99 Work-at-Home Career Ideas for Women

For me, knowing that I wanted to be an entrepreneur was the easy part. Figuring out what type of business I wanted to start was the hard part. I read books and looked online, but I didn’t truly understand all of the different business opportunities that were available.

Without knowing what to search for, I was lost, and many women I have met have encountered the same challenge.

If you’re struggling to figure out your work-at-home career path, here is a huge list of work-at-home career ideas, jobs, and businesses to get those creative juices flowing.

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99 Work-at-Home Career Ideas:

1. Advertising

Are you an online publisher or blogger? Add some extra revenue to your site by adding advertisements via Google Adsense or Media.net. Depending on your traffic, you may be able to work with an ad network like AdThrive or Mediavine.

The easiest way to generate revenue will be to create your own advertising packages; check with other blogs in your same traffic rankings for competitive pricing. Here’s an article on how to get your first advertiser.

But being a publisher or blogger isn’t the only way to make money advertising! Here is a list of ways to make money advertising other people’s products and services!

2. Affiliate Manager

Is your background in marketing? Many information publishers and companies need assistance with managing their affiliate programs, from creating marketing calendars to coordinating campaigns and interacting with affiliates. You can find these positions by searching specific affiliate networks’ career pages, or you can find a bunch of marketing positions on FlexJobs.

3. Affiliate Marketer

Looking for a way to make passive income? Find products and services that you LOVE and introduce them to your friends, family, or blog audience via affiliate advertisements. As an affiliate marketer, you will promote items and, in return, will earn a commission on every product that is sold through your affiliate link. Don’t have a website? No problem. Here’s how to earn affiliate income without maintaining a website or blog!

4. Artist

Do you love to paint, sculpt, or draw? Then you can use your creative talents to earn a living from home. Check out sites like AQUENT to apply for creative projects and jobs. Have a creative personality? Here are some more creative business ideas that you can use to generate income from home.

5. Author

Do you love to write? We’ve all heard of best-selling authors J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer, but thousands of women are writing their way to work-at-home success. The opportunities and possibilities are endless, everything from writing children’s books to self-help books, romance novels, and cookbooks. Don’t worry — you don’t have to write a book to be considered an author. If you prefer to write magazine articles, check out this article to get started.

6. Baby Planner

Do you adore babies? Then perhaps helping expecting families is your calling. Baby Planners consult new and expecting parents with birth preparation and beyond. If you’re interested in this career, April Beach has created a whole business course around the occupation. In fact, she says the average Baby Planner can earn $75 per hour!

7. Baby Proofing Consultant

Do you have an eye for unsafe conditions? Are you an advocate for child safety? Babyproofers assess home environments for potential and hazardous conditions, making recommendations and suggestions to the homeowner to create a safer environment for babies and children.

8. Birthday Party Planner

Are you up to date with the latest trends in children’s birthday parties? Birthday party planners plan, organize and execute all aspects of a birthday party, leaving the parent free to enjoy their child’s special day.

9. Blogger

Do you enjoy conversational writing? Blogging is an easy and affordable way to start your own business from home. The topics you can write on are endless, and there are tons of ways to monetize your blog. Not sure how to get started? This post has step-by-step instructions on how to set up your blog in 30 minutes or less.

10. Bookkeeper

Do numbers excite you? Are you organized and pay great attention to detail? Then bookkeeping may be right up your alley. Bookkeepers help business owners and bloggers organize and keep track of their monthly income and expenses. If you think Bookkeeping may be your calling — check out this FREE training series from Bookkeepers. 

11. Cake Baker

Do you love to bake? Do you have a special recipe for chocolate cake that everyone raves about? Turn your passion into a cake baking business. The opportunities are endless – birthdays, baby showers, weddings, retirement parties, housewarming parties, bachelorette parties, and so on.

12. Career or Life Coach

Do you run a successful blog? Are you a direct sales guru? Then offer your special expertise to others looking for guidance in a specific area, whether it is time management, PR, stress management, or career guidance; the topics are endless, and coaching is a terrific home-based career for all year round.

