Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com.
As parents know, juggling life’s responsibilities on a daily basis often makes them highly skilled at multitasking.
The desire to have a career while being available for children can parlay into seeking an online job that melds a working parent’s schedule with the financial needs of their family. Looking for stay-at-home jobs for moms and dads can be the ideal way to meet obligations at home and in a career.
According to FlexJobs’ survey of working parents, the ability to work flexibly is one of the top contributors to a healthy work-life balance and can be life-changing.
The FlexJobs database lists thousands of work-from-home jobs that offer parents the ability to work comfortably from a home office.
We’ve listed great full-time and part-time stay-at-home jobs for moms and dads, along with their median pay from Payscale.
1. Accounting Clerk
Median pay: $38,500
Accounting clerks most often maintain financial records, reconcile bank statements, prepare reports, process transactions, and provide clerical support to the accounting department.
Bookkeeping, data entry, and word processing skills are often required. Accounting clerks can often find remote roles that may be full-time or even freelance.
2. Customer Service Representative
Median pay: $37,907
Work-from-home customer service roles — from entry-level customer service specialists to customer success managers — are plentiful. Workers who can take phone calls, respond to inquiries, provide customers with assistance, and complete administrative tasks will be well qualified for this type of role.
Call center specialists and chat agents primarily communicate with customers via live chat, phone, and email, so they can work from home with the correct setup and equipment. You’ll need a quiet home office and the ability to learn and use technology and software programs.
3. Data Entry Specialist
Median pay: $35,833
One of the more popular jobs for stay-at-home moms and dads, data entry jobs can be highly flexible roles that allow you to manage your daily routine with your children by working while they sleep or are at school.
Some employers hiring for data entry jobs may require specialized data entry certification and training, but essential skills like typing and sharp attention to detail are skills that many parents already have.
4. Graphic Designer
Median pay: $43,275
Digital and visual designers can find great roles that allow the job to be done completely from home and often on a flexible schedule. As a graphic designer, you might create logos or ads, help design the look and feel of a website, or create signage, leaflets, or other informational materials.
5. Health Coach
Median pay: $45,324
Many stay-at-home parents work diligently on their own fitness to stay in shape. Why not use those skills and share them with others? Remote roles in fitness and mental health can be an ideal way to help others live a healthier lifestyle while keeping your own health journey on track.
6. Marketing Specialist
Median pay: $49,912
Marketing positions can take many forms, including marketing coordinator, SEO specialist, content strategist, product manager, among others. In marketing, you’ll work to promote a product or service through branding and outreach.
7. Online Teacher/Tutor
Median pay: $43,476
As a parent, you’ve likely taught your child to read, tutored them through math assignments, and taught them all of their life skills. Education is most likely part of your daily routine, so why not convert those skills to earn an income working with kids?
8. Proofreader
Median pay: $43,126
Proofreaders typically are highly detail-oriented and can find even the smallest of errors. As a remote proofreader, you’ll ensure consistency, check formatting, confirm facts, check grammar, and more.
9. Recruiting Coordinator
Median pay: $45,485
If you think you might enjoy helping people get hired into a new job, working as a recruiter may be a good fit. Recruiting coordinators typically assist HR personnel with looking over resumes, performing background checks, assisting with interviews, and onboarding new employees.
10. Social Media Specialist
Median pay: $41,945
Many parents are social media savvy individuals already, posting about their children’s achievements and following their favorite brands and influencers, making this a natural work-at-home job for moms and dads.
In a social media career, you could create content for a company’s social media sites to help grow their fanbase and communities.
11. Transcriptionist
Median pay: $32,861
Transcription jobs from home are available with remote, part-time, flexible schedule and freelance options. Common tasks of a transcriptionist include transcribing audio or written content, reviewing reports, and correcting errors.
Most transcription jobs will require the ability to type 75 words per minute or more.
12. Travel Consultant
Median pay: $40,520
Virtual travel jobs are plentiful. In this industry, you’ll manage travel arrangements for various clients, such as a cruise line, airline, resort, or excursion bookings. Many positions offer the benefit of travel credits that could also allow you and your family to travel.
To say the least, this is a stay-at-home job for moms that could offer perks to the entire family!
13. Virtual Assistant
Median pay: $38,478
Virtual assistants provide administrative support to an individual or team. Handling email and social media, maintaining calendars, scheduling meetings and travel, planning events, and researching may be some of your tasks.
Many companies hiring for virtual assistant jobs offer 100% remote roles, on a part-time or full-time basis.
14. Web Designer
Median pay: $49,476
Web designers create the visuals of a website, designing navigational elements, creating graphics, choosing fonts and colors, and using HTML code.
Typically previous experience or a portfolio are required. Web designers can often work from home and can find freelance and flexible schedule roles.
15. Writer/Blogger
Median pay: $48,732
Many publications and online resources are interested in parenting topics. Use your experience in parenthood as the impetus to get paid to write.
Contribute to a parent-focused website, social media outlets, or other publications. Or, use your financial management expertise or career focus as your basis for contributing.
Use your storytelling skills to cash in!
