More than 80 percent of workers plan to look for a new job in 2023. Although most professionals feel optimistic about their work, which they find meaningful and challenging, they are still motivated to seek new careers promising better flexibility, including the option to work from home 100% of the time. To assist jobseekers in their fully remote job searches, Virtual Vocations examined internal company data on job categories with the most openings. Our list of the top 20 fully remote work industries for 2023 is the guide to searching for a new work-at-home career this year.
The 10 Best Fully Remote Work Industries
We generated our 2023 list of the 20 best fully remote work industries using internal Virtual Vocations company data. This information reflects virtual career categories with the highest number of fully remote job postings added to the Virtual Vocations job board from January 1–December 31, 2022. The report also includes wages and career projections statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Glassdoor. Here is what you can expect from our 2023 “Fully Remote Work Industries” list:
- A ranking of the top 20 fully remote work industries for 2023.
- Industry cards containing job outlooks, median industry salaries, and top trending remote jobs for the 10 best fully remote career fields.
- Links to Virtual Vocations company profiles of 100 remote-enabled companies that regularly hire for fully remote jobs in the top industries highlighted within the report. In fact, active remote job postings from all businesses featured throughout the report were available in the Virtual Vocations database at the time of this report’s publication.
- Links to 100 remote jobs supported by the 20 best fully remote work industries.
- Access to view and apply to remote job postings from all top 20 fully remote work industries via convenient career categories buttons.
1. Information Technology
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Information Technology Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Information Technology Jobs
2. Healthcare
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Healthcare Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Healthcare Jobs
3. Marketing
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Marketing Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Marketing Jobs
4. Sales
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Sales Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Sales Jobs
5. Financial
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Financial Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Financial Jobs
6. Management
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Management Jobs
7. Human Resources
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Human Resources Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Human Resources Jobs
8. Customer Service
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Customer Service Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Customer Service Jobs
9. Product Management
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Product Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Product Management Jobs
10. Project Management
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Project Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Project Management Jobs
10 More Fully Remote Work Industries
If the top 10 fully remote work industries for 2023 did not match your career goals, consider these 10 additional best-of 100% virtual job fields during your remote job search. For even more fully remote work industries options, check out all 41 career categories featured in our remote jobs database and learn how to customize your job search experience using our filtering system.
11. Account Management
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Account Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Account Management Jobs
12. Accounting
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Accounting Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Accounting Jobs
13. Business Operations
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Business Operations Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Business Operations Jobs
14. Education
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Education Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Education Jobs
15. Writing
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Writing Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Writing Jobs
16. Insurance
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Insurance Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Insurance Jobs
17. Consulting
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Consulting Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Consulting Jobs
18. Legal
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Legal Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Legal Jobs
19. Program Management
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Program Management Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Program Management Jobs
20. Human Services
Companies Hiring for Fully Remote Human Services Jobs
Trending Fully Remote Human Services Jobs
About Virtual Vocations
Virtual Vocations, Inc., founded in 2007, is a private, family-owned, and 100% distributed company. Co-founded by CEO Laura Spawn and her brother, CTO Adam Stevenson, Virtual Vocations connects jobseekers with legitimate, fully remote job openings. All job postings are screened to ensure the highest quality standards. To date, Virtual Vocations has helped more than four million jobseekers find flexible remote work options.
In addition to managing and curating a database that, at any given time, houses more than 15,000 current, hand-screened remote job openings, Virtual Vocations offers jobseekers a number of tools to aid in their job searches. These tools include exclusive, self-paced career courses, digital guides for popular virtual job industries, and downloadable worksheets. The Career Services Division also provides job coaching and interview prep, LinkedIn profile enhancement, and resume and cover letter writing. Virtual Vocations also releases multiple data-driven reports each year on current trends in remote work.
Send questions about Virtual Vocations’ 2023 “Fully Remote Work Industries” report to Kimberly Back. Kim is the Senior Job Data Content Producer and can be emailed at kim (at) virtualvocations (dot) com. Please visit Virtual Vocations’ social media profiles to connect. Visit Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest for more remote work content and conversations.
Additional Image credits: Canva; Virtual Vocations images prepared by Kimberly Back
