Earn $35 an Hour With These 13 Work-From-Home Jobs
While a ton of us prefer to work remotely — whether due to accessibility issues or otherwise — not all online work pays well. This leaves one often wondering if it is at all possible to sustain oneself while working from home.
Turns out, it is. Here are 13 work-from-home jobs that pay over $35 per hour:
Business Analyst
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Business Analysts can make a ton of money by lending their services online. They research company data and find and recommend solutions that can help the companies flourish. While you can also do this work as an independent professional, the salary of a full-time business analyst can vary between $50,000 to around $100,000.
Project Manager
A ton of projects can be handled remotely. Freelance project managers can make around $30-$40 per hour to pull off projects from the comfort of their own homes. Project managers oversee all the intricacies of a project to ensure that all parts are working smoothly and on time. They make over $85,000 a year doing this in the U.S.
Cybersecurity Analyst
With the advent of artificial intelligence, jobs in the cybersecurity sector are only going to continue to grow. Cybersecurity analysts are most in demand in the field, especially since they are adept at assessing the state of a business’ security and drawing up solutions using mere simulations. One can earn over $100,000 dollars as a cybersecurity analyst in the US.
Technical Writer
Content writing has been a growing sector for a while now, and though the market seems saturated, technical content folks are always in demand. Technical writers design the technical content of a business, from support and training materials to how-to guides. In the US, technical writers can easily make over $75,000 a year while working remotely.
Healthcare Writer
Medical writing is another high-paying content writing niche. Medical writers often work alongside researchers, doctors, and healthcare experts to develop technical medical documents. In the U.S., medical writers can earn anything between $60,000 and $90,000 a year while working from their homes.
Psychiatrist
Considering the rapidly deteriorating state of the world, it is not surprising that a big percentage of the population is severely depressed. This means licensed therapists and psychiatrists are always in high demand. Licensed mental health professionals can offer online sessions and charge hefty sums for it. In fact, it is not surprising for independent online psychiatrists to earn upwards of $100 an hour.
Foreign Language Tutor
Foreign language teachers can earn a ton teaching their preferred languages to newbies online. This may mean having to register with a tutoring app or one can venture out on their own and start their own online courses. Teaching English to non-natives is an especially lucrative business in the US but that doesn’t mean one has to limit themselves to one language. Natives of different countries can earn a hefty quick buck teaching their mother tongues to foreigners.
Entertainment Journalist
Journalism is usually seen as a hectic job. However, there are certain niches that do not require much fieldwork at all. Take entertainment journalism, for example. Of course, one can visit concerts and track celebrities at interviews and events to get material for their pieces. But a lot of it also involves just sitting at your desk writing up pieces on who said or did what on social media or events. So, while the job requires you to stay on top of trends, you can easily earn $30-$40 per hour from the comfort of your own home.
Finance Journalist
Another one of journalism jobs that requires next to no travel. While there will always be conferences and interviews you want to cover, most of the work involves sitting in front of your computer, tracking market and economy data, and keeping on top of world events that affect personal and public financial status. Financial journalists are ever in demand, whether in times of recession or inflation, making it a lucrative option to opt for.
Graphic Designer
Graphic designers can earn a lot of money as long as they play it smart. Since every business in the developed world is online, they will always need graphics: whether in the form of logos, images for their blogs, product ads, and so on. As long as you play your cards right, you can, thus, easily earn far over $35 per hour in the U.S. for your work.
UI/UX Writer
As long as there is the internet, there will be apps, software, and websites. And as long as those exist, UI/UX writers will be in demand. Since the internet isn’t going away anytime soon (if ever), UI/UX writing makes for a perfect choice for someone looking to earn big bucks from their living rooms.
Social Media Manager
Social media is the most powerful tool on the planet right now and shall perhaps always continue to be so. And anyone who controls that is powerful. So, if you are someone who has always had a way of connecting with people on the internet and getting them to react to your posts, you may be a perfect fit for the position of a social media manager. As a freelancer or a full-timer for a single brand, experienced social media managers easily earn over $35 per hour with just a tweet or two.
Research Engineer
Surprisingly perhaps, a ton of engineering jobs are remote, and any one of them will pay more than $35 an hour for these positions. Research engineers are especially in demand for such jobs. Anywhere in the U.S., a research engineer can earn between $45000-$100,000 a year with ease.
