The Top 5 Work from Home Jobs by Category

In this Itechguide, Victor reviews the top 5 work from home jobs by category. The least popular WFH job category is reviewed last – starting with the most popular in number 1.

Remote Customer Service Assistant/Phone Agents Roles

Taking the 1st spot in my review of the top 5 work from home jobs by category is Customer Service jobs. This is by far, the most popular WFH jobs available. It is also the least difficult to enter – with minimal entry requirements.

Remote entry-level customer service/call center/phone agent roles offer a pay range of $10-$20 per hour. Mid-level WFH CS roles offer up to $25 per hour. Most senior roles may not advertise the pay.

WFH CS roles require you to have some of the following skills/qualification/equipment/tools:

1. High School Diploma or GED
2. Previous customer service (or phone phone-related customer service) a plus
3. Conversant with Microsoft Office tools – Excel, Word, PowerPoint
4. Bilingual language skills a plus (not required by most roles)
5. A separate, dedicated workspace with a computer, USB Headset, dual Monitors (recommended)
6. Dedicated telephone line (preferably a landline) but a dedicated work mobile phone works – you also need a reliable internet connection
7. Ability to engage people, friendly, confident, self-starter, positive attitude, excellent communication skills
8. Willingness to work weekends – most of the roles are shift-based roles
9. Proficiency in keyboarding/data entry
10. Previous experience with call center tools like Amazon Connect – added advantage

For a list of existing work from home jobs filtered by remote customer service, click remote WFH CS roles.

Remote Sales Jobs

Sales jobs is no 2 in my review of the top 5 work from home jobs by category. This job category captured the second position because it has the second most available roles (after Customer Service roles).

Remote sales jobs pay vary by experience – pay range is between $30k-$100k – mostly commission-based

Remote sales roles require some of these qualifications/skills/equipment

1. Persuasive approach to selling – previous sales experience added advantage
2. Display a high emotional intelligence and has the ability to make people comfortable
3. Ability to come up with a quick response to customer’s objections
4. Access to a PC with Windows 10 (most roles require a minimum of Windows 8)
5. A dedicated office space with a reliable high-speed internet connection and a USB Headset
6. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
7. Previous remote/phone sales experience an added advantage
8. Target-driven and ability to meet sales deadlines
9. Computer proficiency: Email, Office products, Typing skills
10. Strong negotiation skills, ability to multitask and excellent attention to detail

Ready to find a remote WFH sales role? Click find Remote sales jobs.

Remote Insurance Agent Jobs

Coming 3rd in my review of the top 5 work from home jobs by category is insurance jobs. After customer service and sales, insurance roles are number 3 by volume of available jobs. This category falls under sales but specific to selling insurance.

The pay for WFH insurance roles fall in the same range as sales jobs – $30k-$100k – mostly commission-based

Here are some of the qualifications and tools you need for a remote insurance job:

1. High School Diploma/GED; Bachelors Degree
2. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
3. Previous sales or customer service experience an added advantage
4. A dedicated workspace with a desk, PC, high-speed internet connection and a Headset
5. Require a dedicated work space with telephone (landline or cell)
6. Computer/internet savvy – comfortable with tech – conferencing tools, email & productivity tools, etc
7. Available for 7 days a week – mostly shift-based
8. Ability to communicate effectively and comfortable talking to people
9. Have the ability to multitask – for example, work on the computer while talking on the phone

For a full list of available remote insurance roles, click insurance WFH roles at indeed.com. You may also check monster.com for more roles.

Remote IT Tech Support Specialist Jobs

The number 4 job category in my review of the top 5 work from home jobs is IT Tech Support Specialist roles.

Remote WFH IT roles pay varies by experience and skills. Entry-level roles pay range from $13-$30 per hour, some mid-level roles offer up to $100 per hour. At the experience/manager levels, it gets more exciting – some roles pay up to $300,000 per year!

To be considered for a remote IT job you will require most of these skills/tools:

1. High school diploma or GED equivalent
2. Ability to troubleshoot tech issues and resolve them as quickly as possible
3. Proficient in answering customer’s tech questions in a professional manner
4. Deliver personalized solutions to customers problems
5. Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
6. Dedicated home office in a separate space with access to a Windows 10 PC, reliable internet connection and a USB Headset (recommended)
7. 1st line user support experience – ability to resolve end-users IT problems
8. Previous work experience troubleshooting and resolving software and hardware issues – Internet systems, Windows, MAC O/S, and networking

To view current available remote IT roles, click remote work from home IT roles.

Remote Accounting Jobs

Taking the 5th spot in my review of the top 5 work from home jobs by category is accounting jobs.

Remote WFH accounting jobs pay varies by experience. Entry-level (limited experience) roles offer between $12 to $35 per hour – depending on experience. Mid-level roles offer up to $44 per hour – some of the roles quote per year pay – up to $100,000 for some of the roles. However, senior WFH account roles rarely quote pay in the adverts.

To be considered for remote accounting roles, you need some of the following skills/qualification/equipment:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field – some require High school diploma/GED
2. Strong accounting and booking skills
3. Ability to manage multiple tasks and time effectively
4. Experience with QuickBooks Online
5. Comfortable with managing monthly close
6. Strong communication, time management, organization skills, consistently positive
7. Working knowledge of relevant legal regulations
8. Dedicated home office space with a computer, a reliable internet connection and work phone (landline or cell)
9. Previous work from home experience – an added advantage
10. Comfortable with technology and willingness to embrace tech – conferencing tools, email & productivity tools, etc
11. Comfortable with Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

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