Work From Home Ideas

Jump start your work from home goals with these work from home job ideas.  These jobs range from a great way to earn a full time income to just earning a little extra money each month.

This is a huge list with over 60 work from home job ideas.  Find ways to make a few extra bucks or a full time work from home career.  Feel free to explore our other articles filled with useful information on how to start your very own work from home journey today.

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Medical Transcriptionist 

Work from home as a medical transcriptionist by listening to audio files, and typing what you hear into a document that will be added to a patients permanent medical records.  This is a work from home job that offers consistent financial stability as well as a flexible schedule.  Most companies only ask that you meet a daily or weekly “quota”, which allows you to create your own work schedule, and spend more time enjoying the things you love.  See how you can make $30, 000 – $70, 000 a year working from home as a medical transcriptionist.

General Transcriptionist 

Similar to medical transcription, but not as specialized.  Working from home as a general transcriptionist does not require as much training as medical transcription, and the compensation reflects this.  Don’t expect to earn as much doing general transcription as you would working from home with medical transcription.  While the pay may not be as good the benefits are nothing to turn your chin up at.  Enjoy more freedom with a flexible schedule, and a low stress hiring process.  There are a lot of companies and websites looking for general transcriptionists to work on a freelance basis.  Rev.com is a good place to start, and the only requirement is that you pass a simple test before you can begin working.  Free General Transcription Mini Course

Sell Courses Online

Use websites like Teachable.com to earn money by teaching others about subjects you are passionate about.  There arent any restrictions on the types of online courses you create.  It doesn’t matter if your passion is computer programming or gardening; whatever you enjoy doing there are people out there interested in learning from you.  Take all that knowledge and consolidate it into an online course, or educate yourself on new and interesting topics for the purpose of creating online courses.  All that is needed is to take action and start creating online courses today.  Check out our guide on how you can start working from home by selling courses online.  

Online Proofreader

Do you have an eye for picking out typos or grammar errors?  If so you can make big money as a work from home proofreader.  Checking documents for inconsistencies, errors, and grammar mistakes can net you up to $50 an hour in some cases.  Some people have turned their job as a work from home virtual proofreader into a 6 figure salary.  Take the free virtual proofreader workshop!

Start a Blog

Use WordPress or Wix to build a website and start writing about your interests.  Monetize your blog with advertisements or affiliate marketing.  Bloggers can make big money!  It isn’t uncommon for large trafficked blogs to bring in millions of dollars each year from advertising and affiliate marketing.  Blogs should be a mutually beneficial platform; your readers learn about a useful product or service and you receive a commission for referring that product or service.  Everyone wins!

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Graphic Designer

If you are artistically inclined you can start to turn those doodles into a paying work from home job.  Websites like Fiverr and UpWork are great platforms to advertise your services online as a graphic designer.  The pay will depend on the client and work involved, but you could easily make a full time income working as a freelance graphic designer.

Work-from-Home Scopist

Have great grammar, and an eye for detail?  Why not work as a Scopist from home.  A Scopist is responsible for translating/editing the short hand data taken from a Court Reporter, and producing a written court transcript.  This can be quite a high paying part or full time gig, with some able to earn as much as $4500 each month, be sure to read our guide on how to work from home as a Scopist.

Watch Videos and Get Paid

That’s right!  You can actually sit back and let some paid video advertisements run while getting paid.  I feel like I have watched enough commercials in my lifetime, it’s only fair they start paying me back!  Swagbucks is my favorite platform to do this on and you really don’t have to pay attention.  I just let the videos run in the background until I have reached my daily limit.  Easy money!

YouTuber

Have a charismatic personality?  YouTube is the largest video content website in the world.  Many people make a great living just by uploading videos on subjects they are interested in.  Video editing software as well as recording equipment is needed.

Writer (Median Salary – 60,000)

Work from home as a freelance writer.  Online publications are always looking for freelance or staff writers.  Have a look around for writing jobs and you will be surprised by just how many there are.  Most online publications require you to have writing samples, and a phone interview is normally required.

Write and Sell eBooks

eBooks are big business.  Why not get in on that and use your writing talent to create eBooks that you can sell online.  This pairs well with selling courses online as you can offer your content in the form of an online course or an eBook; effectively selling the same content on 2 different platforms.  Learn how to effortlessly create e-books and other articles to start making money working from home as a writer.

Paid Survey Websites

Sign up for some legitimate paid survey websites.  Set aside a couple of hours each week and pocket some extra cash at the end of the month.  Check out our guide on some legitimate websites that will pay you to take surveys and complete various tasks.

