The 15 states with the most jobs you can do remotely
Working remotely is more popular than ever before . According to a Gallup survey of over 15,000 adults, 43 percent of employed Americans spend some time working remotely . The study also found that an employee's ability to work flexibility and remotely greatly impacted their career choices.
But just because companies are allowing employees to work remotely doesn't mean they can work from anywhere. In fact, according to job site FlexJobs, 95 percent of remote jobs have a location or geographic requirement.
FlexJobs analyzed tens of thousands of report jobs listings and found that the 15 states listed here had the highest number of work-from-home opportunities:
15. Ohio
Companies hiring remote workers : Allergan, JLL – Jones Lang LaSalle, Xerox
14. Washington
Companies hiring remote workers : GreatAuPair, K12, State of Washington
13. New Jersey
Companies hiring remote workers : Amazon, Citizens Bank, Gartner
12. Minnesota
Companies hiring remote workers : Abbott, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Haynes & Company
11. Massachusetts
Companies hiring remote workers : Acceleration Partners, Kaplan, Salesforce
10. Arizona
Companies hiring remote workers : Equifax, Grand Canyon University – GCU, Kellogg Company
9. North Carolina
Companies hiring remote workers : Amgen, Lowe's, PPD – Pharmaceutical Product Development
8. Georgia
Companies hiring remote workers : First Data, Fiserv, Robert Half International
7. Pennsylvania
Companies hiring remote workers : McKesson Corporation, PNC, SAP
6. Illinois
Companies hiring remote workers : Goodway Group, Molina Healthcare, Pearson
5. Florida
Companies hiring remote workers : Humana, The Hartford, UnitedHealth Group
4. New York
Companies hiring remote workers : Accenture, American Express, Teach For America
3. Virginia
Companies hiring remote workers : American Red Cross, CVS Health, Leidos
2. Texas
Companies hiring remote workers : Teradata, Wells Fargo, Williams-Sonoma
1. California
Companies hiring remote workers : Red Hat, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ULTA
California topped FlexJobs' list with the most remote jobs being posted for workers from the Golden State.
Many of the states on FlexJobs' list are seeing large job growth overall, like New York and Texas. Several less expected states also reported a strong number of remote job opportunities, including Washington and Ohio.
Arizona also made it into the top 15 this year. Several cities in Arizona have witnessed explosive job growth in 2018 including Chandler, Peoria and Gilbert.
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