Would you like to work from home, but you don’t have a college degree or prior work experience?
No problem.
If you’re willing to put your best foot forward, and you have the right soft skills (think fast and accurate typing, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail) — you can find remote work in a variety of fields.
Here is a list of 30 legitimate work-from-home jobs that don’t require experience!
1. 3 Play Media – Transcription
3 Play Media hires freelance transcriptionists and editors to transcribe audio recordings into text documents. You must have excellent communication skills, a solid command of English grammar and punctuation, as well as the ability to multitask.
2. $99 Social – Content Writer
$99 Social hires part-time content writers to write content for social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. No experience is needed for this role, but you must have excellent spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills. Before starting, you’ll need to complete 7-8 hours of training.
3. ACD Direct – Virtual Call Center Agent
ACD Direct hires virtual call agents that have excellent phone and people skills, good computer skills, and who are highly organized and motivated. In this role, you can create your own schedule, and you don’t need a dedicated landline.
4. Alorica – Customer Service Reps
Alorica hires part-time and full-time customer service reps from the US to provide support via phone, email, chat, and social media. Since Alorica delivers customer service for many companies, the criteria for each role differs slightly. But in general, you’ll need a high school diploma or GED, strong communication skills, and basic computer skills. While no experience is required for this work-from-home job, it is preferred. They also offer paid training, and full-time roles come with benefits.
5. Amazon Mechanical Turk – Short Tasks
Amazon Mechanical Turk is an online marketplace where businesses can post tasks they need to have completed. Assignments include data validation, online research, surveys, content moderation, data entry, and more. While this is a legit work-from-home gig, the tasks often don’t pay well, only pennies per task. I wouldn’t suggest spending a lot of time doing tasks here, but it may be a decent side earner for when you’re watching TV or waiting around for an appointment.
6. Appen – Short Tasks
Appen hires freelancers to work on various projects like social media and search engine evaluation, translation, transcription, surveys, online moderation, and data collection. Interested job candidates need to be 18 years old with excellent communication, analytical, and web research skills. To work for Appen, you’ll need to pass their evaluation tests, which I’ve heard are very challenging.
7. ARC – Telephone Mystery Shopping
If you’re well-spoken with excellent written and listening skills, check out ARC’s mystery shopping jobs. Evaluators and shoppers work a variety of hours and days, including normal business hours, nights, and weekends.
8. Back Office Betties – Legal Intake Specialists
Back Office Betties hires part- and full-time legal intake specialists from Arizona, Texas, Nevada, and Florida. For these remote jobs, you’ll need excellent communication skills and a high level of emotional intelligence. No experience is necessary for these roles, however, they do also hire senior-level legal intake specialists at higher rates. Positions come with a wide variety of benefits.
9. Cambly – Online Tutoring Jobs
Cambly is a platform where non-native English speakers can practice their conversational English skills with native English speakers. To become a tutor with Cambly, all you’ll need is a reliable internet connection, a computer with a webcam, and good communication skills. At this time, Cambly only hires native English speakers, and the pay is $.017 per minute or $10.20 per hour for conversing with adults and $0.20 per minute or $12.00 per hour for working with kids. Cambly makes payments every Monday via PayPal.
10. Clickworker – Microtask Provider
Clickworker is a microtask platform where you can work on small tasks like writing, translation, research, taking surveys, and data processing. Anyone, regardless of skills or experience, can register on the site. Clickworker’s initiation and training ensure that you have the proper competencies to work on the task at hand. Payments are made via PayPal once your account has reached a $10 threshold.
11. Conduent – Remote W2 Roles
Conduent remote workers from around the globe! Positions include both part-time and full-time opportunities for customer service representatives, tech support, sales, bilingual customer care, program eligibility, medical claims, data entry, and more. Some positions don’t even require experience! Training is paid, benefits are offered for full-time roles, and pay rates vary based on the job. Search for the keywords work-from-home, remote, and virtual on their career page.
12. Copify – Freelance Writing Jobs
On Copify, you can accept freelance writing assignments as soon as your application is approved. No formal qualifications are needed to get started. Copify makes payments through PayPal, and you can earn up to $30 per 500 words of written content. Be sure to research this opportunity before joining, as they get mixed reviews on Glassdoor.
13. Fancy Hands – Virtual Assistants
For most virtual assistant jobs, you’ll need at least one year of experience. However, Fancy Hands hires beginners to complete tasks like internet research, data entry and making phone calls. For these positions, you’ll need to have excellent communication skills, a reliable internet connection, and an audio headset with a microphone. In this freelance role, you’ll earn $3.00-$7.00 per task, and payments are made via Dwolla every other Tuesday. Fancy Hands has gotten mixed reviews, so do your due diligence before taking the time to apply.
14. InboxDone – Inbox Managers
InboxDone hires US-based workers to manage small business owners’ email accounts. For this position, you must have excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, and be willing to make a long-term commitment to the company. Training is paid, and you’ll start off working part-time hours. You don’t need a resume or cover letter to apply — but they do want talented individuals who are dedicated A-players.
15. Kelly Services – Staffing Agency
Kelly Services is a staffing agency that helps companies find qualified help. The thing I love about this site is they have excellent search features, including the option to pull only work-from-home jobs and entry-level work. At Kelly Services, you can find remote roles like data-entry jobs, administrative work, translator gigs, and project management jobs. On the site, you can search for part-time, full-time, per diem, temporary, and temp-to-hire work.
