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December 31, 2025
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If you’re looking for work you can do from home, coffee shops, or anywhere else that suits you, you’ve come to the right place—although you won’t have to go anywhere for these gigs.
We’ve found a selection of jobs that won’t be too strenuous or demanding in terms of the skills and qualifications required and that will also provide opportunities for remote working.
To find remote work opportunities, take a look at the remote work hub on the SideHustles.com job board. This includes a broad range of part-time, full-time, temporary, and long-term jobs in all kinds of areas, from tech support to freelance writing.
You can also visit other popular job boards featuring remote work and freelancer marketplaces, such as:
Check out our ideas for jobs in education, customer service, data entry, language services, and many other areas.
Some jobs on our list may be more suitable for degree graduates, but all of the fields we explore will include at least some options for nongraduates. They will also all include at least some remote work options, especially if you’re looking for freelance gigs (with some jobs even having remote work opportunities for full-time employees).
Note that most of the information we provide about pay comes from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). This is the official source of labor market data in the United States, so it offers a reliable indication of what you can expect to earn in various fields.
However, it focuses on W-2 workers (i.e., traditional, salaried employees), whereas freelancers will tend to get a higher hourly rate, since they usually cover their own taxes, benefits, and overhead costs. As such, if you plan to freelance, you’ll likely want to charge a higher hourly rate than what we’ve listed.
Tutoring is ideal for remote work opportunities, as you can tutor online via Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or other, similar platforms (depending on your needs and the size of your class).
You can tutor one-on-one or in small groups. Online teaching gigs are sometimes also available for larger groups, albeit less frequently.
Many types of tutoring require no specific qualifications or work experience, although some types of academic tutoring may require a bachelor’s degree (or even higher level qualifications if you’re teaching university students, for example). For many tutoring gigs, though, you’ll just need a good mastery of the subject you plan to teach.
Some of the most popular tutoring fields include:
If you’re just getting started with online tutoring, there are many popular tutoring platforms that will make it extra easy to kick off a tutoring side hustle or even a full-time career in this field.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for tutors in 2024 was $19.27.1
If you take pride in your wordsmithery, writing is another type of work that’s frequently available on a remote basis.
It will probably be easier to find gigs in this field if you have a bachelor’s degree, but you can generally still get by without any specific qualifications or experience. Potential clients or employers are usually more interested in your backlog of previous writing or your portfolio (i.e., a compilation of your writing samples, which can be online or offline).
There are also certain skills you need as a writer, including strong language skills, the ability to adapt to different styles and goals, and good time management for meeting deadlines.
Some popular writing gigs include:
These are just a few of the many fields you can work in as a writer, with plenty more types of work available. The freelancer marketplaces and websites we’ve already mentioned (e.g., Flexjobs and Upwork) feature all kinds of writing opportunities in various different fields.
There are also more specialized platforms for finding freelance writing gigs and companies that focus on connecting writers with businesses demanding content. In particular, some websites will pay writers to produce copious content quickly and cheaply. These platforms are often dubbed content mills, with examples including ClearVoice and WriterAccess.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly pay rate for writers and authors in 2024 was $34.75.2
Proofreading is another job that will suit lovers of words and language. As a proofreader, you carry out a final review of a writer’s work, focusing on details like grammar, spelling, and syntax errors.
Proofreading is also often conflated with copyediting, which is similar, but it’s usually carried out before the proofreading stage, and involves making significantly larger changes to a text.
Since copyediting usually involves more changes than proofreading, it tends to take longer (and you should make sure that, if you want to offer proofreading services, you don’t get roped into copyediting for clients who are paying lower rates for proofreading).
Proofreading is similar to writing in that it doesn’t require specific qualifications or experience, in many cases. There are numerous proofreading courses and certificates touted online, some of which may be valuable for helping you to learn skills in this field. However, potential clients or employers will generally care more about your past work than anything else.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for proofreaders and copymarkers in May 2023 was $24.57.3
Here’s another remote-friendly job that falls under the language services umbrella. However, you’ll need to be fluent in at least two languages for this job, so it may not be an option for everyone.
The role involves translating written documents from one language to another as accurately as possible. You may also have to research terminology and add explanatory notes.
You could be working on materials such as
The role of an interpreter is similar to a translator’s but with spoken instead of written language. Interpreters have to translate on the spot (real-time or near real-time) during conferences, meetings, medical appointments, court proceedings, and similar interactions, so there are fewer remote work opportunities in this field.
According to the BLS, translators and interpreters typically need at least a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for interpreters and translators in 2024 was $28.58.4
If you agree that a picture is worth a thousand words, you might prefer something in the realm of graphic design work. This work will be easiest if you have experience with design software, such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or Figma (which you may have if you’ve already worked in marketing, media, creative fields, or similar areas).
