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Remote Jobs Roundup: October 2020

Although more U.S. businesses are opening back up in some capacity, remote work isn’t going away anytime soon. As of Sept. 1, 2020, iHire’s platform had 50,343 postings for remote jobs, with the most work from home jobs residing in our Insurance, Technology, and Customer Service talent communities.

One month later, what types of remote work opportunities are we seeing across our network? Here are a few interesting data trends* from our 56 industry-focused sites.

*Data accurate as of 10/1/20 and is subject to change

Total Remote Jobs on iHire: 46,827

Top 10 Industries for Remote Work

iHire Talent Community	No. of Job Postings
iHireInsurance	14,123
iHireTechnology	8,201
iHireAccounting	8,123
iHireCustomerService	5,878
iHireBanking	2,252
iHireSalesPeople	2,223
iHireEngineering	2,003
iHireLegal	1,608
iHireAdmin	971
iHireQualityControl	536

Top 10 Remote Job Career Titles

Title	No. of Job Postings
Sales Agent	13,864
Tax Specialist	6,414
Customer Service Rep	4,450
Software Developer	3,433
Engineer	1,529
Attorney	1,527
Accountant	1,460
Loan Underwriter	1,056
Sales Representative	932
Data Entry Clerk	800

Top 10 Cities: Where to Find Remote Work

City	No. of Job Postings
New York, NY	550
Atlanta, GA	497
Chicago, IL	560
Dallas, TX	441
Los Angeles, CA	374
Austin, TX	354
San Francisco, CA	350
Phoenix, AZ	348
Houston, TX	324
Washington, DC	315

Top 10 Companies Hiring Remote Employees

Company	No. of Job Postings
Assurance Independent Agents	13,382
Intuit	8,598
TTEC	1,583
Humana	1,394
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.	1,303
Applied Materials	354
Micro Focus	324
PillPack	306
Travelers	276
Soliant Health	260

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Top 10 Candidate Skills Listed in Remote Job Postings

Skill	No. of Job Postings
Customer Service	30,237
Software	28,753
Training and Development	22,809
Communication Skills	21,895
Sales	19,816
Accounting	17,221
Call Center Experience	15,566
Inbound Sales	13,726
Medicare	13,498
Prospecting	13,330

Employment Types Listed in Remote Job Postings

Employment Type	No. of Job Postings
Full-Time	42,553
Part-Time	527
Contract	649
Temp/Seasonal	2,767
Internship	549

Get started searching for remote jobs across our 56 talent communities. If you’re signed into your account, look for jobs marked with the blue “Remote Work” tag.

By iHire | Originally Published: October 05, 2020

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