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16. Lincoln Financial Group – Customer Service
Lincoln Financial Group hires US-based individuals with excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal skills for various customer service roles. These positions come with paid training, benefits, and bonus opportunities. While prior work experience is preferred, it is not required.
17. LiveXchange – Gig Workers
LiveXchange is an online marketplace where you can find work-from-home gigs for inbound calls, outbound calls, email support, live chat, and social media moderation. To work on LiveXchange, create an account and apply for jobs you’re interested in. Each company offers different pay rates, but I found gigs paying from $7.50-$18.00 per hour.
18. NexRep – Customer Care, Inbound, and Outbound Sales
NexRep hires individuals for customer service and sales roles. Once you complete the necessary paperwork and background check, you’ll attend a free week-long certification class. Once you finish training, you’ll be able to start taking calls from their marketplace. NexRep has opportunities 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and you can make your own schedule.
19. Omni Interactions – Customer Service and Support
Omni Interactions hires US-based workers for tasks like answering inbound phone calls, replying to chat messages, and responding to emails. For these positions, you must have excellent communication skills, strong computer skills, the ability to type 25 words per minute, and the ability to empathize with customers. Starting pay is $17.10 per hour, and you can create your own schedule.
20. Perssist – Virtual Assistants
Perssist hires virtual assistants with stellar attitudes! For this position, you’ll need to have strong communication, internet research, organizational, and problem-solving skills. You’ll also need knowledge of Google Docs and other commonly used tech tools.
21. Rev – Captioners, Translators, and Transcribers
Rev hires fast and accurate typists for freelance closed captioning, transcribing, and translation jobs. While you don’t need prior experience for these roles, you will need to pass an exam to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language and grammar. Once you pass that quiz, you’ll need to submit a transcription or caption sample to ensure that your skills meet their quality standards. Rev makes payments weekly via PayPal.
22. Scribie – Transcription
Scribie is a transcription company that hires freelance transcriptionists to transcribe audio and video files. For these work-from-home positions, you’ll need to have excellent communication skills with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage, and you’ll need to pass a sample test before taking on assignments.
23. Sigtrack – Data Entry Clerks
Sigtrack hires freelancers from the US (all states except California and Massachusetts) for online data entry jobs. While no experience is required for these positions, you’ll need to be detail-oriented because your pay is based on your accuracy and how many units you complete. You’ll also need to provide your own laptop with current running software and a high-speed internet connection and have a PayPal account to accept payments.
24. Sitel Group – Customer Service, Sales, and Support
Sitel Group hires for a variety of customer service and support roles. Most positions are full-time, and they offer paid training and benefits. To apply, you need to be a multitasking problem-solver who enjoys working with people. Prior customer service experience is helpful but not required for employment.
25. Stitch Fix – Stylists
Stitch Fix hires trend-focused part-time remote stylists who are detail-oriented and creative. For these online jobs, you must be located in US or UK, however, they do not hire stylists from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Alaska, or Hawaii.
26. Sutherland – Customer Service, Sales, and Tech Support
Sutherland hires individuals for remote customer service, tech support, and sales. To apply for these positions, you’ll need to have a high school diploma or GED, solid typing skills, and excellent communication skills. While they prefer prior customer service experience, it’s not a requirement for employment. Sutherland offers paid training and benefits.
27. TELUS International – Short Tasks
TELUS International hires freelancers to rate ads, evaluate search engine results, and analyze and assess various forms of web content. These positions are part-time and require a high school diploma or GED, familiarity with current and historical events in the US, web-savviness, and thoroughness. For the ad assessor positions, you’ll need a bachelor’s degree. Before you can begin work with TELUS, you’ll need to pass their skills test, which is difficult, so be sure to study and read the questions carefully.
28. The Trevor Project – Crisis Workers
The Trevor Project is a suicide prevention and crisis intervention hotline for LGBTQ youth. Because their lines are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, they almost always have a need for compassionate, well-spoken individuals to provide emotional support via phone, text, and chat. Positions are full-time and come with benefits. You will need a home office that’s quiet and provides privacy.
29. Transcom – Technical Customer Support Representatives
Transcom hires in-person and virtual call center reps from around the world. US-based positions require applicants to have a high school diploma or GED, the ability to work 32-40 hours per week, and strong computer and communication skills. For these roles, you must live in one of the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NH, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, or WI. Positions come with paid training, computer equipment, and benefits like health insurance.
30. U-Haul – Customer Service and Sales Agents
U-Haul hires part-time customer service and sales agents. To apply for these positions, you must have excellent communication skills, basic computer skills, and a good grasp of US geography. These positions offer paid training and benefits.
Other Work-From-Home Jobs That Don’t Require Experience
If you’re willing to try freelancing, you can use freelance marketplaces like Upwork, Guru, People Per Hour, or Fiverr to search for side gigs. With these sites, you can bid on work or post your services for availability. Some skills or natural talents you may want to sell are writing blog posts, video editing, managing forums and online communities, or graphic design. Of course, you can always start your own online business, which again doesn’t require any experience, just the passion, persistence, and drive to start.
Don’t let the lack of a college degree or experience stop you from pursuing your work-from-home dreams. Jump in and apply today for one of these remote opportunities for beginners.
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Originally published on April 10, 2020. Content updated January 2023.