Work at Home Careers

More and more companies are turning to remote or home-based employees or independent contractors to perform duties that were once done in-house. If you want to work from home, find a company hiring for work-at-home jobs in your field with this alphabetical directory of companies that use telecommuters.

"Telecommute friendly" is a label that gets overused. After all, anyone can pin that label on a company that has a telecommuting policy. These major corporations have a proven track record when it comes to allowing--or really encouraging--telecommuting.

Any job--work from home or not--will pay better if you have experience. So when searching for a legitimate work from home opportunity, start with...

These companies are military friendly employers as well as and telecommuting friendly.

A Google ads quality rater is one of the only legitimate work from home jobs that Google offers. This profile outlines the requirements and application jobs of these often bilingual work at home jobs.

Making extra money by working at home doesn't always happen as fast as we wish. Getting started as a work at-home mom, which might mean starting a home business or finding a telecommuting job, is often a long process. But sometimes we need to make extra money fast in order to jumpstart those efforts.

This is a list of legitimate work from home jobs in Canada. Fields range from teaching and software development to call centers and translation.

What is a Virtual Career Fair? A virtual career fair (sometimes called an online job fair) is on online ”event” in which employers and job seekers each meet in a virtual environment, using chat rooms, teleconferencing, webcasts, webinars and/or email to exchange information about job openings. Job seekers upload resumes and may be matched with...

When trying to make the shift from the office to home-based work, the first place to look is at your current career. Assess your skills, professional experience and current position.

Though it’s easy to think of work-at-home moms as a new phenomenon, women have earned income from home while raising children for centuries. Today, the many types of jobs for work-at-home moms reflect the diversity of careers now available to women.

When getting started working from home, figuring out which work-at-home jobs are legitimate, and which are not legitimate, is the first step. As you cull through the many Internet job postings and ads, a pattern of deception becomes clear.

Low-cost subscription service job board TeleCommuting Jobs mostly offers telecommuting job leads that could be found elsewhere for free. But the convenience of finding telecommuting leads in one place and the filtering out of work at home scams along with the low price make it a worthwhile expense for those starting out in the telecommuting job...

FlexJobs.com promises scam-free, personally reviewed telecommuting job leads, and it delivers. But whether there are enough to justify the fee would depend on your line of work and desire to find a telecommuting job.

About.com's Chemistry Guide gives an overview of what it is like to work from home in science careers.

Many of the work-at-home artistic jobs found on the web are for beginners. They are good ways to pick up extra cash, build a portfolio or sharpen skills. But this list of at-home artistic jobs also includes freelance opportunities for experienced artists. And while many experienced artists may prefer to start a craft business or a home...

Job listings in the dot jobs domain do not index quite the same as other websites. The dot jobs Universe site site as an index for the domain. Find out how to use the dot jobs universe (universe.jobs) website in your job search.

The Dot Jobs (.jobs) domain is filled with job postings from major companies, many of which offer telecommuting jobs. Unfortunately there's no simple way to locate these work at home jobs because the main index for the sites,.jobs Universe, is arranged by location and by position type. That said, the site is a treasure trove of job opportunities...

If you're interested in call center employment--rather than working as an independent contractor, these virtual call center companies hire employees not contractors.

What is universe.job and how can it help you find a job? Find the definition and links to more resources about .jobs universe.

The companies listed, which include 1-800-FLOWERS and Hilton Hotels, hire work-at-home call center agents as independent contractors and as regular employees.

If you'd like a work at home call center job, start by researching potential companies carefully. Find out how they pay, how much they pay and what fees are or are not reasonable in a home call center position.

.jobs (or dot jobs) is an Internet domain in which companies can build a jobs websites for free. Users can search .jobs for free sorting by location or job type.

Writing is an extremely versatile profession. Writing jobs run the gamut from freelancing for consumer magazines to self-publishing on the Internet. Typically work-at-home writers and editors work as freelancers. However, some companies do hire telecommuting employees for writing jobs.

At first glance, nursing seems like hands-on profession not adaptable to telecommuting. But nursing can take many forms including working as a telecommuting nurse. Nurses working from home might do telephone triage, helping to assess patients' health concerns over the phone.

The first rule in spotting work-at-home scams is keeping in mind that old adage: If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is. When you find a work-at-home opportunity either through an email, a website, print publication, TV or even from a friend, check it out carefully.

Jennifer Wolf, About.com's Guide to Single Parenting, gives some tips for parents thinking about working from home as well as lists some companies that hire home-based workers.