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Use Your Old Smartphone to Start Earning Passive Income

This method is called phone farming and it is an easy way to start earning extra money each month without much work.  If you have an old android phone lying around you can download apps like CashMagnet, and PerkTv to watch videos on them and earn money.  While not as profitable as it once was, you can still make enough for it to be worth it.  Pair it with paid survey websites and you have a nice little revenue stream going.

Invest in Crypto Currency

Bitcoin is worth a lot now, and has earned investors millions.  It isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and you have the opportunity to invest and make some scratch.  Coinbase not only gives you a great platform to purcahse crypto on, it will also pay you to refer your friends which gives you 2 profitbale revenue streams on a single platform.  Sign Up with Coinbase now!

Mobile Dog Groomer

Love working with Animals?  If so, you could consider starting a work from home dog grooming business.  Owners will pay a lot to have their dogs groomed and nails clipped.  If you are good with animals this could be a work from home career worth exploring.  Consider adding a mobile dog grooming option to expand your business and build your client base.

Stylist

Turn your office into a work from home hair salon!  Of course you will need to know how to cut hair or be willing to learn.  A lot of people will pay to have their hair cut in a more intimate home setting.

Vending Machines

Yep, you could create your very own gum ball empire!  Vending machines can be had for cheap on craigslist and eBay.  Go around to some small business’ in your area and talk to the manager about putting a vending machine in their store.  If you offer them a cut of your profits most will agree and you can start earning some passive income.  Stock it with candy and visit once every couple weeks to collect all those sweet sweet quarters.

Test Mobile Apps/Websites

You can earn some extra money working from home by testing various websites and mobile apps.  Usertesting.com is a neat little website that tasks you with creating a video and giving your opinion on certain apps/websites.  They compensate you $10 for each 20 minute video you make.  One 20 minute video a day can next you an extra 300 big ones every month.  Not a bad work from home side hustle!  Mic and PC are required for this one.

Social Media Evaluator

A social media evaluator is responsible for improving the relevancy of a websites advertisements, news feeds, and search results.  Basically you are tasked with removing the junk from a website.  Companies like Appen pay well for work from home social media evaluator.

Sell Things on eBay

Head over to eBay and get rid of that clutter.  You would be surprised by how much you can make just going through your house and finding unwanted items to sell.  I made over $11,000 on eBay last year alone by selling random things I found at garage sales and flea markets.  This is still one of the best ways to earn money online, and the more you do it the more you will start to understand what sells well.

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Child Care

If you live in a larger city like I do you can find plenty of parents in need of a daycare.  Every year a batch of new kids start school for the first time and you can earn quite a bit offering up your house as a babysitting service.  In my area the going rate is roughly $1200 a month per child.   Caring for 3 kids during work days could net you $3600 a month.  Check out the regulation laws for child care in your area to make sure you are legally allowed to do this and post an ad online.

Customer Service Jobs

Many companies hire work from home customer service representatives.  If you have a landline telephone and a reliable internet connection you could earn $10 – $20 an hour working from home as a customer service representative.

Online ESL Teacher

If you have a bachelors degree you could use that to make a living working from home by teaching English to students online.  Websites like VipKid allow you to create your own schedule, and enjoy a rewarding experience by helping others learn the English language.  This is industry is incredibly popular at the moment, and ESL teachers are always in demand.

Sell Trading Cards Online

You can send in your old baseball, hockey, Pokemon and YuGiOh cards to Comc.  They catalog, list, sell and ship the cards for you.  Maybe that giant box of baseball cards from your childhood isn’t worthless after all!

Animal Daycare

Use apps like Rover to create a work from home Doggy daycare business.  What you earn will vary, but you can expand your services from animal sitting to Dog walking and even training.  Create a friendly profile on Rover and generate interest by uploading pictures of your backyard and other areas the animals will spend time.

House-sitter 

Pretty self explanatory.  Make sure no one breaks in and eats all the food!  House sitting can be a great way to get paid for vegging out on the couch and watching Netflix.  Head over to trustedhousesitters to find house sitting jobs.

Rent that Spare Bedroom

If you live in a house that has an unused bedroom you could rent that out for some extra cash each month.  In my area a one room rental can go for as much as $500 or more a month.  Make sure you vet each prospective renter thoroughly to avoid getting stuck with the roommate from hell!

Translator/Interpreter

If you speak more than one language you could parlay that into a nice little side hustle working from home translating documents and other translation based services.