If you don’t know how to use the aforementioned software packages—or similar graphic design software —you’ll likely have to learn in order to do this remote gig.
Otherwise, as with the tutoring and language services jobs we’ve seen, the barriers for this role will be minimal, as formal qualifications aren’t very important for graphic design work. You won’t need a graphic design degree, and clients will probably be more interested in your portfolio and samples than in your education or certifications.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for graphic designers in 2024 was $29.47.5
Web development and digital design jobs won’t be suitable for everyone, but computer nerds may find some very lucrative freelance work or even full-time opportunities in this area.
Digital design focuses on the look and feel of websites, apps, and other, similar platforms, whereas web development brings those designs to life, making sure everything works smoothly for the user.
More specifically, this type of work involves designing, building, testing, and maintaining platforms that people use on their computers or mobile devices. Both developers and designers have to manage how a website or app looks and how it works, making sure it loads quickly, has visual appeal, and is easy to navigate.
As far as educational requirements, some of these types of roles may require a bachelor’s degree, but others will demand only a high school diploma, so they’ll be easier to break into if you have basic coding or design skills (or a desire to learn these).
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for web development and digital design work was $45.85 in 2024.6
As a data entry clerk, you input, update, and maintain information in computer systems or databases. This information might come from physical documents, forms, or various types of digital sources.
Some good places to look for data entry gigs include:
You don’t need many credentials to get into data entry. As for a lot of the jobs on our list, employers in this field often require just a high school diploma or GED, but they sometimes require no academic qualifications at all. Otherwise, the most important things you need for this work are an eye for detail and the ability to type quickly.
There are many types of data entry work available. One type that currently has a lot of demand is AI training. Many companies need workers to perform repetitive tasks to train AI models (e.g., by labeling large sets of images according to their content).
Transcription work is another field with plenty of job opportunities that require minimal experience and qualifications. Transcriptionists convert video and audio files into written text; this may mean documenting meetings, closed captions or subtitles for films, medical or legal transcripts, or other types of records.
Finally, one more example of a way to specialize within the broader realm of data entry is as a typist. These professionals, which are often confused with transcribers, take handwritten documents and convert them into digital files.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for data entry keyers in May 2024 was $19.16.7 Meanwhile, Upwork puts pay rates for transcription at around $12–$22 per hour (with the BLS citing median hourly rates of $18.05 for medical transcriptionists and $32.36 for court reporters and simultaneous captioners, who offer specialized transcription for legal contexts).8 9
Bookkeepers play an integral part in running a business by maintaining financial records. In this role, you’re responsible for organizing and recording transactions such as sales, purchases, payments, and receipts.
Bookkeepers keep track of a company’s financial records, recording and organizing financial transactions.
For example, they manage records of:
According to the BLS, for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing work (where accounting and auditing are also related to businesses’ financial records but involve more analysis and checking of those records), employers sometimes prefer college graduates or holders of degrees in accounting or related fields. Other employers may hire workers with just high school diplomas.
Bookkeepers can also learn some of their skills on the job. However, as a starting point, you’ll need good organizational skills, a keen eye for detail, and decent math skills
Pay: According to the BLS, for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks, the median hourly rate was $23.66 in 2024.10
The role of receptionist is another one that lends itself well to remote working contexts, as you can do most of the work required using phone, email, and online tools.
Receptionists may work for law firms, clinics, service providers, agencies, and other businesses that handle a lot of client interactions, phone calls, and appointments. Their role usually involves tasks such as answering phones, receiving visitors, and providing information about the respective organization to the public.
This certainly won’t be a good job or side hustle for introverts, but it doesn’t usually require high-level qualifications or tons of experience. Typically, you just need a high school diploma (or equivalent) and good communication skills.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly wage for receptionists was $17.90 in May 2024.11
This role is as remote-friendly as it sounds, since virtual assistants (or VAs) can work from anywhere, providing digital support across a wide range of tasks.
VA work may include:
There are also many other tasks VAs can perform.
The VA role can overlap with the role of a receptionist and may include receptionists’ duties. However, the focus of a VA is more on behind-the-scenes work (whereas a receptionist is often the “face” of a business), and these workers may have additional flexibility in terms of their schedule or other aspects of the job.
Some specific types of virtual assistant roles that have plentiful opportunities are call center support and customer support, so these can be good fields to target if you want to start making money quickly with relatively simple tasks.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for customer service representatives in 2024 was $20.59, and the rate for secretaries and administrative assistants was $22.82.12 13
Sales and telemarketing roles will suit a specific type of person; you may find them easy if you have the gift of the gab and enjoy interacting with people.
