“I want to work from home. What Can I do?”
There is actually a bunch of ways you can make money at home.
You could start your own home based business.
Or, if you don’t want to deal with investing money and time running your own business, you can find companies that hire people to work remotely, from home.
These can be part-time or full-time positions, as well as contract-based, that include positions like:
- Nursing
- Data Entry
- Customer Service
- Call Center
- Etc.
Here are 17 real companies that will pay you to work from the comfort of your own home
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Table of Contents
1. TeleWork.gov
This site went live when Congress passed the “Telework Enhancement Act of 2010” which made it possible for federal agencies to hire people to work from home.
It’s a congress backed site, can’t get any more legit than that!
Where to apply:
- Visit TeleWork.gov
2. Bernard BPO
This is one of the major companies that provide customer support services to some of the world’s biggest businesses.
This is a job for you if you like getting paid to talk on the phone all day long.
They offer both part and full-time positions. As a full-time employee, you can work up to 40 hours per week and as a part-time employee you can work up to 30 hours per week.
They do offer benefits as well
They pay is between $8 to $9 per hour, which is pretty low, but considering that you save money on all the commute costs (gas, lunch, car maintenance, etc,) I don’t think it’s that bad.
You get paid every other week through a debit card or direct deposit.
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Where to apply:
- Visit Bernardbpo.com/Careers
3. Brainfuse
I have talked about making money as a Tutor online finding gigs on Tutor sites. But this is a company that hires you directly to work with students online.
Their process of hiring is a little different.
You have to visit their page (link below) and email them your resume. They’ll review your resume and if they like you they will send you a registration code that you can use to sign up.
Where to apply:
4. Stericycle
If you like mystery shopping, this is the one for you.
Unfortunately, you kind have to leave the house as you have to visit various business places and report back your experience.
Here you are hired as an independent mystery shopping contractor.
Where to apply:
5. Uhaul
You know Uhaul, the moving company!
Now you can work for them from the comfort of your own home doing customer service work.
Where to apply:
- Visit Jobs.Uhaul.com
6. Alorica At Home (Previously West at Home)
Alorica at Home is a Fortune 1000 company.
The firm employs workers for customer service and sales jobs.
Agents are home-based and work with their phones, as well as their computers to correspond with clients.
Alorica at Home provides flexibility in working hours since the firm lets employees choose their available time to work for each working day.
Where to apply:
7. SYKES United States (previously Alpine Access)
This firm offers customer care services to various sectors such as telecommunications, media, retail, financial and utilities, and they are looking for workers who can provide services via telecommuting.
SYKES, unlike other firms that hire home-based employees, employs workers as direct hires rather than being hired as independent contractors.
SYKES provides employee benefits such as health and retirement benefits.
Where to apply:
8. Call Center Options
This company works with clients in medical, financial and insurance industries.
Your job will be taking incoming calls from patients and clients.
Where to apply:
- Visit CallCenterOptions.com
9. Studio D (also known as Demand Studios)
They manage several big online publishing sites such as eHow.com so the need for content never ends for them which is why they are always looking for talented content creators.
This firm provides health benefits to their independent contractors who are able to provide the company with quality content constantly.
Where to apply:
10. Elance
This is a website that has a wide range of job openings from firms and individuals who are outsourcing work to other professionals.
Tasks are normally assigned to those who are skilled in designing, programming, marketing, finance work, marketing, legal work, engineering and those skilled in administrative or office work.
Where to apply:
- Visit Elance.com
11. TeleTech
This is one of the biggest virtual companies out there hiring remote workers.
Over 44,000 employees in over 17 countries, backs that up.
Where to apply:
- Visit TeleTechJobs.com
12. LiveOps
Live Ops hire call center assistants who are capable of providing top-caliber customer service to their clients.
Employees can utilize the firm’s online learning tools that can be used at their own learning pace.
These online learning materials are provided to workers to allow them to improve their capabilities and skills.
Agents are hired as independent contractors and are given the option of setting the number of hours they will work each day.
Where to apply:
- Visit LiveOps.com
13. Arise
Arise Certified Professionals are in search of employees who can do sales, telemarketing, selling of insurance and provide technical support, to name a few.
The firm recommends that job seekers arrange their own home office prior to starting work for them.
Arise allows employees to go on flexible working hours and take training sessions that are done online.
Where to apply:
- Visit Arise.com/careers
14. Tele Reach Jobs
TeleReach Corporate, a Houston-based company, is a business development, appointment setting, lead generation and information gathering company.
So, essentially your job will require lots of phone calls.
Where to apply:
- Visit TeleReachJobs.com
15. VIP Desk
A 20 years old company that hires home based workers to take incoming calls.
Where to apply:
16. Brighten Communications
This is a lead generation firm where you can earn up to $18.50 per hour working from home making phone calls in order to generate leads for fortune 1000 firms.
Where to apply:
17. Cigna
Yes, that Cigna – the big health care company.
Needless to say, they mostly hire people with medical backgrounds.
If you ever wanted to work from home as a nurse, this your opportunity. And yes, you have to be a registered nurse to be considered for the position.
Where to apply:
- Visit Cigna.com/Careers
A few things to keep in mind
Home-based work opportunities will continue to rise. But, make sure that the firm you are applying for is a legitimate company.
Take the time to research and check the firm’s background before you sign-up to work with any firm.
Home-based employees usually apply online for job openings with firms and they undergo background and credit checks as well as training that’s done via the internet.
They are typically employed as independent contractors, hence it is a requirement to obtain tax identification documents or to present a social security number.
These requirements are needed to process payments and for tax purposes, too.
Keep in mind that some of these home based job opportunities are contracted work, and that means that these are neither full-time, part-time nor regular work.
do you need a regular telephone or does a cell phone work for these types of jobs? Thanks
I would think most would prefer home phone, but not sure. You can check individual sites to find out.
Hello that`s one awesome information and I did sign up with Humanatics.com, they are awesome.
Do you have any similar sites than Humanatics.com?
Please let me know
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