Last year was a big year for would-be telecommuters, according to job search site FlexJobs: from 2014 to 2015, the site found a 36 percent increase in job listings that offered some telecommuting option, either part- or full-time. If you’re hoping to make the transition to working from home this year, the company’s latest list will be of great interest: 100 Top Companies With Remote Jobs in 2016 ranks the employers that offered the most work-from-home jobs in 2015.
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Job listings ranged from entry-level to executive, and popped up at every size of company. The top seven industries for remote jobs were IT, healthcare, sales, administrative, customer service, education and training, and marketing, FlexJobs said in a press release. Common job titles with remote working options include sales representative, writer, IT analyst, and interpreter/translator, among others.
“Remote working is on the rise, and this acceleration is great news for anyone wishing to trade the office for a telecommuting job,” said Sara Sutton Fell, founder and CEO of FlexJobs.
These are the top 10 employers on the list, together with some of the job titles recently advertised on the site:
1. LiveOps
Industry: Customer Service
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Call Center Agent, Program Manager
2. TeleTech
Industry: Business Process Outsourcing
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Cisco Contact Center Enterprise Sales Engineer, Technical Support Representative
3. Amazon
Industry: E-Commerce
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Systems Engineer, Customer Service Associate
Industry: Business Process Outsourcing
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Technical Support, Customer Service Agent
Industry: Healthcare
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Senior Provider Data Analyst, RN Case Manager
6. Dell
Industry: Computer Technology
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Systems Consultant, Business Development Manager
7. IBM
Industry: Computer Technology and Consulting
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Service Client Representative, Server Support
8. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Industry: Government
Work-From-Home Job Titles: IT Project Specialist, Botanist
9. Working Solutions
Industry: Customer Service
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Analytics Manager, Sales and Retention Agent
10. Humana
Industry: Healthcare
Work-From-Home Job Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, RN Case Manager
Note: job titles are samples from FlexJobs’ database listings for each employer. To see the full list of employers, go to FlexJobs.
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I’m interested in working from home. Please send me more information.
I love to work at home and be my own boss.
I wn t job
I am amazed at these “please contact me” comments. Like you can just sit at home and someone will find you. And the one asking what qualifications are needed. Sorry folks, you have to get off your butt, do your research, make contacts, prove you are worth something. It’s part of earning a job. No one owes you anything, no one is coming to find you.
Yes I would definitely like to be part of work-at-home job title:call center agent etc please contact me through email thank you.
I’m prowl man
Hi I’m IT guy I need the job i have A+ComPTia, N+ComPTia, MCP,MCSA, and MCSE that’s my qualifications
I live outside the USA
Does this stop me from being considered
If that is not issue where to start from to apply
no comment
Yes I want to work from home .but want to know that what are the qualification are required specially for joining
Yes, my goal is to be self employed and working from home.
Fairly good with computers and have years of experience in the construction business(Retrofit and renovation)
Please contact me