13. Celebrity Gifting PR and Outreach

Are you a celeb gawker? Assist small business owners with their PR campaigns by getting their products into the hands of celebrities. Campaigns will consist of working with small business owners, coordinating gifting opportunities (award shows, baby showers, births, weddings), and then scoping the various media outlets for sightings of the stars with your client’s product.

14. Child Care

Do you love working with kids? An easy way to make some extra cash is to simply provide child care services. With meetings, PTA involvement, and date nights with the hubby, there are more than enough opportunities for you to cash in on this much-needed service year-round.

15. Conference Founder

Do you love empowering women? Start your own series of conferences or in-person retreats for women. It will involve recruiting speakers, vendors, and sponsors along with event planning, marketing, and a lot of dedication. You can read Trish Morrison’s story here.

16. Consultant

Are you considered an expert in your field? Do you like to assist others in achieving their goals? Then act as an advisor to others who need your skill and expertise. This post tells you how to get started in three easy steps!

17. Copywriter

Do you have a way with words? Copywriting is the process of using persuasive words to promote a person, product, business, idea, or opinion. Copywriters write the words in TV commercials, radio ads, magazines, newspapers, billboards, flyers, websites, and direct mailings – wherever something is being sold, copywriters are hard at work writing alluring and compelling advertisements.

18. Coupon Crusader

Do you love a good deal? Whether you’re a frugality blogger or a lover of social media, many daily deal sites and coupon companies will pay you for sharing deals with your family, friends, and audience. Check out platforms like SheIsMedia and Go Freebies to get started.

19. Crafter

Are you crafty? Sell your handmade items on sites like Etsy, 1000 Markets, Art Fire, or Folksy. You can also set up shop at flea markets, conferences, and boutique shows. Make custom orders or teach others how to craft too on sites like Craftsy.

20. Culinary Instructor

Are you a culinary wizard? Then share your expertise on a micro-consulting platform like Skillshare or Udemy. These sites allow you to create instructional courses for free and earn an income when individuals consume your content. See this post for 12 different platforms to try out.

21. Direct Sales Consultant

Are you a social butterfly? We’ve all heard of direct sales companies like Avon, but did you know that there are thousands of direct sales companies? Find one that offers products that you feel passionate about and get selling. Direct sale companies offer starter kits that give you everything you need to get started, and they usually have a very low start-up cost. Your first prospects and buyers will be friends, family, and co-workers; you will build your customer base by getting referrals from these people.

Need some ideas?

• Wine – Traveling Vineyard
• Stylish Clothing – cabi
• Fair Trade Products – Sseko Designs
• Food – Tastefully Simple
• Promotional Products – Kaeser & Blair

22. Doula

Do you adore babies? “A birth doula is an individual who offers one-on-one support for a woman in labor as well as her partner and family. The word “doula” comes from a Greek word meaning “woman’s servant.” Birth doulas provide continuous, uninterrupted care for the laboring woman and her partner, helping them participate fully in their experience by offering physical and emotional support and information about the birth process and their available options”.

23. E-Book Writer

Are you an expert in your field? Do you enjoy writing? Take your knowledge and put it to paper, and sell it on your website, blog, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble. Need help getting started? Suzi shares her exact formula for creating an e-book in one month!

24. Editor

Do you have an eye for detail? Do grammar and spelling errors drive you crazy? Writers and publishers are in desperate need of Editors and Proofreaders to correct and fine-tune their written masterpieces. If you think proofreading may be your calling — check out this free 76-minute workshop.

25. Etsy Seller

Are you artsy? Make and sell hand-made goodies for profit! People are selling everything from homemade candles and handbags to jewelry, soap, tutus … and the possibilities are endless for those who have a creative flair.

26. Event Planner

Do you love to plan parties? Do you have an eye for detail? From weddings and birthday parties to baby showers and retirement parties, Event Planners handle the details of location, budget, lodging, decorations, entertainment, food, beverages, transportation, activities, invitations, and the like.

27. Expert Advice Giver

Are you a know it all? Ether is a company that sells expert advice by phone and email. Set your rate and hours; they take 15 percent of what you earn. Some examples are a therapist, doctor, nurse, tax expert, or teacher offering their expertise to customers.