As a sales representative, you have to talk to potential customers and show them how your product or service can meet their needs, then encourage them to make a purchase. In a remote context, sales representatives connect with potential customers and close deals via telephone calls, video calls, email, or other digital tools.
As businesses have shifted toward digital communication and virtual tools, sales work has become ever more remote-friendly. One good prospect for remote job-seeking is telemarketing, which involves cold calling on repeat (i.e., contacting people by phone to sell something or set appointments).
Telemarketing and sales jobs generally have minimal requirements for qualifications and experience. However, you may sometimes need a high-school diploma or more advanced qualifications if you’re working in a specialist area (e.g., pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, or tech sales).
Pay: Pay varies in sales jobs. According to the BLS, in May 2024, the median hourly rate for telemarketing was $16.54; for retail sales, it was $16.62; for insurance sales, $29.02; and for technical and scientific products, $48.11.14 15 16 17 For sales jobs not listed under a specific category (i.e., classified as “Sales and Related Workers, All Other” by BLS), $22.29 was the median rate.18
Digital marketing involves promoting products, services, or brands via the internet and other digital channels. Because this role leans heavily on digital tools (e.g., to create content, run ads, track performance, and communicate with clients or teams), it has plenty of scope for remote working opportunities.
You can find remote work within digital marketing specializations like the following:
Some digital marketing positions may require a bachelor’s or master’s degree in marketing or public relations, for example. However, many roles are open to people without formal degrees, especially if you have practical skills, a strong portfolio, or relevant experience (e.g., from previous freelancing or, if you’re a complete newbie, from online courses).
Pay: The BLS doesn’t provide data on digital marketing roles, but Upwork states that freelance digital marketers cost $15–$45 per hour.19
Project management is the process of planning, organizing, and overseeing a project from start to finish to make sure it meets its goals on time, within budget, and with the right results.
Look for remote project management opportunities in industries like:
Project managers often use digital tools like Trello, Asana, Jira, and Google Workspace, which make it easy to plan projects, share updates, and collaborate with teams online, from any location.
The downside with this type of work is that it may be less accessible if you’re not a degree graduate: According to the BLS, project management specialists typically need a bachelor’s degree, although your qualification may be in a variety of fields (including business or project management). Certification may also be beneficial, although this isn’t always required.
Pay: According to the BLS, the median hourly rate for project management specialists in 2024 was $48.44.20
A business analyst helps companies figure out what is and isn’t working for them, and ensures that the solutions its staff employ actually support its goals. In other words, business analysts work out what a company needs and plan the best way to solve its problems.
Business analysts can specialize in areas like the following:
These examples give you just a few ideas for how you can specialize within the field of business analysis, but there are many more niches to explore in various industries.
Some fields will be more demanding than others in terms of the qualifications and experience you need to work in them. For example, staff analysts usually need only a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience. On the other hand, according to the BLS, management analysts typically need at least several years’ relevant work experience on top of a bachelor’s degree.
In general, many business analyst jobs are suitable for remote working, as remote business analysts can use video calls, chat platforms, and project management tools for tasks and collaboration with teams. However, some roles may require occasional in-person meetings or site visits, depending on the company.
Pay: The BLS gives a couple of examples of median hourly rates for different types of business analysts in 2024—$48.65 for management analysts and $48.99 per hour for financial analysts.21 22
Testing products and providing feedback is a great way to earn if you want to make small amounts of money (or sometimes other rewards like gift cards or freebies) for completing quick tasks. This type of work isn’t always full-time, but it can make for a good side income.
Jobs in the field typically involve reviewing websites, apps, products, or services and giving your opinion or reporting bugs. The work can vary in complexity and time commitment. For example, you might sometimes just have to fill out a questionnaire; other times you might have to record your screen as you test a website, join a focus group, or give spoken feedback during a short interview.
You can find user testing and feedback work on specialized websites that connect testers with companies looking for user opinions (e.g., UserTesting, Product Report Card, and Lionbridge Games Studios).
These jobs won’t usually need specific qualifications or experience, although exceptions would include for user testing roles that require technical skills (like software or game testing) or industry-specific knowledge (such as healthcare or finance), for example. In cases like these, platforms might review your background or skills, or they might even have you complete sample tasks.
Pay: Testing and feedback jobs will vary a lot in terms of what you can earn. As we’ve already mentioned, some gigs won’t even pay in cash but instead offer free products. At the other end of the scale, there are reports online of testing and feedback gigs paying gigs hundreds of dollars per hour (usually for a one-off task, such as an interview).
These tips will help you to land a flexible remote role that suits your needs:
With the right skills and a bit of initiative, you can land an easy remote job to supplement your income or transition into a more flexible lifestyle. Whether you’re looking for part-time work or a full-time remote career, the tools and platforms you need to get started are right at your fingertips.
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