26 Legit Work-From-Home Jobs, No Experience Required

Would you like to work from home, but you don’t have a college degree, or do you lack prior job experience?

No problem.

If you’re willing to put your best foot forward, and you have the right soft skills (think fast and accurate typing, excellent communication skills, and attention to detail) — you can find remote work in a variety of fields.

Here is a list of 26 legitimate work-from-home jobs that don’t require experience! 

3 Play Media – Transcription Jobs

3 Play Media hires freelance transcriptionists and editors to transcribe audio recordings into text documents. You must have excellent communication skills, a solid command of English grammar and punctuation, as well as the ability to multitask.

• Independent contractor

$99 Social – Content Writer

$99 Social hires part-time content writers to write social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. No experience is needed for this role, but you must have excellent spelling, grammar, and punctuation skills. Before starting, you’ll need to complete 7-8 hours of training.

• Independent contractor

ACD Direct – Virtual Call Center Agent

ACD Direct hires virtual call agents that have excellent phone and people skills, good computer skills, and who are highly organized and motivated. In this role, you can create your own schedule, and you don’t need a dedicated landline.

• Independent contractor

Alorica – Customer Service Reps

Alorica hires part-time and full-time customer service reps from the US to provide support via phone, email, chat, and social media. Since Alorica delivers customer service for many companies, the criteria for each role differs slightly. But in general, you’ll need a high school diploma or GED, strong communication skills, and basic computer skills. While no experience is required for this work-from-home job, it is preferred. They also offer paid training, and full-time roles come with benefits.

• W2 employee

Amazon Mechanical Turk – Short Tasks

On Amazon, Mechanical Turk is an online marketplace where businesses can post tasks they need to have completed. Assignments include data validation, online research, surveys, content moderation, data entry, and more. While this is a legit work-from-home gig, the tasks often don’t pay well, only pennies per task. I wouldn’t suggest spending a lot of time doing tasks here, but it may be a decent side earner for when you’re watching TV or waiting around for an appointment.

• Independent contractor

Appen – Short Tasks

Appen hires freelancers to work on various projects like social media and search engine evaluation, translation, transcription, surveys, online moderation, and data collection. Interested job candidates need to be 18 years old, with excellent communication, analytical, and web research skills. To work for Appen, you’ll need to pass their evaluation tests, which I’ve heard are very challenging.

• Independent contractor

ARC – Telephone Mystery Shopping

If you’re well-spoken with excellent written and listening skills, check out ARC’s mystery shopping jobs. Evaluators and shoppers work a variety of hours and days, including normal business hours, nights, and weekends.

• Independent contractor

Cambly – Online Tutoring Jobs

Cambly is a platform where non-native English speakers can practice their conversational English skills with native English speakers. To become a tutor with Cambly, all you’ll need is a reliable internet connection, a computer with a webcam, and good communication skills. At this time, Cambly only hires native English speakers, and the pay is $.017 per minute or $10.20 per hour for conversing with adults, and $0.20 per minute or $12.00 per hour working with kids. Cambly makes payments every Monday via PayPal.

• Independent contractor

Clickworker – Microtask Provider

Clickworker is a microtask platform where you can work on small tasks like writing, translation, research, taking surveys, and data processing. Anyone, regardless of skills or experience, can register on the site. Clickworker’s initiation and training ensure that you have the proper competencies to work on the task at hand. Payments are made via PayPal once your account has reached a $10 threshold.

• Independent contractor

Conduent – Remote W2 Roles

Conduent remote workers from around the globe! Positions include both part-time and full-time opportunities for customer service representatives, tech support, sales, bilingual customer care, program eligibility, medical claims, data entry, and more. Some positions don’t even require experience! Training is paid, benefits are offered for full-time roles, and pay rates vary based on the job. Search for the keywords work-from-home, remote, and virtual on their career page.

• W2 employee

Copify – Freelance Writing Jobs

On Copify, you can accept freelance writing assignments as soon as your application is approved. No formal qualifications are needed to get started. Copify makes payments through PayPal, and you can earn up to $30 per 500 words of written content.

• Independent contractor

Fancy Hands – Virtual Assistants

For most virtual assistant jobs, you’ll need at least one year of experience. However, Fancy Hands hires beginners to complete tasks like internet research, data entry and making phone calls. For these positions, you’ll need to have excellent communication skills, a reliable internet connection, and an audio headset with a microphone. In this freelance role, you’ll earn $3.00-$7.00 per task and payments made via Dwolla every other Tuesday.

• Independent contractor

InboxDone – Inbox Managers

InboxDone hires US-based workers to manage small business owners’ email accounts. For this position, you must have excellent communication skills, be self-motivated, and be willing to make a long-term commitment to the company. Training is paid, and you’ll start off working part-time hours. You don’t need a resume or cover letter to apply — but they do want talented individuals who are dedicated A-players.

