Even though fewer people are working from home now compared to two years ago, it’s still not a bad time to find a remote job — and some of the most in-demand roles companies are hiring for come with a six-figure paycheck.
FlexJobs, one of the most popular job boards for remote opportunities, saw a 9% increase in the number of open remote jobs on its platform between January 2022 and January 2023, Toni Frana, FlexJobs’ lead career expert, tells CNBC Make It.
Recent data from LinkedIn shows that remote work is rebounding after months of gradual decline: As of January, 50% of workers said they were mostly working onsite, while 28% said they were primarily remote, according to a survey of 5,860 professionals from Jan. 14 through Jan. 27. In November, 55% of employees were onsite and 25% were working remotely.
To examine where remote hiring is happening the most for high-paying jobs, FlexJobs identified the occupations with the highest number of remote job openings on their site between January and March 2023 that pay more than $100,000.
Here are the 10 most in-demand remote jobs companies are hiring for and how much they pay, according to data from FlexJobs and Payscale:
1. Senior product marketing manager
Average salary: $132,101
2. Senior product manager
Average salary: $129,724
3. Senior data scientist
Average salary: $129,653
4. Corporate counsel
Average salary: $126,124
5. Senior data engineer
Average salary: $125,951
6. Senior product designer
Average salary: $125,101
7. Senior software engineer
Average salary: $124,030
8. Engineering manager
Average salary: $119,135
9. Psychiatric nurse practitioner
Average salary: $115,594
10. Director of finance
Average salary: $114,863
The top industries offering ample remote work opportunities with six-figure salaries include accounting and finance, tech and marketing, per FlexJobs’ latest research.
These three fields have seen significant remote job growth in the last 12 months despite recent layoffs rippling across the tech and…
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