28. Face Painter

Are you a talented painter? Do you enjoy working with children? Take your artistic talents to birthday parties, carnivals, amusement parks, company picnics, zoos, and more. Use a site like The Bash to connect directly with clients.

29. Fashion Consultant

Do you have a passion for fashion? Would you love to have your own fashion boutique but don’t have the funds to invest in a brick-and-mortar storefront? No problem. The direct sales industry has made it easier than ever to have your very own home-based business within the fashion world. Companies like cabi and Stella & Dot have home business opportunities that are affordable and easy to set up.

30. Financial Planner

Did you major in finance, business, or economics? Do you geek out over math? Financial planners assist individuals with important investment decisions, such as retirement, college, stock purchases, major life events, and more. Check out this post for more math-based careers!

31. Food Creator

Are you a foodie? Create and sell food products, from gourmet peanut butter to spicy sauces and salsas; the niches available are endless. Try testing out your food creation on a smaller site like Foodzie or learn how to bring your food product to market.

32. Forum Moderator

Do you have the gift of gab? Do you enjoy managing people? With this gig, you’ll manage the website’s forums by keeping spammers out, approving comments, resolving conflicts, starting new conversations, and assisting members with their concerns.

33. Franchise Owner

Do you want to be your own boss, but you’re not sure where to start? Then perhaps a Home-Based Franchise is what you’re looking for. With franchise opportunities, you’re given a detailed roadmap on how to start and run a successful business — and many franchises have well-established names, so you don’t have to spend a fortune on marketing and brand recognition.

34. Gift Guide Creator

Do you love the holidays? Are you great at curating gifts? Then consider creating, writing, and publishing holiday gifts guides – this will involve collecting articles, recipes, and features, as well as editing, formatting, and obtaining advertisers to purchase ad space. This post talks more about getting started.

35. Grant Writer

Do you have experience writing grant proposals? As a grant writer, you’ll specialize in writing persuasive proposals that persuade individuals to donate money to a specific cause. You can find grant writing jobs on Freelancer.com and Upwork.com.

36. Graphic Designer

Do fonts and boldface type excite you? Graphic Design is a way to visually communicate with people; it could be through a poster, an advertisement in a magazine, a website, a business logo, a greeting card, or even an album cover; these are all examples of what graphic designers create.

37. Hairdresser

Do you have a cosmetology license? Take your hairstyling skills home by cutting, coloring, and styling your client’s hair in the comfort of your home or theirs. On-demand sites like Concihairge can help you get set up.

38. Handmade Invitation Creator

Are you artistic? Create beautiful and unique handmade cards, wedding invitations, or announcement greetings. The avenues for selling are numerous: create your own online store, sell them to friends and family, sell them on Esty, approach brick and mortar stores about your cards, or sell them through your own in-home parties.

39. Home Stager

Do you have a way with design? Home Staging is the process of de-cluttering, organizing, and improving the physical appearance of a residential dwelling before putting it on the market for sale.

40. House Cleaner

Do you hate dirt and grime? Offer cleaning services to friends, families, and neighbors, ranging from laundering clothing and house cleaning to meal prep and washing windows. You can also check out sites like Care.com for house cleaning gigs.

41. Housesitter

Do you have a flexible schedule? Agree to keep an eye on individuals’ homes and pets while they are away. Services can include feeding pets, gathering the mail and newspaper, making the house look occupied, watering plants, maintaining the yard and pool, paying bills, and light housekeeping. You can also find housesitting gigs on HouseSitter.com.

42. Illustrator

Do you like to draw and paint? Use your artistic talents to create images for children’s books, medical diagrams, fashion designs, brochures, advertising material, or product packing. This post has a big list of sites that you can use to sell your illustrations.

43. Independent Tour Guide

Do you love to show people around? Share your passion for your city, state, or community on Vayable. Guides could be foodies, art buffs, historians, nature lovers – just show out-of-town guests a good time and a unique and one-of-a-kind experience. Guides determine their own price, and Vayable takes 15% of the booking fee.

