The 10 Highest-Paying Work-From-Home Jobs

The one time "make six figures in your pajamas" isn't a scam

Business Insider

By Aaron Taube and Mike Nudelman

Working from home doesn't mean sitting around in your pajamas all day and having to struggle to make ends meet.

In fact, some companies will pay their telecommuters six figures to work from the comfort of their own home.

FlexJobs, a subscription job board for people who want to telecommute, has put together a list of the highest-paying work-from-home jobs it has recently advertised.

Here are the 10 positions that came out on top:

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Sales director led the way with an average salary of between $130,000 and $200,000 a year. The job requires people to manage a large territory from a home office, with the exception of when employees need to make in-person sales calls to current and prospective clients.

Rounding out the top three were senior software engineer, a position that requires people to have valuable programming skills, and senior medical writer, a job in which people produce written content for healthcare organizations like medical journals and pharmaceutical companies.

In addition to the technology and medical fields, the list includes jobs in the financial services (audit manager) and nonprofit (major gifts officer) industries.

Companies hiring for the holidays

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It's beginning to look a lot like time for seasonal hiring.

Sure, it feels like the holiday season starts earlier and earlier each year. But while bags of candy, holiday trees and outdoor lighting may bombard stores before you’ve even picked out your Halloween costume, it’s not too early to apply for a seasonal position.
Many industries need extra help around the holidays, and look to hire seasonal employees in October. According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, nearly half (46 percent) of companies hiring seasonal employees said they’re boosting staffs to help with the busier holiday season, while others are focused on wrapping up the year (25 percent) and ramping up for 2015 (24 percent).
Two in five retailers (43 percent) plan to hire seasonal workers in Q4. While retailers typically take center stage when it comes to seasonal employment, companies across industries are looking for extra hands on deck. Twenty-six percent plan to hire seasonal employees in Q4, and 42 percent of these companies expect to transition some seasonal staff members into full-time, permanent roles.
There’s good financial news for seasonal workers, too, as pay will increase over last year, according to 27 percent of employers. Sixty-three percent of seasonal employers will pay $10 or more per hour while 19 percent will pay $16 or more.
Popular seasonal positions companies will be recruiting for in Q4 include:

• Customer service – 40 percent
• Administrative/clerical – 15 percent
• Shipping/delivery – 13 percent
• Accounting/finance – 12 percent
• Inventory management – 12 percent
• Information technology – 11 percent
• Sales (non-retail) – 11 percent
• Gift wrapping – 10 percent
• Marketing – 7 percent
• Hosting/greeting – 7 percent

Check out these 10 companies that are hiring for the holidays, many of which are in the popular industries for seasonal hiring.

1. AC Moore
Industry: Retail
Sample job titles: Assistant general manager, supervisor, floral specialist, custom framer, associate
Location: Georgia, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
2. Averitt Express
Industry: Transportation
Sample job titles: Regional driver, dedicated driver, regional driver, city driver, shuttle driver, team shuttle driver, diesel mechanic
Location: Alaska, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
3. First Data
Industry: Financial, credit card transaction processing, merchant services
Sample job titles: Business consultants, sales directors, IT positions, client services, call center, customer service
Location: Nationwide
4. Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
Industry: Retail
Sample job titles: Store manager, retail worker
Location: Austin, Texas
5. HHgregg
Industry: Retail
Sample job titles: Home appliance sales, home electronic sales
Location: East coast, Midwest, South
6. LTD Commodities
Industry: E-commerce
Sample job titles: Call center, customer service, credit and collections
Location: Aurora and Bannockburn, Ill.
7. Macy’s
Industry: Retail
Sample job titles: Seasonal retail sales associate, seasonal cosmetics sales associate, seasonal stock receiving associate, seasonal stock merchandising associate
Location: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
8. SolarCity
Industry: Energy
Sample job titles: Sales, support, electrician, management, surveyor, warehouse
Location: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
9. Stanley Steemer
Industry: Carpet/home cleaning
Sample job titles: Carpet cleaning tech
Location: Nationwide
10. Toys R Us
Industry: Retail
Sample job titles: Seasonal store associate
Location: Nationwide
A temporary role can be a great way to earn extra income around the holidays and can also be a possible transition to permanent employment. Apply for a seasonal role at any of these 10 companies now. 

