Career service highlights key industries with at least 10% growth in work-from-home jobs
Boulder, CO, January 3, 2024 – Demand for remote and hybrid work continues to climb, with a recent FlexJobs® survey finding the majority of people (51%) favor a fully remote job. To help job seekers identify the most promising remote career opportunities in 2024, FlexJobs has shared seven fast-growing career fields for fully remote jobs. Analyzing more than 50 career categories in its database, the career service compared the total number of job postings for 100% remote jobs between January and December 2023 to find the emerging remote career categories with 10% or more growth over the past year.
“These expanding career fields are an excellent indication of the wide range of industries embracing fully remote work,” said Toni Frana, Lead Career Expert at FlexJobs. “With the work landscape undergoing significant changes in the past few years, our latest data is a strong signal that the momentum for fully remote jobs isn’t slowing down,” Frana concluded.
A “fully remote job” is defined as any professional-level role that allows the worker to perform their job entirely from home. The below categories are ranked in order from highest to lowest growth.
Of the top seven career categories, sales saw the highest growth rate (48%) in the last year. Account management, client services, business development, and bilingual closely followed, with each category growing upward of 15% in the number of remote job postings. Medical and health and education rounded out the list, scaling by 13% and 10%, respectively.
The ranking excludes top career categories that routinely dominate the remote job marketplace, including computer and IT, accounting and finance, marketing, customer service, and project management.
According to FlexJobs’ career experts, staying up to date on the latest remote and hybrid work trends is but one part of an effective job search. In addition to sharing the top job fields, the career service compiled a remote job search guide with examples of must-ask questions for job seekers, including what to look for in a remote job description, how to apply to a remote role, and what to keep in mind during a remote job interview.
Remote Job Searching: Key Questions for Candidates
1. What to Look for in a Remote Job Description
- Does the job description specifically say it’s 100% remote work?
- If it doesn’t say “100%,” does it specify how much time is spent in the office vs remotely?
- Does the job description mention that applicants must live in a specific location to apply, and does it explain why?
- Is it a remote job that requires a lot of travel or on-site work in other locations?
2. Applying to a Fully Remote Job
- How does an applicant show remote work experience on a resume?
- What counts as remote work experience?
- How does a candidate write a remote job cover letter?
- How to tell if social media is job search-ready?
3. What to Discuss During a Remote Job Interview
- What equipment is recommended or required for the job?
- What equipment does the company provide or reimburse for?
- What is the onboarding process for remote workers?
- How are remote meetings typically held (phone call, videoconference, audio-only, etc.)?
- If it’s a hybrid workplace, what does the company do to include remote workers?
- What is the primary method of communication, and what kinds of tools does the team use for communication and collaboration?
For more information, please visit or contact Shanna Briggs at sbriggs@flexjobs.com.
About FlexJobs
FlexJobs is the leading career service specializing in remote, hybrid, and flexible jobs, with over 135 million people having used its resources since 2007. FlexJobs provides the highest-quality database of vetted remote and flexible job listings, from entry-level to executive, startups to public companies, part-time to full-time. To support job seekers in all phases of their career journey, FlexJobs also offers extensive expert advice, webinars, and other resources. In parallel, FlexJobs works with leading companies to recruit quality remote talent and optimize their remote and flexible workplace. A trusted source for data, trends, and insight, FlexJobs has been cited extensively in top national outlets, including CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, CNBC, Forbes magazine, and many more. FlexJobs also has partner sites Remote.co and Job-Hunt.org to help round out its content and job search offerings. Follow FlexJobs on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
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