Legitimate Work From Home Jobs by Industry

Call center jobs can be either work from home (a.k.a. virtual call centers) or in an office outside the home. To get started finding a legitimate work from home call center job, first learn about pay rates and qualifications in this virtual call center jobs FAQ. If you speak more than one language, consider these bilingual call center jobs.

These legitimate work from home companies offer various types of data entry jobs. Some also offer office-based data entry work as well as data entry work from home. Most hire independent contractors for data entry jobs. Data entry jobs are frequently the bait in work at home scams, so check out all data entry jobs carefully and do not pay for kits or software.

Work from home jobs in the insurance industry are quite diverse ranging from underwriters and appraisers to nurse case managers and insurance agents. While many insurance companies directly hire these positions directly as work at home jobs, many companies also  have flexible options, which include telecommuting, for existing employees in other  positions.  

Medical transcription jobs can be work-from-home or office jobs. Legitimate companies hiring for medical transcription jobs from home usually require experience and/or certification. However, some will hire medical transcriptionists who have completed a certification program but do not yet have experience. For non-medical transcription opportunities, see this list of general transcription jobs.

At first glance, nursing jobs seem like hands-on jobs not adaptable to working from home. But nursing jobs can take many forms including working as a telecommuting nurse. Nurses work from home doing telephone triage or helping to assess patients' health concerns over the phone. Or, they might give more general health advice to callers. Nurses might also telecommute as case managers.

You're not going to get rich working as an online juror, but these are legimiate work from home opportunities. Find a job on an online jury and pick up some extra cash for weighing in with your opinion. Sign up up with these online jury companies. For more information about how online juries work, see this online juror FAQ.