While the concept of working wherever you want might sound too good to be true, with the right remote job, that dream can become a reality.
In a work-from-anywhere job, employees work “100% remotely, are independent of location and, in many cases, are also independent of a specific time zone,” says Toni Frana, a lead career expert at FlexJobs.
Such jobs, however, are rare to find and increasingly competitive to land, only accounting for about 5% of all remote roles, FlexJobs reports. Most remote jobs have geographic requirements, whether it’s a specific country, state or city, mainly due to state and federal regulations that dictate where companies can hire people and do business.
If you’re looking for a remote job that will let you travel and work in different countries, consider a career in marketing, software development or graphic design — these fields, along with technology and writing, offer the most work-from-anywhere job opportunities, according to new research from FlexJobs.
FlexJobs also identified the 10 most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs companies are hiring for right now by analyzing its database for the roles that had the highest volume of work-from-anywhere listings between January and April 2023.
All of the jobs on the list offer full-time or part-time remote opportunities, don’t have a location restriction and require no time in the office. Here are the 10 most in-demand work-from-anywhere jobs companies are hiring for (see the full list here):
- Chinese translator
- Copywriter
- Creative director
- Customer success manager
- Product designer
- Product manager
- Social media manager
- Software engineer
- Technical writer
- UX designer
Many work-from-anywhere jobs offer salaries well over $100,000: A job ad for a lead UX designer at the Wikimedia Foundation, for example, lists a salary range of $119,000-$186,000, while an ad for a finance and strategy director at Cash App comes with a minimum salary of $222,800-$272,300.
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