44. Instructional Designer

Do you have a passion for learning? Instructional Design is the process by which instructional materials and manuals are designed, developed, and delivered. Instructional Designers understand the learning process and how to convey it through the written word. While there are Instructional Design degree programs available, many Instructional Designers just have a teaching, marketing, or writing background. FlexJobs has a good list of work-at-home instructional design jobs.

45. Interior Designer

Do you have a flair for design? Use your creative skills as an Interior Designer/Decorator to help others create an environment that suits their personality and needs. Are you into the green movement and budget decorating? Help homeowners use what they already have and become interior designer.

46. Internet Researcher

Can you find the needle in the haystack? If so, becoming an online internet researcher may be the perfect home-based business for you. Every day companies, writers, and marketers need research done, and they are willing to pay you good money for your hard work.

47. Inventor

Did you just create the next big thing? Take your new product to market and watch the sales soar. Check out these awesome inventions from women just like you – Ficklets, Grill Charms, and HotTot.

48. Investor Relations Specialist

Do you know how to secure funding? Finding funding for a small business can be a lot of work, not to mention the huge learning curve. Use your inside knowledge of how the investment realm works, and assist other entrepreneurs in securing funding for their business.

49. Jewelry Maker

Do the accessories make the outfit? Take your love of creating jewelry and become an online jewelry entrepreneur. The avenues for selling are numerous: create your own online store, sell them to friends and family, sell them on Esty, approach brick and mortar stores about your jewelry, or sell them through your own in-home parties.

50. Landscape Designer

Do you have a green thumb and an eye for design? Design outdoor landscapes, and advise clients on various plants and trees as well as installation, demolition, and clean-up.

51. Marketing Specialist

Are you persistent? Detail-oriented? Marketing Assistants help with tasks such as writing press releases, creating newsletters, blogs, podcasts, offering copywriting services, marketing research, or integrating social networking into a marketing strategy – the services that you can provide are endless, and all depend on your specific niche and background experience.

52. Massage Therapist

Are you a licensed massage therapist? Provide in-home massage and spa treatments, or take your skills on the road and offer chair massages at conferences, grocery stores, malls, and other events. You can use an on-demand platform like Zeel.com to connect directly with massage clients.

53. Mastermind Leader

Are you a leader in your field? Create, plan, organize a group of like-minded individuals and guide them and share your knowledge and expertise so that the group as a whole can grow and expand their knowledge base – aiding in their success.

54. Meal Planning Expert

Are you a meal planning guru? Share your love for organization with food, and create a membership program where you share weekly and monthly meal plans, complete with recipes and grocery lists. Specialize in a niche such as gluten-free, kid-friendly, or budget-friendly menus.

55. Medical Transcriptionist

Do you enjoy the medical field? Are you a fast and accurate typist? Medical Transcription is the process of transcribing recorded messages from medical professionals to written medical documents.

56. Membership Site Owner

Are you a wealth of knowledge? Share your knowledge via a paid membership site; benefits could include articles, webinars, teleseminars, videos, tutorials, e-books, worksheets, and forums. Topic ideas and information that you can share are endless.

57. Muralist

Do you see things on a large scale? Use your talent as a painter and help individuals transform their indoor and outdoor space into the oasis they have always dreamed about. Choose to work with private residents or commercial establishments. You can also connect with clients on FindAMuralist.com.

58. Music Instructor

Do you have a musical background? Share your love and knowledge for music with others by offering music lessons and instruction. Check out sites like Live Music Tutor or Lessonface to connect with interested parties.

59. Mystery Shopper

Do you love shopping? Register to become a Mystery Shopper and check out local businesses, restaurants, and establishments. You won’t make a killing, but you could end up with a free dinner or a small amount of pocket cash.

Related Content: Telephone Mystery Shopping Jobs You Can Do From Home

60. Networking/Information System Administrator

Are you a techie? Use your tech skills to assist individuals and companies with network administration, database administration, server administration, and implementation.

61. Nurse Case Worker

Do you have your nursing license? Insurance companies and hospitals are seeking registered nurses to perform case management tasks from home. Tasks include reviewing medical records, following up on patient’s care, and education. If you’re looking for more remote nursing jobs, check out this post — it has listings for MSNs, RNs, and LVNs.