Alison Doyle, About.com's Guide to Job Search, gives tips on finding legitimate jobs to do from home.

Work-at-home telephone agents handle in-bound and/or out-bound telephone calls for companies that either utilize their services themselves or contract to provide telephone support services for others. Find out more about the salary, skills and education of call agents who work from home.

Randy Duermyer, About.com's Guide to Home Business, has a few suggestions for businesses specifically for work-at-home moms.

If you're attending a an online job fair, you'll want to get the most out of it--just like a real-life job fair. How can you maximize the number of contacts you make at an online job fair while putting on a professional--albeit virtual--presentation?

Randy Duermyer, About.com's Guide to Home Business, maintains this weekly list of work-at-home job openings.

Search this database of national job listings for your field of work with "telecommute" or "work at home" as additional keywords.

Sign up to be a mock juror and get paid $100-$150 if you are selected. However, this is not an online review of a case but a live one so you would have to travel outside the home for the 8-10 hour session.

Act as a prospective juror and review cases for payment of $20 to $60 per case. Sign up and when your profile matches a lawyer's need you will be invited to sit on the "virtual jury."

Though you must pay for VirtualVocation.com's telecommuting job leads subscription service, its "Editors Corner" offers many free articles that home-based workers will find helpful.

Does your resume need a little improvement? If you're stumped on what to do, this professional resume-writing service can help.

Nonprofit maintains a list of companies that hire work-at-home agents for their call centers.

NTI maintains a database of work-at-home jobs available to Americans with disabilities.

Virtual-careers training company Staffcentrix offers screened work-at-home and telecommute job leads in all kinds of fields.

FORTUNE 500 company, owned by Xerox, provides business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology solutions. Company offers part-time employment (paying $10/hr) for home call center agents, bilingual (Spanish) preferred. Use "work at home" a keyword in company's careers database.

The Home Shopping Network offers work at home jobs in customer service. Jobs are based in St. Petersburg FL, Roanoke VA, and Nashville TN. Inbound calls are both sales and customer service. Full-time positions provide health insurance benefits.

Company hires work at home call center agents, often on a temporary or seasonal basis. Onsite training is required. Choose "Work From Home" in Job Category to see if any work at home jobs are available.

Send resume to this medical transcription company for consideration. 5 years of experience required.

Company hires court researchers from counties across the nation to perform Internet, but more likely, in-courthouse research. Compensation is "per valid collected record, the rate per each varies depending on the locality and mannerisms in collecting."

Technology company in the direct sales and marketing industry hires work at home customer service representatives. CSR position answers calls and emails. Pay is $8.50 to $9.50.

GE hires U.S. and Canadian applicants as "client services representatives" to review and analyze credit applications and credit bureau information, communicate credit decisions and provide support for customer application issues.

This online applicant tracking and recruiting firm hires work at home HTML coders on a contract basis. Knowledge of perl and java required.

Medical transcription company hires U.S. residents with legally authorized to work in the U. S. as work at home medical transcriptionists, editors and quality assurance specialists. A minimum of 5 years experience is necessary. Applicants must complete an online test before an application will be accepted.

Hired through Starwood's Austin Texas Customer Contact Center, these work at home jobs are only for those who live in Austin's 512 area code. Starwood @Home associates must attend four weeks of training. Starwood provides a company computer, keyboard, mouse, headset, designated phone and company software, but associates pay for monthly phone and Internet provider charges. Pay is $9/hour plus incentives.

Online tutors teach a variety of subjects (including math, science, and English) to students around the world that range in age from elementary school to college. Teaching experience and a college degree in subject taught are required.

Pest control company hires home-based customer service agents for inbound and outbound calls. Flexible hours reflect seasonal nature of the business.

This biopharmaceutical development services company, or a contract research organization, with preclinical and clinical research operations in more than 25 countries, and more than 10,000 employees worldwide. It hires clinical research associates to work from home (with at least 65 percent travel expected) in specific locations in the U.S. Canada and Europe . Used "home-based" in its jobs database.

These companies are military friendly employers as well as and telecommuting friendly.

Company hires call center agents (particularly bilingual) to work from home in these employment positions

College degree is required for B2B sales jobs from home.

Work at home call center agents make appointment-setting and business-to-business sales calls for this Houston-based company. A commitment of 20 hours per week is required. Training is paid. Pay, much of which depends on sales performance and clients, is $12 to $28 per hour.