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Have you decided that working from home is the career choice for you — something that you would like to pursue? If so, the following list of ideas will show you a list of different career paths open to you.

Call Center Agent (Inbound)

There are two types of call center work, inbound, and outbound. An inbound call center agent will take calls on behalf of a company from their own home phone and computer system. For example, you might take telephone orders, deal with inquiries, and help with customer service. The company that employs you will train you how to make calls, giving you practice sessions and example scenarios.

Call Answering Service

Much like inbound calls, you will be answering calls directly from your home phone, but instead of dealing with sales you will be taking messages or transferring calls to the relevant department. This could be for any business but is employed by doctors offices, apartment complexes, and other professional services.

Customer Service

Customer service operators usually take calls from existing customers who may need technical support, register a complaint, or need to be connected to the relevant department. You’ll be taught details of the product or service line the company has to offer, and how to deal with individual inquiries.

Call Center Agent (Outbound)

Outbound call work more often than not is a selling position. The employee will be provided a list of contacts (leads) that they will have to call. You will be asked to follow a script that has typical replies to any objections the call receiver may make. The idea is to try and sell a product or service on behalf of the company.

Because it’s a sales job, you’ll be paid a certain rate per call, or hourly rates plus commission. There can be some pressure in this line of work as there will be strict sales targets to work to, but the rewards can be well worthwhile as there is no upper limit. The more you sell, the more you earn.

Tutoring

Do you have excellent teaching skills? Online tutors can make upwards of $30-$40 an hour. The most traditional subjects taught are core curriculum subjects where the student needs tutoring in preparation for exams. Sometimes students need extra motivation and feedback on their study style and learning progress.

Teaching

If you have the right qualifications and the desire to teach, you’ll find many opportunities out there for work-from-home teaching positions. Online education is becoming more accessible than ever before.

Many full and part time roles exist for those who wish to work from home. “Remote” senior instructors, student support, even elementary teachers are in demand.

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Online Travel Agent

Traditional, brick and mortar travel agents may be a thing of the past, but the service does still exist in the on-line world. Your job would be to provide special deals and helping customers plan their trips. An advantage to travel agency work is the perks that are offered.

Transcriptionist

A transcriptionist converts audio recordings, handwritten notes, or other communications into written documents. The demand for this service continues to stay strong, and often exceeds supply.

For busy professionals, recording a quick audio file and sending to a transcriptionist instead of typing it out themselves will save a lot of time. Other transcription roles include subtitling for hearing impaired and transcribing audio from film footage.

The amount of different types of job roles out there enabling you to work from home is expanding all the time. The list above only touches a small amount of what is available out there.

Many of the discussed job roles can be done on a freelance as well as an employed basis. An easy way to find legitimate opportunities is to browse the job sites like Indeed.com by searching for “remote,” “home based” and “work from home” job offers with reputable companies. Another avenue is to look at sites like Upwork.com and Freelancer.

Although a lot of the work offered here may be low pay, it can help you to build relationships and a good reputation, leading to better trust and more long term work. It is a start to working from home and once you get started, you can learn how to diversify your work or even start your own freelance-to-hire business as you learn new skills.