62. Online Boutique Owner

Do you enjoy finding the hippest new products? Combine all of your favorite brands and products and open up an online boutique.

63. Online Publisher

Do you love being online but hate dealing with tech issues? Start publishing with a blog-in-a-box business like Hula Frog, Macaroni Kid, Living on Cheap, or City Moms Blog.

64. Personal Chef

Are you the next Julia Child? Take your passion for cooking and create menus and meals for others. Personal Chefs can charge per meal or day and specialize in niche segments like vegetarian diets and gluten-free.

65. Personal Concierge

A Personal Concierge is a detail-oriented, home-based professional that offers corporate and individual assistance by completing tasks such as arranging meetings, planning corporate events, purchasing gifts or tickets, making reservations, and paying bills. The services that you can provide are endless and all depend on your specific niche and experience.

66. Personal Shopper

Do you love to shop? Offer your shopping services to others by looking for the best deals and then purchasing items online or in-store. This will save your client a ton of time; you can even offer to gift wrap presents for an additional charge. Sites like Stitch Fix, Dia & Co, and thredUP offer home-based shopping gigs — head over to their career pages to find out more.

67. Personal Stylist

Is your passion fashion? Then use your knowledge to help other women discover their own sense of style. Personal Stylists, sometimes called Image Consultants, assist clients with new wardrobe shopping, accessorizing, makeup, hair, and generally revamping their appearance for an overall new and fresh image.

68. Personal Trainer

Are you a health nut? Is exercise your forte? Help others achieve their fitness goals with your experience, knowledge, and expertise. You can even use an app like Handstand to connect directly with clients.

69. Pet Groomer

Do you love animals? Assist pet owners with keeping their animals looking and feeling their best.

70. Pet Sitter

Do you love animals? Pet Sitters take care of people’s pets while they are on vacation and business trips – everything from feeding, walking, cleaning, pampering, and loving.

71. Photographer

Do you have a distinguishing eye? Then use your talent to take photos for others – family photos, kids, pets, weddings, special events, and professional headshots. Need more ideas? Here is a HUGE list of stock photo sites where you can sell your photos for cash.

72. Professional Organizer

Are you organized? Professional Organizers help others organize their homes and offices, resulting in a more functional environment, increased productivity, and decreased stress and chaos. Want to get more specific? Help individuals organize their digital photos, otherwise known as Photo Organizers.

73. Project Manager

Are you good at managing people and projects? Then assist others with managing projects from start to finish. This role will encompass planning, developing, budgeting, accessing, and controlling the overall outcome of the project. FlexJobs has a good list of remote, part-time, and freelance project management jobs.

74. Public Relations Professional

Do you have good communication skills? Are you persistent? PR Professionals help individuals and companies secure media exposure on TV, radio, newspapers, online, and magazines.

75. Real Estate Agent

Are you accommodating? Good at sales? And know your geographic area well? Real Estate Agents help clients buy and sell homes. Training takes around 150 hours of coursework but often times it can be done at home, at night, or on the weekends.

76. Recruiter

Can you sniff out good talent? Assist companies with finding the best and most qualified applicants for a job. Will assist with recruiting, interviewing, negotiating, and coming up with a strategic plan to fill vacant positions.

77. Resume Writer

A resume is a short history of a person’s work experience and skills – Professional Resume Writers use words and formatting to create a powerful image to sells a job seeker to a potential employer.

78. Sales Representative

Are you outgoing, motivated, and energetic? Sales Representatives sell a variety of products and services in varying settings. Many companies are willing to train the right individual, and compensation can be very lucrative.

79. Seamstress

Is sewing your passion? Help individuals with making their garments fit and look perfect. Specialize in a niche like wedding alterations or formal wear. You can use sites like Thumbtack or The Association of Sewing and Design Professionals to connect with potential customers.

80. Seller

Do you love garage sales and thrift stores? Are you good at finding a diamond in the rough? Then take mildly used and unwanted goods and make some additional money by flipping them and selling them online. Don’t think you can make good money doing this? This husband and wife team earned over $130K last year by flipping items on eBay!

