U.S. professionals do not want to leave home for work. To meet the demand for 100% virtual jobs, we analyzed the 20 leading fully remote job industries for 2022. Find out which career fields are best for total remote work as well as which remote-enabled employers hire within those fields.
Our Shift to Fully Remote Job Postings
February 2022 marked a shift in our remote job posting policy. It was then that Virtual Vocations made the switch to become a fully remote job board. For the last six months, all new job postings added to the Virtual Vocations job board have been 100% virtual; this means no new job postings added to our database require field travel.
Our decision to become a fully remote job board was influenced by two key factors:
- Shifts in employment dynamics since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Survey feedback from remote jobseekers.
The desire for remote jobs is so high that nearly one in five global companies is now considered fully virtual. But why do jobseekers want to work from home on this scale? The results of the Virtual Vocations “Job Satisfaction Survey” of approximately 400 working-age adults provided answers to this question. During the survey, workers named the top work from home benefits for 2022. They include more control over schedules, no commute, and better job security during uncertain times.
A second survey we conducted in March 2022 delved further into jobseekers’ desire for fully remote employment. Among the more than 540 responses to our 100% virtual jobs survey, we found that 94% of respondents preferred a fully remote work arrangement that would never require them to leave home for work.
Ranking the Top 20 Fully Remote Job Industries
The 2022 list of the 20 best fully remote job industries was populated using Virtual Vocations company data relevant to which industries were representative of the highest number of 100% virtual job postings from February – June 2022. We also looked to salary and job outlook data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Payscale, and the Project Management Institute. Fully remote job industries information like the following is found within this report:
- Ranking of the top 20 fully remote job industries for 2022.
- Industry cards containing job outlooks, median salaries, and top trending remote jobs for the 10 best fully remote career fields.
- Links to Virtual Vocations company profiles of 60 remote-enabled companies that regularly hire for fully remote jobs.
- Links to 100 remote jobs supported by the 20 best fully remote job industries.
- Access to view and apply to remote job postings from all top 20 industries.
The 10 Best Fully Remote Job Industries
1. Information Technology
Companies Hiring for Remote Information Technology Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Information Technology Jobs
2. Marketing
Companies Hiring for Remote Marketing Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Marketing Jobs
3. Healthcare
Companies Hiring for Remote Healthcare Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Healthcare Jobs
4. Sales
Companies Hiring for Remote Sales Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Sales Jobs
5. Human Resources
Companies Hiring for Remote Human Resources Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Human Resources Jobs
6. Financial
Companies Hiring for Remote Financial Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Financial Jobs
7. Management
Companies Hiring for Remote Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Management Jobs
8. Customer Service
Companies Hiring for Remote Customer Service Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Customer Service Jobs
9. Product Management
Companies Hiring for Remote Product Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Product Management Jobs
10. Project Management
Companies Hiring for Remote Project Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Project Management Jobs
10 More 100% Virtual Career Fields
11. Account Management
Companies Hiring for Remote Account Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Account Management Jobs
12. Business Operations
Companies Hiring for Remote Business Operations Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Business Operations Jobs
13. Accounting
Companies Hiring for Remote Accounting Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Accounting Jobs
14. Education
Companies Hiring for Remote Education Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Education Jobs
15. Writing
Companies Hiring for Remote Writing Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Writing Jobs
16. Program Management
Companies Hiring for Remote Program Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Program Management Jobs
17. Consulting
Companies Hiring for Remote Consulting Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Consulting Jobs
18. Legal
Companies Hiring for Remote Legal Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Legal Jobs
19. Insurance
Companies Hiring for Remote Insurance Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Insurance Jobs
20. Quality Assurance
Companies Hiring for Remote Quality Assurance Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Quality Assurance Jobs
Contact Information for the Fully Remote Job Industries Report
Inquiries about the Virtual Vocations “Fully Remote Job Industries: Top 20 for 2022” report can be made to Kimberly Back, Senior Job Data Content Producer, at kim (at) virtualvocations (dot) com.
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Additional Image credits: Canva; Virtual Vocations images prepared by Kimberly Back
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