What Kinds of Jobs are Good for Telecommuting?

When you think about telecommuting, certain kinds of jobs come to mind. Writer. Data entry. Bookkeeper. You might not be able to think of very many. However, there are quite a few jobs that are well suited to telecommuting.

What makes a job suitable for telecommuting? There are some basic characteristics common to all such jobs.

• Minimum physical requirements
• Individual control over work pace
• Defined goals
• Need for concentration
• Defined milestones
• Relatively low need for face-to-face communications.

There are also certain characteristics required of a successful telecommuter. They must be self motivated, disciplined, have the skills to get the job done and know how to work independently.

Here is a basic list of jobs that may be suitable to telecommuting. Of course, telecommuting may not be practical in all situations, but there can be times when it is entirely appropriate. There are also many jobs not on this list that would go well with telecommuting.

accountant actuary administrative assistant advertising executive agent analyst architect appraiser artist (commercial) auditor bankers bookkeeper

broker CEO clerk/clerk typist consultant contract monitor computer scientist data entry clerk data search specialist economist engineer financial analyst

graphic artist journalist industrial engineer lawyer manager market analyst professor/teacher programmer purchaser realtor researcher

school administrator software engineer statistician stock analyst stockbroker surveyor systems analyst telemarketer telephone operator training designer word processor writer

 

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