• Independent contractors

Kelly Services – Temp Jobs

Kelly Services is a temp agency that helps companies find qualified help. The thing I love about this site is they have excellent search features, including the option to pull only work-from-home jobs and entry-level work. At Kelly Services, you can find remote roles like data-entry jobs, administrative work, interpreter gigs, and customer service jobs. On the site, you can search for part-time, full-time, per diem, temporary, and temp-to-hire work.

Lionbridge – Short Tasks

Lionbridge hires freelancers to rate ads, evaluate search results, analyze and assess various forms of web content. These positions are part-time and require a high school diploma or GED, familiarity with current and historical events in the US, web-savviness, and thoroughness. For the ad assessor positions, you’ll need a bachelor’s degree. Before you can begin work with Lionbridge, you’ll need to pass their skills test, which is difficult, so be sure to study up and read the questions carefully.

• Independent contractor

LiveXchange – Gig Workers

LiveXchange is an online marketplace where you can find work-from-home gigs for inbound calls, outbound calls, email support, live chat, and social media moderation. To work on LiveXchange, create an account, apply for jobs you’re interested in. Each company offers different pay rates, but I found gigs paying from $7.50-$18.00 per hour.

• Independent contractor

Needle – Brand Advocates

Needle matches workers with brands they love to provide real-life customers with exceptional service. For these roles, no formal work experience is required, but you will need to be passionate about the brand you’re representing. When writing this post, one brand you could work with was Titleist, and they required brand advocates to have five years of golf experience and knowledge of their products. Potential earnings for this role vary based on the brand but range from $10-$20 per hour.

• Independent contractor

NexRep – Customer Care, Inbound, and Outbound Sales

NexRep hires individuals for customer service and sales roles. Once you complete the necessary paperwork and background check, you’ll attend a free week-long certification class. Once you finish training, you’ll be able to start taking calls from their marketplace. NexRep has opportunities 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and you can make your own schedule.

• Independent contractors

Omni Interactions – Customer Service and Support

Omni Interactions hires US-based workers for tasks like answering inbound phone calls, replying to chat messages, and responding to emails. For these positions, you must have excellent communication skills, strong computer skills, the ability to type 25 words per minute, and the ability to empathize with customers. Starting pay is $17.10 per hour, and you can create your own schedule.

• Independent contractor

Perssist – Virtual Assistants

Perssist hires virtual assistants with stellar attitudes! For this position, you’ll need to have strong communication, internet research, organizational, and problem-solving skills. You’ll also need knowledge of Google Docs and other commonly used tech tools.

Rev – Captioners, Translators, and Transcribers

Rev hires fast and accurate typists for freelance closed captioning, translating, and transcribing gigs. While you don’t need prior experience for these roles, you will need to pass an exam to demonstrate your proficiency in the English language and grammar. Once you pass that quiz, you’ll need to submit a transcription or caption sample to ensure that your skills meet their quality standards. Rev makes payments weekly via PayPal.

• Independent contractors

Scribie – Transcription

Scribie is a transcription company that hires freelance transcriptionists to transcribe audio and video files. For these work-from-home positions, you’ll need to have excellent communication skills with correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage, and you’ll need to pass a sample test before taking on assignments.

• Independent contractors

Sutherland – Customer Service, Sales, and Tech Support

Sutherland hires individuals for remote customer service, tech support, and sales. To apply for these positions, you’ll need to have a high school diploma or GED, solid typing skills, and excellent communication skills. While they prefer prior customer service experience, it’s not a requirement for employment. Sutherland offers paid training and benefits.

• W2 employee

SYKES – Customer Service and Support

SYKES hires for a variety of customer service and support roles. These positions are full-time, and they offer paid training and benefits. To apply, you need to be a multitasking problem-solver who enjoys working with people. Prior customer service experience is helpful but not required for employment.

• W2 employee

Transcom – Technical Customer Support Representatives 

Transcom hires in-person and virtual call center reps from around the world. US-based positions require applicants to have a high school diploma or GED, the ability to work 32-40 hours per week, and strong computer and communication skills. For these roles, you must live in one of the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NH, NC, ND, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, or WI. Positions come with paid training, computer equipment, and benefits like health insurance.

• W2 employee

U-Haul – Customer Service and Sales Agents

U-Haul hires part-time customer service and sales agents. To apply for these positions, you must have excellent communication skills, basic computer skills, and a good grasp of US geography. These positions offer paid training and benefits.

• W2 employee

Other Work-From-Home Jobs That Don’t Require Experience

If you’re willing to try freelancing, you can use freelance marketplaces like Upwork, Guru, People Per Hour, or Fiverr to search for gigs. With these sites, you can bid on work or post your services for availability. Some skills or natural talents you may want to sell are writing blog posts, video editing, photography, or graphic design. Of course, you can always start your own online business, which again doesn’t require any experience, just the passion, persistence, and drive to start.

Don’t let the lack of a college degree or experience stop you from pursuing your work-from-home dreams. Jump in and apply today for one of these remote opportunities for beginners.

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Originally published on April 10, 2020. Content updated November 2021.