Top US companies for work at home jobs
Thanks to technology, we now have the opportunity to work whenever and wherever we want. In fact, working from home has become such a popular option that the number of “remote employees” has risen to its highest level. According to BBC, more than 1.5 million people work in their home, studios or workshops in UK alone, and another 2.7 million travel frequently to meet clients but still use their home as their office. This number has been steadily rising since 1998, when big companies such as BT began encouraging their staff to work from home if they could. The reason for this is that research consistently suggests that remote employees are more efficient than office-based ones.
What’s even more interesting, though is that around 63% of the people, who list their home as an office, are actually self-employed. The majority of home workers are likely to be well-paid and highly skilled, receiving a median wage of 18 dollars per hour, compared to only 13 for other occupations. Remote work has been shown to greatly boost productivity by reducing distractions such as impromptu meetings, loud colleagues or ‘water cooler gossip’. Additionally, it’s more cost efficient, boosts morale and reduces employee turnover. Not surprisingly, remote workers also have decreased real estate costs and overhead, and greater engagement – regardless of whether they’re self-employed or working for an organization from home.
If you have decided to make the change and start working from home, you’ll be delighted to learn that there seems to be a large increase in the number of remote listings in the past few years. We have gathered a list of top US companies that offer their employees to work from home.
LiveOps
A pioneer in cloud services, LiveOps currently serves more than 200 companies, many of which international. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that LiveOps offer flexible work arrangements for most of their employees. With more than 15 years of experience, the company has established itself as one of the biggest organizations that offer remote, work-at-home positions for more than 20,000 independent agents.
If you have experience working as a call agent, LiveOps currently advertise a remote Full Time and Part Time positions for people. The job involves answering incoming calls from your home and providing an excellent level of customer service.
TeleTech
TeleTech are amongst the world’s leaders in business process outsourcing. With their headquarters located in Colorado, they also operate in Canada, the United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Poland, Ireland, Brazil and Mexico. Their goal is to help reestablish the successful and efficient relationship between consumers and brands and do so by providing an excellent level of customer service.
A large portion of their 10,000 employees are remotely based and work from their homes. They are constantly advertising new positions and openings, and some of the previous listings include positions such as Project Coordinator, Acquisition Partner and Administrative Assistant.
Amazon
Little has to be said about the largest online retailer in the world. Established in 1994 as an online bookstore, Amazon.com now offers everything from books through clothes, daily essentials and technology. With a company as big as Amazon, it’s not difficult to find the perfect position for a home-based job. Depending on your skillset and experience, you can easily find a flexible position as a Database Administrator or Program manager, as well as Account Representative or Customer Service Associate.
Dell
Dell is one of the largest technology companies and the third largest PC vendor in the world. According to the Covalence EthicalQuote, Dell is also the most ethical multinational company on a worldwide scale. The company offers a number of various flexible arrangements including remote work, par-time work, compressed work weeks and job sharing, as well as the opportunity to work entirely from your home. Some of the vacancies include Sales Specialist, Pre-Sales Engineer and Outside Sales Specialist End User Computing. Most of the remote positions require previous experience and previous education (bachelor’s degree).
IBM
Founded more than 100 years ago, IBM is an award-winning global consulting and technology company. With more than 400,000 employees worldwide, IBM serves 170 different countries and was ranked second in the world for having the largest number of employees for any US company.
IBM offers remote work opportunities for enablement consultants, desk analysis and graphic designers.
Humana
Humana is a leading healthcare company, primarily involved in health, wellness and insurance products and services. Recognized as the third largest health insurance provider in the US, Humana is the recipient of a number of various accolades and awards, including 100 Best Places to Work in IT and Best Employer for Healthy Lifestyles award.
Some of the remote positions offered by Humana include salesforce cloud architect and consumer experience consultant. Humana could be the perfect position if you’re looking for a top US company that enables its employee to work from home – you’ll need some previous experience in the health and wellness industry, and bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Aetna
Founded in 1850, Aetna is another leading healthcare company providing a number of medical, pharmacy, dental, disability and group life plans to a network of more than 50 million members. Based in Connecticut, Aetna serves 50 different states and has a healthcare network of more than one million health professionals and more than 5,400 hospitals.
Currently, the company is looking for managing editors – a full-time and completely remote vacancy, which includes supervision of content producers, budget monitoring and schedule management. Some of the other remote options are analytics manager, nurse consultant and recovery and resiliency system of care administrator. Again, previous experience in the health and wellness industry and bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of study is preferred.
