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Which jobs can be done from home, and what they pay

Remote work · figures recounted Nov 14, 2026 from 89,712 open jobs · how they are made

Out of 89,712 open jobs, 16,754 can be done from home: 19%. The share is highest in education and training (37%) and lowest in retail, food and facilities (3%).

Remote jobs, field by field

The bar is the share of a field’s open jobs that can be done from home. Each bar opens the remote jobs of that field.

Education and training37% · 344 jobsScience and healthcare29% · 785 jobsMarketing and communications28% · 1,367 jobsCustomer service and support25% · 991 jobsLeadership24% · 1,960 jobsSecurity24% · 623 jobsSales and business development24% · 4,165 jobsLegal and compliance24% · 884 jobsCrypto and web324% · 419 jobsHR and recruiting22% · 688 jobsJobs by language22% · 599 jobsDesign and creative21% · 314 jobsAI and machine learning21% · 1,151 jobsSoftware development20% · 3,544 jobsWriting, editing and translation20% · 280 jobsCloud, DevOps and IT19% · 1,071 jobsProduct and project management18% · 1,407 jobsAccounting and finance18% · 1,183 jobsData and analytics18% · 921 jobsInternships and first jobs13% · 891 jobsOperations and administration9% · 563 jobsHardware and engineering4% · 363 jobsRetail, food and facilities3% · 132 jobs

What remote jobs advertise as pay

The median of the yearly ranges stated in remote postings, where at least 30 postings in the field state one.

Leadership$228KAI and machine learning$212KSoftware development$210KSecurity$198KCloud, DevOps and IT$190KLegal and compliance$186KProduct and project management$185KHardware and engineering$185KDesign and creative$180KSales and business development$175KScience and healthcare$172KCrypto and web3$166KMarketing and communications$163KRetail, food and facilities$160KJobs by language$158KHR and recruiting$157KEducation and training$156KData and analytics$150KOperations and administration$147KAccounting and finance$140KCustomer service and support$131KWriting, editing and translation$122KInternships and first jobs$98K

Remote does not mean “from any country”

Most remote jobs are open in some countries only: the employer must be able to hire you where you live. Of the 16,754 remote jobs here, 117 name no country at all. Those are on the work-from-anywhere list. For the rest, the match by five answers asks for your country and leaves out the jobs that do not hire there.

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