Professionals working as administrative assistants or people employed in the clerical industry represent the highest percentage of telecommuters behind IT professionals. Administrative assistants possess skills and experience that can be transferred to other positions such as customer service and transcription. The best work from home jobs for administrative assistants are listed below. These jobs are the most popular for former clerical and office assistants.
The vast majority of our clients have worked in the administrative industry at some time in their work history and prefer to get a job with responsibilities that mirror their previous duties. Since most of our work from home jobs can be performed by administrative assistants, they are usually the most successful and the first ones hired by employers, says Marie Surles (CEO and President of HEA-Employment.com, one of the most popular online job sources for work at home job openings.)
Virtual Assistants
Virtual assistants are employees or independent contractors employed by a small or large company that perform a job from their homes. Virtual assistant jobs are the most popular because they are basically virtual administrative assistants and do many of the same duties and functions as clerical workers. Since most of these jobs can be done over a computer and only require Internet access, they are perfect for administrative professionals.
Data and Word Processing
Data and word processors which includes data entry and typists, enter information into a computer program for accessibility. These jobs are popular because almost every administrative assistant has done some form of data entry, typing or word processing in their position. The demand for data entry and typists has not diminished over the years even as technology has increased. People who work from home doing data entry or typing have to do extra duties other than entering information into a computer or database such as proofreading and editing.
Customer Service
Customer service professionals are critical to company’s today and they assist customers by answering questions and helping them find the information they need. Customer service is a requirement for administrative assistants and they are almost always qualified to be customer service representatives. A clear speaking voice and a dedicated phone line is recommended. If the customer service job is done entirely online via a Live Chat or E-mail, a lot of data entry and typing may be necessary as well.
Transcription
Transcriptionist listen to a recording and transcribes or writes down the words they hear. Although many administrative assistants don’t have to do this type of work in their positions, it is still a good fit for administrative assistants because good listening skills, a fast typing speed and accuracy are highly required.
Research
Researchers search the Internet for information. Administrative assistants are required to file, search documents and find information for employers which makes research related jobs another great compliment for administrative assistants.
Administrative duties can be found in almost every job ever created so it really isn’t surprising to learn that jobs that can be done from home are popular with administrative professionals especially if you have the experience, a computer and Internet access.