The third annual report on teleworking shows a growing trend to work remotely among US workers in a variety of industries. According to the report, more and more segments of the industry now offer some form of remote work to their employees, full-time or part-time.
Year End Report on Virtual Vocations in 2017 and Statistics on Teleworking
The Virtual Voices 2017 end-of-year report has collected comprehensive data on telework trends in the United States. The report reveals the major states with distance workers, the companies that hired them and the best industries for the teleworking jobs with which these jobs are done.
Small businesses, which employ the majority of the workforce in the country, are also turning to remote workers in greater numbers. Hiring remote workers for accounting, HR, marketing, web development, computer and other positions is becoming more financially logical by reducing the overhead costs of the company. ;business.
Data from the report was compiled from a list of more than 40 categories of teleworker jobs and more than 6,500 new remote employers, totaling more than 10,000 employer profiles.
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Statistics on Telework
Who works remotely?
According to the report, 20 to 25 percent of American workers telework at least part of the time. And the number of professionals is increasing. An impressive 80 to 90% of professionals want to work at home at least part-time.
According to the data collected, 42.3% of teleworkers take care of children or their family members, 48% are over 50 and 82.3% have a diploma. post-secondary education.
Of those currently working remotely, 39.5% earn at least $ 71,000 a year and 50.4% work as independent contractors. In describing the benefits of home work, 74.3% of teleworkers reported having a better quality of life. Another 83.5 say they saved on expenses associated with working outside the home (eg, lunches, clothes, gas, etc.).
Top States
California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Illinois were the leading states for remote work, accounting for 23.26% of all positions posted in the Virtual Vocations database for 2017. The country was divided into West Coast, Southwest, Midwest, South Gulf Coast Regions, Central Atlantic Coast and New England for the purpose of classifying the report data. The best performing states in terms of teleworking were California, Texas and New York
The best companies
The top 20 companies offering telework opportunities included companies in many sectors including health, computer, banking and insurance. UnitedHealth Group took first place, but Oracle, Salesforce.com and U.S Bank were also on the list.
Find the right mix
For small businesses, the key is to decide whether the staff you hire requires workers to be on site or that hiring teleworkers saves you overhead and gives them more flexibility. For example, your business operates almost exclusively online; web designers, marketers, and other workers may be best placed to work as telecommuters, which allows you to work as a freelancer. save space.
On the other hand, the waiters at your small restaurant or barista in a small cafe can not really do their job from a laptop while they're sitting on the # 39, coach in their PJ.
If it is properly managed, the money you save can be used to invest in other key operations more important to your business.
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