Web Developer

If you are proficient in coding or willing to learn (html is an easy beginner coding language to start with) you could offer your services as a web developer on upwork, fiver, and other freelance job forums.  This can be a high earning career and full time work from home web developers can expect to earn $40,000 – $50,000 per year on the low end.

Claims Examiner

Many companies hire work from home claims examiners.  These postions often require a bachelors degree or at the very least prior experience.  However, they pay well and offer medical benefits.  Use indeed.com to do a quick search and see what pops up.

Data Entry

If you are a proficient typist with an eye for detail you could apply for a work from home data entry position.  This usually requires information specified by the company to be typed and entered into a database.  It can be mind numbing work, but it comes with a reliable paycheck and of course all the benefits of working from home.

Rent out your Car

Use a service like Turo to rent out your car.  Obviously, the cooler your car is the more business you’ll get.  This is a relatively new concept, but it has promise.  Think of it as the AirBnB for cars.

Virtual Book Keeper

This one is for all the numberphiles out there.  Turn your accounting prowess into a fulfilling remote career.  Virtual Book Keepers earn around $18 an hour, and a lot of companies offer medical benefits.

Social Media Manager

Use your love of Facebook, and turn it into a career managing social media pages.  Companies will compensate you to manage their social media presence.

Personal Support Worker

While not a traditional work from home job it can be a flexible one.  Training to be a PSW takes about a year, and you can find flexible employment through freelancing.  You are able to select your own clients and create your own schedule which is why I felt it appropriate to include.

Rent Out Your Belongings

Thats right!  Have a tool box filled with tools you barely use?  Or how about some musical instruments collecting dust?  You can find people on Fatllama.com to pay you in exchange for use of your items.  From camera gear and drones to electronics and DJ equipment, there is no shortage of items you can rent out.

Amazon FBA

Fulfillment by Amazon is a great service that allows you to send in products to Amazon for them to sell on your behalf.  They take care of the shipping and customer service.  With all the shipping logistics handled, you are free to focus solely on finding the next top selling products.

Flip Domain Names

This one is kind of like trying to predict the future.  However, there are some out there who do it quite well.  A domain name is very cheap to register ($8.00 – $16.00 for the year) and so it can be profitable.  Sure you may end up with a bunch of domain names no one wants, but there is the possibility you could make a few grand from selling one domain name.  You won’t know until you try, so head over to SiteGround and give it a shot!

Print on Demand Services

If you fancy yourself a Photoshop pro you can use that skill to create t shirt designs and upload them to websites like RedBubble or Society6.  The printing and shipping are all handled by them which means there is some serious passive income potential here to capitalize on.  Once you upload your design that’s it.  You sit back and hope for some sales.  Nothing beats making money while you sleep!

Enter Contests Online

I know what your thinking, you never win anything, right?  I have the same attitude so I never put the effort in to enter contests, but I have a relative who enters them every week.  Each year she wins a few prizes that range from small electronics to a free white water rafting weekend.  If your feeling lucky head over to Contestgirl.com and enter some online sweepstakes.  It’s free so you have nothing to lose!

Sell on Etsy 

Have a love for all things crafty?  If so you can make some money from home on Etsy by selling your arts and crafts.  Etsy is a thriving online market place similar to eBay that mainly deals in hand made items.  If you are someone who enjoys knitting and have run out of family members to knit scarves for, maybe you could try selling a few online!

Online Moderator

If you enjoy participating in online message boards and forums this could be a fun way to earn some extra cash online.  Some websites pay moderators to keep their members in line by deleting spam content, banning disrespectful users, and approving comments.

Snow Clearing and Removal

If you find yourself living in a chilly climate and have access to a pickup with a plow you can make some serious bank in the winter plowing residential and commercial driveways.  Seriously, this is a great way to make some extra money on your own terms.  We pay $600 to a private contractor every winter just for him to plow our driveway after each snowfall.  It takes maybe 5 minutes and he’s on to the next one.  You could make $10,000 – $20,000 extra each winter if you manage to nab 30 clients.

Odd Jobs

Use online classifieds like craigslist to find odd jobs and make some extra cash.  These jobs can range from basic household chores to house sitting.

Secret Shopper

Apply to be a secret shopper and get paid to shop.  Companies will hire secret shoppers to go into their store and act like a regular customer.  Your job is to grade the customer experience, cleanliness of the store, ease of purchase and a few other things.  You are compensated for your purchases and paid for your time.  Not a bad gig!

