Online Jobs You Can Land With Little to No Experience

Online Jobs You Can Land With Little to No Experience

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Data Entry Clerk

Average salary: $34,423 Data entry clerks take information from a spreadsheet, printed document, order form, or other source, and input it into another, usually digital, source, often a database, computer program, or spreadsheet.  They might also be responsible for verifying information and checking for errors. For

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Data Entry Clerk

example, a financial accounts processing company may need data entry clerks to manually input or verify invoices or other bills for outside clients. Many companies will hire data entry clerks or keyers with a high school diploma and no work experience on a full-time, part-time, or freelance basis. Since much of the data and information that companies 

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Data Entry Clerk

now process is digital, this is a common work-from-home job. Often, data entry doesn’t need to be done during business hours, so it can be good for those looking for flexible hours as well.

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Proofreader or Copy Editor

Average proofreader salary: $46,113 Average copy editor salary: $50,684 Proofreaders and copy editors are two slightly different positions with similar goals: to make sure that written text is error free.  Proofreaders are often the last set of eyes on a text before it’s printed, published, or posted 

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Proofreader or Copy Editor

online, and they check a document for any grammatical or style errors, incorrect formatting, or typos. Copy editors do similar work, but might also make changes to a written piece’s sentences or paragraphs to ensure accuracy and clarity. Companies producing large amounts of written material may hire in-person or remote proofreaders or copy editors

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Proofreader or Copy Editor

to work part or full time, but there are also opportunities to do this work as a contractor or freelancer on a per-project basis.  To become a proofreader or copy editor, you’ll need a strong handle on English spelling and grammar conventions and a keen eye for detail, and you should expect to take a skills test before being hired. If you 

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Proofreader or Copy Editor

have experience in the subject matter a company deals with or familiarity with the style guide they use, that will likely be a bonus. Copy editors and proofreaders often, but not always, have English, communication, or similar degrees, but in some cases you can find copy editor and proofreader positions without prior professional experience.

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Administrative, Virtual, or Executive Assistant

Average administrative assistant salary: $40,097 Average virtual assistant salary: $41,986 Average executive assistant salary: $57,033 Depending on the employer, administrative assistants—sometimes called virtual assistants if the job is entirely online—might respond to emails and other messages, schedule meetings, prepare 

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Administrative, Virtual, or Executive Assistant

memos, maintain databases and filing, or perform any other clerical duties an organization needs. Executive assistants are administrative assistants who specifically work for one or more people within a company (usually executives).  In addition to administrative assistant duties, they might organize their executive’s calendar, plan their travel,

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Administrative, Virtual, or Executive Assistant

take notes for them at meetings, and do research, Inman says. This is a great role for those who “need flexible work schedules, but are very organized, work well without direction” and have strong problem-solving skills, Inman says.

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Social Media Coordinator or Manager

Average social media coordinator salary: $40,658 Average social media manager salary: $51,898 As businesses’ online presence becomes more important, organizations increasingly need social media coordinators and managers to help run their Twitter, Facebook, and other accounts. Depending on the company, a social media coordinator or manager might 

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Social Media Coordinator or Manager

be responsible for tasks such as planning and scheduling posts across social platforms, writing the copy and creating the graphics to go along with these posts, responding to audience comments and questions that come through social feeds, monitoring social performance, and conceiving of and implementing social media marketing campaigns and strategies. Social media 

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Social Media Coordinator or Manager

manager is a job title that might be an entry-level position at a smaller business without a large—or any—marketing department, or it might be a higher-level position with more responsibilities and even direct reports at a company with a larger marketing team. Social media coordinator is generally an entry-level or early career position.

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Graphic Designer

Average graphic designer salary: $46,369 Graphic designers create visuals that communicate the ideas, messages, and aesthetics that an organization, brand, or individual is trying to put forward. Graphic designers might work with words, images, or both and generally create art digitally or convert handmade art to a digital medium. Graphic designers can design pretty

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Graphic Designer

much any visuals a company needs, such as logos, product packaging, infographics, social media images, and even elements of websites and software programs. Once a graphic designer knows what their employers or clients want, most of their work is done solo using a computer and other equipment they can easily keep at their home, making it an ideal online job.

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Writer

Copywriter Average salary: $53,154 Copywriters create written, generally shorter, content that is intended to help sell an idea, product, service, or brand.  They might write the text for social media posts, websites, product packages, or any number of sales or marketing tools. Most copywriter positions require a bachelor’s 

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Writer

degree in a marketing, writing, or communications field. Content Writer Average salary: $47,749 Content writers tend to create longer-form text than copywriters—for example, articles based on expertise, interviews, and other primary sources. Their goal is generally to educate, inform, or increase brand awareness and drive 

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Writer

traffic to the company’s website. Content writers can be full- or part-time employees, but can also be freelance for the most schedule flexibility.

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Customer Service Representative

Average salary: $39,533 Customer service representatives provide phone, chat, or email support to a company’s customers and help them solve problems with or answer questions about their products or services.  This is one of the most common options people looking for online jobs will see, Inman says. But you need to

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Customer Service Representative

be careful which roles you apply for and accept because many of them have strict schedules and offer little growth potential. So be sure to inquire about opportunities for advancement and flexible hours—if that’s what you’re after.

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Sales Representative or Account Executive

Average sales representative salary: $48,435 Average account executive salary: $55,486 Sales representatives and account executives—also known as salespeople and sales agents—sell products and services on behalf of their employer. Depending on the position, they may look for and reach out to potential new customers, follow up on warm 

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Sales Representative or Account Executive

leads, have conversations with prospective customers to teach them about their company’s products or services, negotiate and close deals, and re-sign and upsell existing customers. This job is ideal for those who want to work online but still interact with many people on a daily basis.

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Software Engineer

Average salary: $87,293 Software engineers or developers use different coding languages to create computer programs, websites, and computer systems.  They spend a lot of time troubleshooting and problem solving to get their code to work correctly. Software engineers almost always work as part of a team, so 

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Software Engineer

collaboration and communication skills are a must, but all of this work can be done online, so companies often hire fully remote software engineers.

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English Teacher

Average salary: $47,932 Online English teachers instruct students from countries where English isn’t the primary language. This job is “great for former teachers or if you don’t mind working super early in the morning” due to time zone differences, Inman says.  Companies that hire online English teachers will often give you the resources you need 

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English Teacher

to teach your students, such as lesson plans or access to online language platforms or games.  Many of these companies will require that online English teachers have a teaching certification and a TESOL or TEFL certificate (which shows you’re qualified to teach English as a second or foreign language), but some 

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English Teacher

companies won’t require a teaching background, just a native-level fluency in English and a bachelor’s degree.

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Community Manager

Average salary: $52,745 Community managers are responsible for moderating and organizing the audience of a brand or organization across social media groups, Slack channels, online forums, and other communities.  Community managers may be responsible for answering questions, moderating discussions, and adding and

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Community Manager

removing people from groups. This online job, which often has a somewhat flexible schedule, is great for extroverts who won’t get drained from communicating with people online all day, Inman says.

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