18 Prestigious Jobs With Surprisingly Low Pay

Optometrists

Average annual earnings: $111,640

Job description: They perform eye exams and make just a fraction as much as some medical professionals. For comparison, the average physician earns $191,880 a year, and dentists, who undergo a similar amount of training, earn $168,870.
Educational requirements: A bachelor's degree is required, followed by a four-year stint in optometry school to earn an O.D. A residency sometimes follows that for those who want to pursue a particular specialty.
> Find a job as an optometrist

Biomedical Engineers

Average annual earnings: $93,960

Job description: These are engineers who work on building solutions for problems in biology and medicine.
Educational requirements: There are some undergraduate programs that offer degrees in biomedical or biomechanical engineering, but others get a more general engineering degree and a master's focusing on biomedical applications.
> Find a job as a biomedical engineer

Chemists

Average annual earnings: $77,740

Job description: Chemists study the properties, structures, and reactions of substances, and develop new products or processes for making them.
Educational requirements: A bachelor's is the minimum, but research jobs require a master's or Ph.D.
> Find a job as a chemist

Read more:  18 Prestigious Jobs With Surprisingly Low Pay

20 Hot Companies Hiring This Minute

All these companies are hiring in the month of September

CareerBuilder

By Debra Auerbach

As the summer draws to a close, don't let your job search cool off with the weather. Fall is actually a hot time for hiring, especially when it comes to seasonal jobs.

Whether you're looking for a short-term position, a long-term role, or something in between, check out the following list of 20 companies hiring this month:

1. AboutWeb
Industry: IT consulting/government contracting
Sample job titles: Java developer, ETL developer, SharePoint architect, network engineer, .Net developer
Location: Washington, D.C.; Massachusetts; Virginia; Maryland

2. Autozone
Industry: Auto parts retailer
Sample job titles: Store manager, district manager, territory sales manager
Location: Nationwide

3. Corporation Service Company
Industry: Business services
Sample job titles: .Net software developer, business analyst, customer service specialist, desktop architect, outside sales – new business development, Java developer, project manager, senior software engineer – Java, solution architect, tax analyst
Location: Wilmington, Del.; Chicago, Deerfield and Springfield, Ill.; Tallahassee, Fla.; Plano, Texas; Sacramento, San Diego, Santa Clara and Woodland Hills, Calif.; Boston; Las Vegas

4. Frontier Communications
Industry: Telecommunications
Sample job titles: Call center manager, sales engineer, marketing intern
Location: Rochester, N.Y.; Allen, Texas; Provo, Utah; Deland, Fla.

5. G4S Secure Solutions
Industry: Security
Sample job titles: Security officer
Location: Nationwide

6. Gate Gourmet
Industry: Airlines/aviation/food service
Sample job titles: Sous chef, food supervisor, transportation supervisor, dispatcher, driver, human resources professional, financial analyst
Location: Washington, D.C.; Chicago; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Atlanta

7. Green Tree Servicing
Industry: Financial services
Sample job titles: Collections representative, mortgage loan originator, accounting controls manager, business analyst, recruiter
Location: California, Minnesota, Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, South Dakota, Los Angeles, Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Washington, Missouri, Montana, Alabama, Ohio

8. Hudson
Industry: Staffing and recruiting – IT, legal and RPO
Sample job titles: Android developer, data analyst, applications analyst, software engineer, document review attorney, systems administrator, Web analyst, technical designer, instructional designer, sales and business development director, key accounts manager, recruitment coordinator, IT account executive
Location: Chicago; Tampa and Orlando, Fla.; Los Angeles; Dallas; Houston; New York; Boston; Denver; St. Louis; Washington, D.C.

