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15 flexible jobs for people who don't want to give up remote work

Madison Hoff   

15 flexible jobs for people who don't want to give up remote work
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  • During the pandemic, many Americans have experienced the perks of remote work.
  • HireAHelper published a list of remote jobs that are great for those who often move.

15. Advertising sales agents

15. Advertising sales agents
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Median annual wage in 2020: $54,940

Remote work take-up: 51%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

14. Financial examiners

14. Financial examiners
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Median annual wage in 2020: $81,430

Remote work take-up: 72%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 11%

13. Urban and regional planners

13. Urban and regional planners
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Median annual wage in 2020: $75,950

Remote work take-up: 68%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

12. Computer network support specialists

12. Computer network support specialists
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Median annual wage in 2020: $65,450

Remote work take-up: 52%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

11. Management analysts

11. Management analysts
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Median annual wage in 2020: $87,660

Remote work take-up: 56%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

10. Speech-language pathologists

10. Speech-language pathologists
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Median annual wage in 2020: $80,480

Remote work take-up: 39%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

9. Environmental scientists and specialists

9. Environmental scientists and specialists
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Median annual wage in 2020: $73,230

Remote work take-up: 59%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

8. Civil engineers

8. Civil engineers
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Median annual wage in 2020: $88,570

Remote work take-up: 44%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 9%

7. Credit analysts

7. Credit analysts
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Median annual wage in 2020: $74,970

Remote work take-up: 61%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 11%

6. Financial analysts

6. Financial analysts
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Median annual wage in 2020: $83,660

Remote work take-up: 68%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 11%

5. Public relations specialists

5. Public relations specialists
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Median annual wage in 2020: $62,810

Remote work take-up: 65%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 10%

4. College professors

4. College professors
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Median annual wage in 2020: $90,400*

Remote work take-up: 61%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 11%

*HireAHelper aggregated different postsecondary teacher occupations to determine this salary.

3. Advertising and promotions managers

3. Advertising and promotions managers
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Median annual wage in 2020: $133,460

Remote work take-up: 51%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 12%

2. Computer hardware engineers

2. Computer hardware engineers
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Median annual wage in 2020: $119,560

Remote work take-up: 57%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 12%

1. Software Developers

1. Software Developers
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Median annual wage in 2020: $110,140

Remote work take-up: 71%

Percent of people in this occupation who moved in the last year and stayed in the job: 13%

How HireAHelper came up with this ranking

During the pandemic, many Americans resorted to working from home, and some people moved to a new city or state, even if temporarily.

HireAHelper, a company that helps people find nearby movers and works with over 2,000 moving companies, put together a list of the best jobs for people who move a lot. Then they divided that list into jobs that can likely be accomplished remotely and those that probably cannot. 

"Moving to work remotely has been a huge trend in the last few years, so we wanted to find out what are the best remote-friendly jobs that can be done from anywhere and allow someone to relocate at their pleasure," Volodymyr Kupriyanov, data analyst with HireAHelper, told Insider in an email. 

To do this, they built upon previous research from University of Chicago's Jonathan Dingel and Brent Neiman that looked at jobs that could likely be done from home. Using 16 factors falling into four different kinds of weighted metrics — moveability, pay, US job demand, and ease of entering the job — HireAHelper came up with an overall ranking for 322 jobs. HireAHelper noted a third of those jobs are ones that likely can be done remotely. 

The above data is from HireAHelper, and Kupriyanov told Insider that the remote work take-up is "is the average percent of all workers in a given occupation that worked remotely between May 2020 and August 2021."

Based on HireAHelper's analysis, software developers rank at the top for best remote work jobs for people who move around a lot. This job boasts a six-figure median annual wage of $110,140. 

Not only does the job pay well, but the outlook is bright for this kind of job: employment for "software developers and software quality assurance analysts and testers" is projected to grow by 22% from 2020 to 2030, or by 409,500. With a lot of the work duties — such as working with code and collaborating with others — able to be done from a computer, a software developer job is perfect for those moving around a lot and interested in pursuing remote work.

The full results, including the best non-remote jobs for people who move a lot, can be found at HireAHelper.

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