply:
Translators can often find work on websites like Lionbridge and Upwork or try contacting local businesses in your area that might have something written in a language you speak.
What You Can Earn:
Translators make between $15-$25 per hour depending on the type of documents they translate and how much time they dedicate to each job.
Translator: $20,800 – $56,000 per year working part time.
4. Transcriptionist
Transcriptionists are highly skilled individuals who listen to recorded material and convert it to text.
It is an easy job with very flexible work hours. You sit down at your computer, hook up the headphones and get started transcribing everything that you hear.
Where to apply:
Upwork and Lionbridge are two of the most popular sites for transcriptionists to list their services. You may also want to try Craigslist, which often has local listings for transcription jobs.
What You Can Earn:
Transcriptionists can expect to make from $9 – $20 per hour depending on the type of work you do and how quick you are at it. (Clients will often list the number of words per hour that they are expecting you to type)
Part-time transcriptionist: $18,400 – $31,600 per year.
5. Online Data Entry Worker:
It is a tedious and time-consuming task to do even a small data entry project at home if you’ve ever done it.
However, if you enjoy doing this, then online data entry may be something to think about, as it can provide you with lots of opportunities and flexibility to make your schedule while still working from home.
Where to apply:
You can apply for data entry jobs at sites like Rev and Scribie. People also offer data entry jobs at freelance sites.
What You Can Earn:
Salary rates range anywhere from $5 – $20 per hour.
Online Data Entry Worker:$8,000 – $40,000 per year
6. Virtual Bookkeeper
Being a virtual bookkeeper is another great work-at-home job option that allows you to work around your schedule while being able to do it right from the comforts of home as well.
Most companies who hire virtual bookkeepers will give you their financial files and spreadsheets to use. Then, your job will be simply entering data into specific fields on those documents and creating reports for them based upon what they need. Work can include anything from balancing checkbooks to doing tax returns or even processing payments when necessary.
Where to apply:
Companies often post bookkeepers’ jobs on job boards; you can apply them. However, you can also find a bookkeeper’s job at Upwork and other freelance sites.
What You Can Earn:
Virtual bookkeepers can expect to make between $15 – $25 per hour, depending on how much experience they have.
Virtual Bookkeeper working 20 hours/week: $8,000 -$16,000 per year.
7. Online Teacher-Tutor:
If you are an experienced teacher who has gone through training to become certified, then teaching online may be a great option to earn money at home.
Even if you do not have any special training in any particular subject, parents are looking to hire such teachers for their children who can teach one-on-one.
Where to apply:
You can apply at tutor.com and tutorme.com. You can also apply for tutor jobs on Upwork.
What You Can Earn:
Pay varies widely for online tutors but can be as little as $10 an hour or as much as $60 per hour depends on your experience level and the type of teaching you are doing.
Online Teacher/Tutor working 20 hours/week: $8,000 -$16,000 per year
8. Website Tester
It is another part-time job for people who love technology and enjoy testing out new websites and apps.
Website testers review new software or websites to look for defects and problems.
Where to apply:
There is no particular place where employers can find website testers, although job postings do appear on websites like Craigslist.
If you want to check out some of the best places to find remote freelance work, websites like www.upwork.com or www.freelancer.com are great places to start.
What You Can Earn:
Most website testers make between $10 -$30 per hour depends on the amount of time they choose to dedicate to each project and their experience
Website Tester: $20,800 – $56,000 per year working part time.
9. Blogging:
It is a hot opportunity that more and more people are jumping into every day as they have seen how much money they can make with this job.
There are countless niches available in blogging, but you need to focus on your own first to become successful since many people try randomly and then quit because they don’t see any results right away.
Where to apply:
You can buy a domain at WordPress or Wix.com. Watch some youtube videos about blogging, they will help you.
What You Can Earn:
Earning potential can be as much as $30-$80 per article or post you write for an online blog, but many bloggers only make a few dollars per day on their blogs.
It might be an excellent fit for you if you are interested in writing and have the time to create engaging content. But if not, I’d recommend looking at some of the other options available in the work-from-home industry.
Blogging 5 hours/week: $1,000 -$4,000 per year
10. Amazon Mechanical Turk
Now that almost everyone shops on Amazon and has access to what they need when they want it through Prime memberships, it makes sense that there would be job opportunities available with them–and there is!
Amazon’s Mechanical Turk has work that anyone can do—like helping to categorize products, adding information about items, creating similar product listings, and more. In addition, workers in this field often earn per piece.
Where to apply:
Go to mturk.com and start as an Amazon Mechanical Turk.
What You Can Earn:
Pay ranges from $0.01-$10 per task depending on the type of job you select, but most people average about $3 per hour for their time and efforts at Mechanical Turk.
Amazon Mechanical Turk worker works 20 hours a week: $800 per year.
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