Job site FlexJobs has identified the top 10 job categories that have had the most flexible job postings in its database so far in 2017. The list, which includes company names, provides insight for employers struggling with how – or whether – to offer flexible employment opportunities.
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A “flexible job” is defined by FlexJobs as a professional-level job that has a telecommuting, flexible schedule, part-time or freelance component.
Methodology
To identify the top job categories for flexible jobs, FlexJobs examined the volume of job postings across more than 55 job categories, from entry- to executive-level and employee and freelance positions, featured in its database.
Its list includes the top 10 job categories that have had the most number of flexible job postings between January 1, 2017 and September 30, 2017.
Companies & Jobs
Examples of companies hiring flexible jobs and common flexible job titles within the top job categories are also included.
- Medical & Health
- Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealth Group, and PAREXEL have recently recruited for flexible jobs in medical and health.
- Clinical trial manager, medical coder/remote coder, clinical research associate, and coding auditor/reviewer are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Education & Training
- Connections Education, Kaplan, and Grand Canyon University have recently recruited for flexible jobs in education and training.
- Adjunct faculty/instructor, online teacher, and online tutor are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Computer & IT
- VMware, Guidewire, and Leidos have recently recruited for flexible jobs in computer and IT.
- Systems administrator, business systems analyst, network security engineer, and technical support specialist are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Administrative
- Kelly Services, LiveOps, and Ajilon have recently recruited for flexible jobs in administration.
- Administrative assistant, office manager, and office coordinator are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Sales
- SAP, Salesforce, and AT&T have recently recruited for flexible jobs in sales.
- Territory sales manager, sales representative, and account executive are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Customer Service
- Williams-Sonoma, Sutherland, and Doist have recently recruited for flexible jobs in customer service.
- Customer service representative, client manager, customer care representative, and customer support agent are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Accounting & Finance
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, Accounting Principals, and WinterWyman have recently recruited for flexible jobs in accounting and finance.
- Financial analyst, accountant, bookkeeper, and payroll specialist are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Project Management
- Pearson, TEKsystems, and Technology Consulting have recently recruited for flexible jobs in project management.
- Project manager, project coordinator, and product manager are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Account Management
- ON24, BlackLine, and Chef have recently recruited for flexible jobs in account management.
- Account manager and account executive are some common flexible job titles in this category.
- Bilingual
- LanguageLine Solutions, Nielsen, and Colt have recently recruited for flexible jobs in bilingual.
- Interpreter and translator are some common flexible job titles in this category.