Back to Work: Part 1

Thinking Outside the Box

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us;
And confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

Psalm 90:17

Introduction

Re-entering the workforce can seem daunting. But, take heart – God is with you.

More options than ever before exist to work remotely, working from home or elsewhere.

You can run your own business, or you can work for someone else. You can work full-time, part-time, or work project-by-project. You can work jobs requiring technical expertise, artistic skill, or ones that just need phone or typing skills. You can work jobs requiring training or ones requiring little training.

The following list is by no means complete.

Note: you can do more than one thing, like sell things online and transcribe. Most of the following can be done by running your own company or working for someone else (employee or contractor). All jobs require a phone, computer, and Internet connection.

Ideas

Administrative and Clerical
Education
  • Teach English as a second language (VIPKids, QKids, Cambly)
  • Online tutor (Tutor.com, e-Tutor, PrepNow)
  • Remote teaching assistant
  • SAT prep instructor, MCAT prep instructor, ACT prep instructor
  • Online course teachers: Spanish, PE, special education
  • Teachers, all levels
  • Instructional design (e.g. creating online course material), test development
  • Sell study guides, lesson plans, homework help
  • Test scoring
  • Teach art, or another subject
Artistic Work
  • Photographer, graphics designer
  • Personal brand, like Austin Kleon
  • Crafts: Make/buy the crafts of your choice and sell on Etsy, Amazon, eBay, or your own Shopify site
  • Online Media: illustrations, log design, vector designs, digitized art, photography
  • Decorated:  invitations, party decorations, greeting cards, diaries, t-shirts, mugs, pillowcases, phone cases…
  • Commissioned: create new original artwork based on client’s needs
  • Teach (see online)
Technical Work
  • Affiliate manager, keyword research, search engine optimization, website analytics
  • Online account management, blog management, social media assistance
  • Blog management, podcast management, video management
  • Webinar setup and promotion
  • Web developer, website designer, app developer
  • Technical support representative
Products or Information
  • Words: Copywriter, blogger, proofreader, editor, novelist, content writer, book coach
  • Selling: Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc.
  • Education: teaching products sold via Teachers Pay Teachers, etc; study guides, lesson plans, homework help, develop an online course and sell it online
Professional
  • Software engineer, quality assurance tester, UI/UX architect
  • Project manager, human resources manager
  • Linguist
  • Sales analyst, travel consultant, financial analyst
  • Mail operations pharmacy technician
  • Clinical research associate
Miscellaneous
  • Virtual call center agent
  • Search engine evaluator, usability tester, app tester
  • Recruiter
  • Voice data collector
  • Medicaid care advocate
  • Life coach
  • Business coach
  • Marketing consultant
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