9. kCura
Industry: IT/software/technology
Sample job titles: Software engineer, enterprise sales representative, business analyst
Location: Chicago; Portland, Ore.

10. PPG - Architectural Coatings
Industry: Retail/manufacturing
Sample job titles: Store sales associate, PLC technician, store driver
Location: Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio

11. Ram Construction Services
Industry: Construction
Sample job titles: Driver-CDL A, construction manager, concrete restoration laborer, construction superintendent, caulker
Location: Ohio, Michigan, Louisiana

12. Reiser
Industry: Packaging
Sample job titles: Mechanical technician, field service technician, national account manager
Location: Boston and Canton, Mass.; Chicago; Philadelphia

13. Resources for Human Development, Inc.
Industry: Social service, nonprofit
Sample job titles: Residential adviser, program director, case manager, fiscal administrative assistant, payroll, budget, billing
Location: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Missouri, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina

14. Rexam
Industry: Manufacturing
Sample job titles: Plant manager, machinist, project engineer, industrial electrician, quality manager, manufacturing supervisor, tool and die maker
Location: Nationwide

15. Sandvik Coromant & Sandvik, Inc.
Industry: Manufacturing
Sample job titles: Technical sales, field sales, machine specialist, round tool sales
Location: Nationwide

16. Stivers Staffing
Industry: Admin/clerical, medical billing, finance and engineering
Sample job titles: Accounting, paralegal, escrow officer, office manager, mechanical engineer
Location: Nationwide

17. Superior Plus Energy Services
Industry: Energy
Sample job titles: Energy sales representative, propane tech
Location: Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania

18. Verengo Solar
Industry: Solar
Sample job titles: Solar installer, certified electrician, outside sales, canvasser, electrician apprentice
Location: California, Arizona, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

19. Waste Connections
Industry: Refuse/recycling
Sample job titles: Operations manager, equipment operator, dispatcher, CDL driver, diesel mechanic, garbage truck driver, controller, landfill manager
Location: Clifton Park, N.Y.; Meno, Okla.; El Paso and Houston, Texas; Hobbs, N.M.; Garden City, Kan.; Anchorage, Alaska; Avenal, Calif.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Denver

20. Zenith Global Logistics
Industry: Trucking/logistics
Sample job titles: CDL truck driver, dispatcher, warehouse worker
Location: Riverside, Calif.; Indianapolis; Conover, N.C.; Aberdeen, Md.; Tupelo, Miss.; Belleville, N.J.      

20 Great Companies Hiring in October

Job opportunities in healthcare, transportation, and more

CareerBuilder

By Debra Auerbach

The most recent jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics brought encouraging economic news. The September unemployment rate dipped below 6 percent for the first time in six years, as more people found work across industries. It's looking like this strong hiring trend may continue in October, according to a study from the Society for Human Resource Management, which predicts that certain sectors are expected to reach four-year highs for hiring rates this month.

There's even more good October hiring news: The following 20 companies are currently looking for job seekers like you to join their team. Click on the links below to learn more about these companies and their available positions.

1. Adreima
Industry: Health care/administration/insurance
Sample job titles: Customer service, AR specialist, eligibility specialist, remote coder, clinical nurse auditor
Location: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

2. American Heart Association
Industry: Nonprofit
Sample job titles: Fundraiser, senior development director, operations manager
Location: Nationwide

3. Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P.
Industry: Oil/fuel
Sample job titles: Lead air and water permit engineer, drilling fluids specialist, international distribution rep., accountant, process engineer, warehouse, reliability engineer
Location: Montana, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Arkansas

4. Direct Hit Logistics
Industry: Transportation
Sample job titles: Courier driver, dock worker, operations manager, operations supervisor, district manager
Location: Roanoke, Va.; Greensboro, N.C.; Atlanta and Athens, Ga.; Orlando and Pensacola, Fla.; Tri-Cities, Tenn.; Greer, S.C.

