Entry level jobs
These jobs don’t really require much skill from the individual. It’s a great choice for mums who don’t have the time to learn a skill but still need the extra money and spare time.some of these jobs include:
Data entry
This job relies on your ability to type quickly enough to complete a load of pages they give you to type. It is a pretty easy task so you would ask, why would they pay anyone for it? Well, most large companies have millions of pages worth of data that they need to enter into the system and they don’t have enough staff to do all that work for them. So they hire a lot of people from all over to work remotely so the work can be completed faster. Data entry normally pays from $9-$15 per hour. It is a job that allows a lot of flexibility so it is a perfect choice for stay-at-home mums.
Customer service work
This job involves answering calls, responding to customers, and generally interacting with people. It requires a lot of attention depending on how many hours are assigned to you for your shift. This is a great job for outgoing people with great conversational and people management skills. Working as a customer service attendant earns you about $16-$20 an hour. It is flexible as you get to choose your shift hours.
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This job involves entering data from audio recordings. You are required to listen carefully to the audio recording and type in everything you hear accordingly. It is similar to data entry in the sense that you just need to know how to type. For this job though, you would need to be able to type very quickly as audio recordings are very fast so it would slow down the process to be rewinding over and over again. Transcription jobs pay about $88 per day.
Translation
If you are fortunate to know more than one language, you can put that skill to good use by working as a translator. You would be required to directly translate audio recordings from people with assignments in your language. Clients are willing to pay a lot for this job so it should be taken very seriously. You would earn about $9-$700 depending on the client that hired you.
Skill required jobs
These jobs require some sort of mastery of a skill that you could use to navigate through all the aspects of your job. Some of these jobs include
Sales and Copywriting
Your job is to write articles that help sell a product. This job is for people with great punctuation, grammar, and typing skills. You would be required to write a specific amount of words per month and you would be paid accordingly. This job usually pays about $6-$10 per hour.
Graphic design
If you have any knowledge of Corel draw or Adobe Illustrator, you could put your skill to use by working as a freelance graphic designer for various companies. You would be asked to complete various publications and designs like for birthday cards, Company flyers, business cards, etc it typically pays from $35 per hour and above
Video editing
This requires some knowledge of one of the main video editing software. You would be asked to edit the footage and export it accordingly. The job is very flexible as you can complete your task almost whenever you want to but it depends on how much footage you are given in a specific batch.
Tutoring
Working as an online teacher or tutor is a very interesting job for people educated enough in a particular area to pass on the information. It is essentially a job for someone with people skills that can help manage the individual and help the person improve in the specific areas they are lacking. Online tutoring is also very flexible as you get to choose the number of hours you teach for.
Conclusion
There are a lot of jobs for busy mums that can’t afford to leave the house because of all the responsibilities they’d leave behind once they do. These jobs are remote jobs that range from jobs that require no skill at all to jobs that require professional knowledge of a particular skill. These jobs can help you make some money of your own.