Kaplan
Best-known for its test-preparation resources, Kaplan is a world’s leader in education, offering exam preparation courses for the SAT, MCAT, LSAT and GRE in more than 600 locations in 30 different countries. Apart from courses, however, Kaplan is also known as a leader provider of higher education. The Kaplan University offers online undergraduate, postgraduate and professional degrees in both the USA and abroad, as well as professional development for the financial sector, IT, and real estate. Currently, Kaplan Language Training, operating in Hong Kong, also offers instruction in Mandarin targeted at the Cantonese-speaking students about to take the Chinese proficiency test.
Praised for its collaborative environment, Kaplan offers a number of flexible work opportunities, as well as work-from-home jobs.
Xerox
Founded in 1906, Xerox is amongst the leading companies in document technology and related business services. The company has two main segments – services (which include BPO and IT, as well as document outsourcing) and technology (products, supplies and related services). Frequently appearing on the list of Fortune 500 companies, Xerox services 160 different countries, with 25% of their income coming from Europe, and some of its clients including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Fiat, Boeing and the City of Los Angeles.
In the past, Xerox has offered a number of flexible and remote work arrangements, some of which include data analysis, production color execution and client management.
American Express
A global provider of financial services and goods such as payment, travel and management solutions, American Express services both individuals and businesses. With more than 63,000 employees worldwide, American Express receives nearly $32 billion in annual revenues. The company is built on service and sustained by innovation and pays special attention to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
If you have sales and B2B cold calling experience, a remote position at American Express might be just the perfect opportunity for you. They’re looking for Field Sales Business Development managers and sales representatives that can work full-time from home, as well as growth managers and relationship team leaders with experience in customer engagement.
Hilton Hotels
The global hotel chain is famous for its extraordinary hospital and diverse background of its team members. With over 4,400 hotels in almost 100 countries, Hilton Hotels is one of the leading hospitality businesses not just in the US, but in the world. The company has a special program labelled “Hilton at Home” which is specifically targeted to people who would like to embrace the principles of individuality and flexibility, whilst being a part of the constantly growing team of Hilton Hotels.
The advertised position includes providing 24-hour assistance to guests and remote workers handle more than 34 million calls annually. The job itself requires a minimum of 20 hours and most of the hours available are on weekends or during the evening hours. Since the jobs are based in Dallas and Tampa, remote employees are required to leave near these cities or be willing to commute for the training and meetings which often happen on-site.
Apple
Apple is undoubtedly one of the companies that revolutionized modern technology. The company established itself as a world leader in 1984, when it introduced the Macintosh on the market and is currently considered a leader in innovation as well, thanks to its products iPhone, iPad, the Mac and the Apple Watch. With more than 100,000 employees, Apple is dedicated to making personal technology better and more accessible than ever. They believe that inclusion is the key to innovation and are consistently rated as one of the best places to work in terms of culture, management and work and life balance.
Some of the most sought-after vacancies offered by Apple include at-home advisor and enterprise account executive. The positions require fluency in at least two languages, excellent time management skills and discipline, and troubleshooting skills. For the latter position, bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience are also required.
Oracle
With more than 420,000 customers in 145 countries, Oracle is one of the biggest providers of cloud applications, platform services and engineered systems. Their on-premises and cloud services provide large corporations and smaller business ventures with flexibility and benefits in terms of application integration, availability, efficiency and enhanced performance. Over the years, Oracle has successfully acquired several innovative tech companies and partnered with some of the largest businesses in the industry.
Oracle is constantly looking for talents to join their diverse team and contribute to the production of exciting and innovative cloud technologies. The nature of the job is well suited to individuals, looking for flexible and remote type of work. If you have previous experience and background in the technical industry, you might be interested in the IT principal consultant vacancies offered by the company.
CSI Companies
CSI Companies is amongst the leaders in providing quality staffing and consulting services to a range of businesses in various industries. The company consists of four different units – CSI Professional, CSI Tech, CSI Healthcare IT and CSI Search. CSI Professional features two divisions – CSI Health (clinical and healthcare professionals) and Custom Staffing (administrative, customer service and clerical), and CSI Tech specializes in IT staff augmentation on a nationwide scale. Recently, the company became a member of the 5th largest staffing company in the world, Recruit Co. Ltd.
CSI Companies are constantly on the look for talented professionals with technical experience. Some of the remote vacancies they offer include professional coders, and coding auditors.
Adobe Systems
Adobe System is a well-known name in the digital marketing and digital media industry. Their products are used by millions of customers worldwide and utilized in the creation of innovative quality digital content and applications.
Adobe Systems is best known for its product Adobe Flash which currently is ranked number 1 format for viewing videos online. Since it was founded in 1982, Adobe has already acquired several key companies, including the leading web analytics and online marketing firm Omniture. Just last year, Adobe was ranked amongst Forbes’ World’s Most Innovative Companies thanks to their revolutionary products and services and excellent company culture.