Sell Stock Photos

If you have a love for photography you could upload your photos to a stock photography website (BigStock, Getty Images).  Any time someone wants to use your image they are required to pay you royalties.  It won’t make you rich, but its not a bad way to make some extra money working from home.

Sports Coach

You could turn your love for sports into a fun work from home side hustle.  People are always looking to improve their golf game, and you could be the one they pay to help do it.  Any sport would work, and I myself just paid someone for tennis lessons last year.  I still suck though.

Drive People Places

If you have a reliable vehicle you can easily apply to Uber or Lyft and get paid to drive people around.  Create your own hours and enjoy being your own boss.  You could also advertise your services online as an elderly chauffeur, and drive the elderly to doctors appointments or help them grocery shop.

Personal Trainer

If fitness and health are important to you why not pass that knowledge along to others by working from home as a personal trainer.  You can have your clients come to you, or expand your business by going to them.

Life Coach

Everyone needs advice and motivation and there are people out there who are willing to pay for it.  If you have your life together you can teach others how to get theirs on track.  From organization to helping improve work performance, a life coach can be a great way to earn some money working from home.

Yoga Teacher

I have a relative who runs her own yoga studio from home.  She is always booked up, and makes a nice living for herself.  Turn that spare bedroom or basement into a dedicated yoga studio and advertise your services in the local classifieds.

Animal Breeding

Certain dog breeds are very desireable, and people will pay good money for healthy puppies who are bread ethically.  You could also get into snake breeding as well, and turn your passion for animals into a full fledged side business.

Cake Decorator

Are you always the one baking the cake for that family get together?  If you enjoy baking, you could use your talents and make some money on the side baking desserts from home.  The possibility to expand this work from home business into a fully fledged catering service is there.

Rent Out Your Driveway/Garage

Do you live in an area where parking is sparse?  Or maybe you live near a college?  If so you can could charge people a fee to park daily in your unused parking spot.  Alternatively, if you have a garage you are not using you could rent it out as a winter storage space for vehicles or other items.

Cutting Grass/Lawn Maintenance

Start by going around your neighborhood and seeing if anyone will pay you to mow their lawn.

Pro Tip:  Charge a flat fee for the whole summer with a set agreement on how often you will be cutting their lawn.  Boom! You just built a client base that will likely pay you a flat fee every summer to cut their grass.

House Cleaning

Head to your local classifieds and advertise your services as a house cleaner.  Take a look around at the rates charged in your area and decide on a competitive price to offer.  You should be able to secure a few clients to start, and have a legitimate work from home business to build on.

Looking Under the Couch Cushions

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Computer Repair

If you are computer savvy you can charge people for a variety of technical tasks.  From installing drivers to getting rid of viruses, the service you can offer will surely be better than going to Best Buy.

Cell Phone Unlocking

You could start a side hustle unlocking cell phones.  It’s not hard to learn and you might be able to make $10 – $20 bucks per unlock.

Drop Shipping

Use a sales directory like Sale Hoo to find and secure vendors willing to ship products you sell on eBay or your own website directly to your buyers.  It is a headache free way to make passive income.  Simply select and list the products you want to sell, and your vendor will take care of the shipping logistics.  Beware of sketchy wholesalers, and only use verified vendors.

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Tutoring

Set up an after school tutoring program out of your house.  You can tutor multiple kids at the same time, and charge an hourly rate.  If you have previous teaching experience you will have no issues finding students.

Laser Hair Removal

This one requires a bit of an investment as Laser Hair Removal machines are not cheap.  You will also be required to take a course and become certified, but once the initial groundwork is laid there is a lot of money to be made.  This can be a $100,000 a year or more work from home job if done right.

Sell Homemade Bath Products

Create some homemade bath bombs or other bath related products and sell them online or locally.  These are great items to sell at artisan fairs as well.

Knife Sharpening (Lawnmower Blades)

People really pride themselves on the beauty of their lawn.  Offer a lawnmower blade sharpening service and you might be able to secure some loyal customers who will come back each summer.

Breathing New Life into Found Furniture

Take a drive around your area on garbage and recycle nights.  You would be surprises with the amount of almost brand new furniture that people kick to the curb.  You can take this and restore it, or add your own creative touch.  Or you can simply resell it.  Since its free, everything you make will be pure profit.

Masseuse 

Work from home full time by getting certified as a masseuse.  Charge $80 – $100 per session, and book clients around your schedule.

Mover/Hauler

If you have access to a vehicle with ample storage space you could offer your services as a mover or delivery person.