Working from home is much more commonplace nowadays than it was ten years ago.
When I first started researching work at home job opportunities (probably about ten years ago), I had a lot of trouble finding anything through a basic Google search that didn’t lead me straight toward a scammy-looking website.
Thank goodness that’s no longer true!
Even so, many people still feel uneasy about the idea of working from home and worry that they may be taken in by a scam every time they apply for an online position — especially if it’s a company they’ve never heard of before.
So, I decided to create a list of 20 well-known companies that hire remote workers. These are companies that you and probably everyone else have heard of, but you may not have realized they offer work from home positions!
These are major companies and corporations — household names. If you are paranoid about scams and feel “safer” applying to work from home for a company that you know about rather than one that’s new to you, this list may be a good starting point:
20 Well-Known Companies That Hire Remote Workers
Amazon – Read Amazon Work at Home Jobs Review – I think we all know about Amazon! And yes, they regularly hire home-based workers to handle their customer support.
Most of the time these jobs are limited to people in specific states. You can do a search for “work from home” on their Careers page to see if they need home-based workers.
American Airlines – This major airline occasionally hires work from home reservation reps.
These are location-specific because the company requires that you train onsite prior to working from home. They are not always hiring. You will have to do a search on their Careers page for work from home jobs to see if they are.
American Express – Read American Express Work at Home Review – This company almost always has various home-based positions available in customer service and also travel.
Apple – Read Apple Work at Home Review – Usually has home-based customer support and chat (non-phone) positions available.
Best Buy – They have occasional openings for work at home chat agents to provide tech support. Requires some experience in providing support for mobile apps, Apple, and Microsoft products.
Blooms Today – Read Blooms Today Work at Home Review – A popular flower company that hires seasonal workers to help with flower orders.
Capital One – Read Capital One Work at Home Jobs Review – They hire work from home customer support agents. You usually have to live in a certain state so you can come in for training first (I often see them recruiting in Virginia and Florida).
Carnival – Read Carnival Work at Home Jobs Review – This major vacation/cruise company usually has virtual job openings.
You can work as a virtual vacation planner or a remote sales agent. Use the keywords “virtual” or “work from home” in their job search box to find the remote openings.
Discover – Has work from home customer service jobs available as part of their military outreach program. You must be near the Dover, DE Air Force Base to qualify.
Enterprise Rent-a-Car – Read Review – Always hiring work from home reservation agents. Like many of these jobs, you may have to live in or near a specific city, but they have openings in lots of cities nationwide.
Hilton – Read Hilton Work at Home Jobs Review – This major hotel company has frequent openings for work at home reservation agents, customer care coordinators, and also guest experience specialists.
You may need to be local to Dallas, TX or Tampa, FL to qualify for these positions as they require onsite training prior to you working from home.
Home Shopping Network – Read Home Shopping Network Jobs Review – You can work from home for HSN doing customer support. It’s location specific — they are often hiring in TN, VA, and FL.
Intuit – Read Intuit Work at Home Jobs Review – The creators of the popular Quick Books and Turbo Tax software occasionally has home-based seasonal tax advisor positions available.
Under the “Select Location” tab, be sure to pick “USA Remote” as your option to see just the home-based jobs.
Neiman-Marcus – Read Neiman-Marcus Jobs Review – They hire work from home customer support agents. This is another one that is usually location-based.
The most recent home-based job openings for Neiman-Marcus have been for people in Texas. Search here and select the option for “Work From Home” within the Job Field drop down box to see only the remote openings. Note they are not always hiring.
Nordstrom – Has occasional openings for work from home customer service reps. Search “work from home” on their jobs page to see if they have it listed.
Stitch Fix – Read Stitch Fix Stylist Review – This is a well-known subscription box company that uses work at home stylists to help curate the boxes they send out to their clients. Hiring in many, but not all, major cities nationwide.
Teleflora – Read Teleflora Work at Home Jobs Review – This is another popular flower company with seasonal customer service openings.
U-Haul – Read U-Haul Work at Home Jobs Review – You can work at home for U-Haul doing everything from social media to roadside assistance. They almost always have a few home home-based positions available.
Verizon – They frequently have work at home customer service rep positions open. Note that these are usually location-based and will require that you travel to an office in your area to train before you work at home.
Williams-Sonoma – Read Williams-Sonoma Work at Home Review – They regularly hire seasonal work from home customer service reps, paying $11 hourly. Requires on-site training in The Colony, TX.
Xerox – Read Xerox Work at Home Jobs Review – Xerox frequently has several work from home positions available. I’ve seen jobs in the medical/insurance field posted as well as data entry jobs.
You have to visit their jobs page and search “work from home” in quotations to see what is available at any given time since it changes.
You’ll notice that many of these positions are phone jobs and are also location-based. If you’re specifically looking for non-phone work, you can check out my non-phone resource page here to get pointed in the right direction.
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