A substantial portion of the job listings advertised by Adobe systems can be performed at home and include positions as sales manager, consultant, portfolio manager and others. Most of the positions require some amount of travelling to arrange clients’ meetings, though others are completely virtual and can be performed from any point in the world.
PPD: Pharmaceutical Product Development
PPD, or Pharmaceutical Product Development is one of the biggest contract research organizations. Founded in 1985, it currently has offices in more than 46 countries providing clients worldwide with contract research services such as drug development, lifecycle management and laboratory services. Most of PPD’s clients are pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and government agencies. Their extensive partnership and excellent level of customer service has won PPD a number of awards, including the “Best Employer in North Carolina” award in 2009 and a high ranking on Forbes’ 2008 “400 Best Big Companies in America”.
The company culture values diversity and inclusion and the multiple employment opportunities are available to people looking to join PPD from their own homes. If you have education in the relevant industries, certification and previous experience, you might be interested in some of the positions advertised previously, including Clinical Research Associate or Project manager for late stage trials.
Convergys
With annual revenues at nearly $3 billion and more than 125,000 employees, Convergys Corporation is amongst the global leaders in customer management. Just recently they acquired Stream, a competitor business, and expect more expansions in the months to come. With more than 30 years of experience, they are constantly looking for talented agents and analysts to join the constantly growing company.
They advertise a number of work-at-home positions from their website. The vacancy is the perfect opportunity for customer service agents who would like to work directly from their homes. Depending on your experience and background, you can choose between more technical- or sales-oriented position and employees of the company receive the standard benefits, including medical, vision and dental coverage, paid vacation and many more.
Kelly Services
Kelly Services has maintained their leading position in temporary staffing ever since the company was founded in 1946. The company was one of the first to offer remote positions to a large portion of their employees and currently employees more than one million workers around the globe. Around half of these are employed directly, while the others are engaged through a network of partnering businesses.
If you have a passion for customer service and excellent problem-solving skills, then you will be delighted to know that Kelly Services are currently advertising a range of work-at-home positions. Their virtual call center enables employees from around the globe to receive all the benefits of traditional employment at the company with reduced travel costs and the comfort of working directly from their homes.
Accenture
Based in Dublin, Ireland, Accenture is one of the Fortune 500 companies and employs more than 300,000 people in over 30 countries, including the US. Currently, Accenture is a contractor for the US Federal Government, amongst many other large-scale businesses.
The thing that makes Accenture stands out as an employer is that the company puts special emphasis on flexible employment. They don’t have a specific division where the employees could all telecommute but rather encourage project- and client-dependent type of work and telecommuting whenever and wherever possible. As with many work-at-home positions, working at Accenture may involve a substantial amount of travel. It’s also worth mentioning that Accenture doesn’t advertise its work-from-home positions as “remote” or “telecommute” and applicants should apply to listings they are qualified for and discuss the possibility for remote employment once they get an interview.
EJury.com
E-Jury is an interesting opportunity for people looking for a well-paid job that doesn’t require any qualifications or previous experience, and can be performed from home. The company employees US citizens as mock jurors – your job will be to evaluate a lawyer’s case as a juror and receive a payment for each case you work on. The only requirements are that the applicant should be at least 18 years of age, be a citizen of the United States, be of good moral character and sound mind, and have never been convicted of felony.
BMC Software
Founded in 1980, BMC software specializes in high-speed digital innovation and serves nearly 85% of the Fortune 500 companies. Some of its partners and clients include Dell, Duke Energy and Vodafone. Its headquarters are situated in Houston, Texas but BMC also has international headquarters in Singapore and Amsterdam, as well as additional offices in a number of locations around the globe.
Currently, BMC Software has more than 6,000 professionals employed and offers flexible and remote job opportunities to talented individuals. People with previous experience in sales and IT-related knowledge might be interested in a full-time position as a Presales Consultant (which can be performed from home), Account Manager and many more.
With more than 60 offices around the world, Google employs over 30,000 employees, many of which work remotely from the comfort of their own homes. The company is well-known for the perks it offers its employees as well as the fabulous workspaces but if you’d like to join Google from your home, you’ll be happy to know they offer a number of off-site opportunities. Since there is a large interest in their telecommuting jobs, there is naturally also high demand and competition. Some of the employments are full-time and others are temporary, such as Ad Quality Rater jobs. The responsibilities include evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of the Google web advertising, and employment usually lasts up to 9 months. Employees have a self-directed schedule but are required to work for around 10-20 hours per week.
Of course, these are just some of the top US companies that offer work-from-home opportunities. Most of the remote vacancies are targeted towards people with passion for customer service and previous experience as call center agents or technical support staff but there are a number of other listings that provide the candidates with the benefits of working for top US company from the comfort of one’s own home.