81. SEO Consultant

Do you speak Google? Take your knowledge of search engine optimization and assist business owners with driving more traffic to their websites. Not interested in starting your own business? Check out Appen – they hire work-at-home Search Engine Evaluators to analyze search engine results.

82. Shoe Designer

Do you have a shoe fetish? Take your love of shoes and create one-of-a-kind designs – either sell them online, in specialty boutiques or take them the direct sales route. Make sure to check out Lizzie Lou Shoes and fibi & clo for inspirational shoe designer stories.

83. Social Media Marketer

Are you addicted to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram? Then you may be ready to launch your own home-based career in one of the hottest professions available right now as a Social Media Marketer!

84. Social Sharer

Do you love sharing deals and finds online? Use services like Share Magnet, Wingsplay, Loop 88, and Sponsored Tweets to earn money online by sharing items on your social media accounts.

85. Software Developer

Can you read and write code? Help companies create programs and applications to better serve their clients.

86. Speaker

Do you have the gift to motivate and inspire people? Are you an expert in your field? Do you have the gift to gab? Take your knowledge and expertise and speak to groups on how they can make improvements in their life and career.

87. Sports Instructor

Do you love being active? Are you a tennis or golf pro? Take your love of sports and teach others how to improve their game. This post has some great work-at-home ideas for sports enthusiasts.

88. Tax Consultant

Are you a certified public account (CPA)? Do you have a background in law? Small business owners are looking for qualified tax consultants to assist them with tax-related questions and laws.

89. Transcriber

Do you have excellent listening skills? Are you a fast typist? Help businesses transcribe audio into written documents. Interested in becoming a transcriber? Be sure to check out Janet Shaughnessy’s free 7-part training course, Transcription Foundations.

90. Translator

You do know a foreign language inside and out? Translate documents, correspondence, meetings, and phone calls for companies who deal with multi-lingual populations. This article has everything you need to know and companies that hire for these work-at-home positions.

91. Travel Planner

Take the stress out of someone’s day by offering travel planning services. Search for the cheapest holiday flights, car rentals, and hotel accommodations; you can even add extras in like things to do and see while they’re visiting another part of the country.

92. Tutor

Are you a math whiz? Do you speak a second language? Tutoring can be a wonderful home-based business opportunity, especially for those people who have an extensive knowledge of a subject, such as a college student who is majoring in math, a school teacher, or a person who is fluent in a foreign language. Companies like Gogokid and Cambly hire native English speakers to teach English to international students.

93. Twitter Party Host

Do you love to tweet? If you have a large and interactive Twitter audience, you may be able to cash in on hosting Twitter Parties. Help brands build brand awareness by hosting interactive Twitter Parties.

94. Virtual Assistant

Do you like to help people? Are you good at administrative tasks? A Virtual Assistant (VA) is a highly-skilled, home-based professional that offers companies and businesses administrative, technical, and social assistance. The services that you can provide are endless and all depend on your background training and experience.

95. Video Producer

Do you love the film industry? Take your filming and editing skills, and assist small businesses with creating marketing commercials, short films, and documentaries. Or become a YouTube star and make money through advertising and influencer campaigns.

96. Virtual Call Agent

Do you have great customer service skills? Do you like to talk on the phone? Companies are always looking for home-based customer service agents and representatives. Cash in on this home-based opportunity – who knows, it could lead to a long-term position.

97. Web Programmer

Do you understand HTML, CSS, PHP, Java, and SEO? Take your techie skills and assist individuals and companies with creating websites, making modifications, and fixing glitches.

98. Wedding Planner

Do you love weddings? Become a specialized event planner in the wedding industry. Assist couple with everything from locales, flowers, dresses, food, entertainment to photographers, themes, and honeymoon planning.

99. Writer

Do you love to write? From blog posts and newsletters to articles and copywriters, people are always looking for writers. Check with some of the major freelance sites, like Upwork, Freelancer, and Guru, and see how you can offer up your writing services.

Conclusion

So, there you have it 99 work-at-home career ideas for women! Did any of these work from home ideas pique your interest? Are you looking for a job, or do you want to start a business? Drop us a note; we’d love to hear from you!

Originally published March 23, 2011. Content updated May 3, 2018.