5. Ecova
Industry: Energy
Sample job titles: Field coordinator, senior IT project manager, carbon analyst, data architect, financial analyst
Location: Portland, Ore.; Atlanta; Spokane and Seattle, Wash.; New York

6. Empire-Today (Empire Carpet)
Industry: Sales/installation
Sample job titles: Sales, outside sales, installer, retail sales, IT support, sales trainer, warehouse associate
Location: Northlake, Chicago and Naperville, Ill.; St. Louis; Houston

7. Flex-N-Gate
Industry: Automotive manufacturing
Sample job titles: Maintenance technician, production supervisor, weld technician, process engineer, tool and die maker, software engineer, systems analyst, electrical engineer
Location: Nationwide

8. Granite Construction
Industry: Heavy civil engineering and construction
Sample job titles: Civil engineer, estimator, superintendent
Location: Tampa Bay and Orlando, Fla.

9. Hamilton Relay
Industry: Telecommunications
Sample job titles: Captioning assistant
Location: Aurora, Neb.; Baton Rouge, La.; Albany, Ga.; Frostburg, Md.

10. Knorr-Bremse/Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems
Industry: Manufacturer of brake systems for trucking and rail
Sample job titles: Manufacturing engineer, electronics engineer, supply chain manager, buyer, process engineer, software engineer, assembler, engineering co-op (intern)
Location: Elyria, Ohio; Watertown, N.Y.; Bowling Green, Ky.; Westminster, Md.; Huntington, Ind.; Dallas

11. Lyondellbasell
Industry: Polymers, chemical, fuel and technology
Sample job titles: Environmental engineer
Location: Nationwide

12. Medix
Industry: Health care, scientific and IT staffing
Sample jobs: Pharmacy technician, medical assistant, phlebotomist, medical collector, medical coder, medical biller, nurse case manager, chemist
Location: Nationwide

13. MGM Resorts
Industry: Hospitality
Sample job titles: Food and beverage, IT
Location: Las Vegas

14. Midwest Dental
Industry: Health care
Sample job titles: Dentist, dental assistant, dental hygienist, patient service representative, business office manager
Location: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana

15. Nationstar Mortgage
Industry: Mortgage
Sample job titles: Loan officer, REO specialist, claims specialist, customer service specialist, loan processor, dedicated loan specialist
Location: Lewisville and Irving, Texas; Irvine, Calif.; Chandler, Ariz.; Littleton, Colo.

16. PSA Healthcare
Industry: Pediatric home health
Sample job titles: Registered nurse, LPN, clinical director, home health aide, CNA
Location: Pennsylvania, Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado, Washington, Illinois, Louisiana, Connecticut, California, New York, Virginia, Oregon, Arizona

17. Staff Management | SMX
Industry: Light industrial staffing
Sample job titles: Warehouse associate, production worker, recruiter, account manager, material handler, forklift driver, CNC machine operator, assembler, shipping/receiving, marketing coordinator, technical support, buyer/planner
Location: Illinois, Ohio, Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Wisconsin, California, Iowa, Kentucky, New Jersey, Kansas, Washington

18. Sunshine House
Industry: Childcare/daycare
Sample job titles: Lead teacher, director, assistant director
Location: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio

19. Transwest
Industry: Truck, trailer, RV sales and service
Sample job titles: Service manager, diesel mechanic, RV technician, parts counter sales, service writer, outside parts sales
Location: Denver, Grand Junction, Frederick and Fountain, Colo.; Belton, Mo.

20. ULINE
Industry: Shipping and packaging/office supplies/equipment, packaging, retail
Sample job titles: Customer service, distribution manager, director of talent acquisition, inside sales, IT, marketing, recruiter, supply chain, warehouse
Location: Wisconsin, Illinois, California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, Georgia, Florida, Iowa, Arizona, Nebraska, Oregon