Virtual (Work from Home) Careers and Jobs

This page will take you through 6 steps to identify and find job listings for virtual and work-from-home jobs. After you identify the job you want you will find resources to prepare for a related career, and gain access to many career-specific resources.

Here is a more detailed 3-minute helper video .

Step 1: Identify Virtual (Stay at Home) Job(s): Browse a listing of 100 remote jobs and/or work-at-home jobs. This list is meant to help you identify the types of remote job title(s) of interest.

Step 2: Enter a Job Keyword: Enter a keyword related to the job(s) you identified from Step 1. For example, if you found a work from home job as a "Customer Service Representative", you might enter "customer". This will identify (from a listing of over 77,000 specific jobs) all jobs that contain the word "customer". You can enter in more than one word. For example, you can also enter "customer service" to get more specific results.

Step 3: Select a Job: Based on the keyword you entered above, you will be presented with a listing of job titles. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of job titles below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of job titles. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover jobs that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.

Step 4: Find Local Job Listings: After you have selected a job title in Step 3, you will see a form asking for your location. Submit the form and you will see current job listings. You can change the job title, location, or distance from location as desired. Each of the listings will link to a current job opening.
They may or may not be listed as "virtual" or "work from home", yet it is worth it to contact the hiring companies to see if this might be an option.

Step 5: Prepare For a Career: You will be presented with a list of careers related to your job title selection (Step 3). For clarity, careers are matched to the specific job(s) you selected, with both the careers and the jobs listed. The resulting details may provide a pathway to your specific job goal, and help you to identify an appropriate career ladder.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific search term you entered in Step 2. If this is the case, scroll up the page and type in a different search term.

Click on a link and you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the job (and career in this field). Information includes:
Core and Supplemental Duties: Lists the worker-related tasks performed for the job.
General and Specific Work Activities: Summarizes the broad and more specific types of job behaviors related to the job.
Knowledge Required: Represents the necessary acquisition of facts and principles about types of information
Skills Required: Provides basic skills and cross-functional skills for a job.
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education for a job.
Educational Requirements: Detailed breakdown of the prior educational experience required to perform in a job.
Work Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the prior work experience required to perform in a job.
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges for the job.
Certifications: Provides government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials required for a job.
Professional Associations: Obtain professional associations that are associated with the job selected.
Job Listings: Active current job listings for the job(s) you selected, along with multiple similar job titles to explore.
Similar Job Titles (with links to jobs): Provides many job titles similar to the one chosen, along with current and active job listings.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.

Step 6: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to career information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.

Are you looking for a "virtual" or "stay at home" job?
A "virtual" or "stay at home" job may be especially convenient for:

• New Parents
• Full-time Students
• Elder/Special Needs Caregivers
• Community Leaders/Volunteers
• Military Family/Frequent Movers

The benefits of remote work include:

• Flexibility
• Improved Work/Life Balance
• Reduction of Carbon Footprint
• Stress Reduction and Wellness
• Higher Productivity/Focus on Work

This web page will help you to identify, select, prepare, apply and obtain a "virtual" or "stay at home" job.