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. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
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 Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and work experience required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
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.