FlexJobs shared a new survey where they identified the most promising remote career opportunities in 2024.
Demand for remote and hybrid work continues to rise. Most people (51%) favor a fully remote job.
They analyzed more than 50 career categories and found the seven fast-growing fields for fully remote jobs.
FlexJobs compared the total number of job postings for 100% remote jobs between January and December 2023. They found the emerging remote career categories with 10% or more growth over the past year.
These are the job categories ranked from highest to lowest career growth.
- Sales
- Account Management
- Client Services
- Business Development
- Bilingual
- Health
- Education
Of the top seven career categories, sales saw the highest growth rate (48%) in the last year.
Account management, client services, business development, and bilingual closely followed. Each category grew upward of 15% in the number of remote job postings.
Health and education rounded out the list, scaling by 13% and 10%, respectively.
The ranking excludes top career categories that routinely dominate the remote job marketplace.
This includes IT, accounting and finance, marketing, customer service, and project management.