Here Are Key Careers Where You Can Work From Home
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a lot of people are curious about how safe it is going to be to return to the typical office job. Indeed, Barclays recently claimed that the days of the large offices may be over now which leaves even more questions. Will companies need to shrink down and will staff lose their jobs over the next few months? Right now most are only furloughed, to protect the economy and the workers. However, you may be interested to learn that there are already careers that you can effectively take on from the comfort of your home. Here are some of the top options that are available to you.
Counseling
You might think that to be a successful counselor you need an office. However, this is not the case and right now, it is possible to meet clients digitally, gain the income that you need, and help those who require it. In other words, you do not have to stop your sessions if you are operating as a counselor helping those with mental health issues. Indeed, there’s probably a high demand for counselors with more people feeling stressed and even depressed than usual. You do need a qualification to operate as a counselor. However, you can gain this if online from a source such as Bradley University. This is great if you have limited time in your schedule.
Writing
You can definitely write from home and earn more through this career path. You might think that to work as a writer, you need to publish a book. However, this is not the case and there are plenty of careers where you can earn money including content writing. Content writing isn’t necessarily about the qualifications you have but rather the level of skill or talent that you may possess. It does require knowledge in a vast range of different subjects or the ability to research these topics. However, you can earn a solid income in this particular career. You can also either work independently as a freelancer. Or, you can work for a company. It largely depends on the level of freedom you want on the market to pursue different projects.
Customer Service
You may think that customer service operators still work from a busy office. However, for many businesses, this is simply not the case. Indeed, many individuals who you speak to on the phone about a product or service are operating from their own home. If you think about this makes a lot of sense. There is really no need for a full office setup with this type of business. All you need is a phone and the information required on the computer. It’s that simple.
As you can see then, there are numerous fields that you can work where you will be able to operate from home. In a new age of social distancing that could last for at least a couple of years, arguably these are the types of careers that you should be working towards right now.
11 Comments
Tamra Phelps
It’s interesting how many more people want to work from home now after the pandemic. Everyone thought they would hate it but turned out they prefer it.
heather
Great career ideas for working at home and some I had not thought of thanks for sharing.
Tamra Phelps
Here at the nursing home, almost any doctor’s visit that can be done by televisit, is being done that way. Of course, before COVID-19, almost none were. I bet people decide to use it a lot ore now that they’ve tried it.
Diane K. Brimmer
My husband and I receive visual calls from our doctors. Lol one of them had to take time out because her dog was barking at a delivery man.
Connie: The Head Peanut
I soooo badly wish that our doctors did video calls, we aren’t quite that advanced up here.
Rosie
Working from home can be ideal. Many moms would still need to put their child in daycare, as I’ve seen job descriptions, they expect you to be in a separate office, quiet, locking drawers for safekeeping, able to wear headphones, and they often count keystrokes, and track things like how much you are supposed to accomplish (ie minimums, etc.). If your kids are already in school, it is more doable.
Crystal K
I think it’s interesting how this pandemic is forcing many of us to figure out how to do our jobs from home. I feel like the range of “work from home” jobs could become even broader in the future as a result.
Tamra Phelps
I know several relatives who work in customer service and they almost always worked from home. The person answering the phone when you call your phone service or cable service, etc., is probably at home.
Dana Rodriguez
These are great ideas. My guy was deemed an essential worker so he has been working all through this though work has def been slowing down.
mami2jcn
Luckily my husband has been able to work from home. Some people haven’t been so lucky.
KariLorr
I think that list will get a lot longer before this crisis is over. If certain businesses felt successful with their work from home employees during the pandemic, their may be a lot more jobs where folks can work at home.