The dream of many exhausted professionals is to keep the paycheck and career advancement but lose the expensive rent and long commute by working remotely. Prior to 2020, remote work was still niche with around 20% of employees working from home.

COVID-19 has caused a permanent shift toward remote work. In 2020, Pew Research Center reported that 71% of employees were currently working from home (WFH) and more than 50% would like to continue working remotely after the coronavirus outbreak ends.

And this is a trend that is likely to continue. Google Trends shows how more and more people are looking for a remote job than ever before.

And it's not just employees who benefit. Both employees and employers benefit from remote work. Research shows that people who are allowed to work remotely are less stressed, more productive, and perform 13% better than those who have to go into the office. In fact, 1 in 4 employees said they would take a pay cut of over 10% to stay working from home.

So whether you want to stay where you are or move somewhere else, working remotely can be a great option.

But it's not always easy to find remote jobs, let alone get hired for them. A lot of recruiting and hiring is based on in-person opportunities.

Most companies don't really advertise as fully remote, and the ones that do, are hard to find unless you are looking on the right remote job boards (like Himalayas).

But if you know how and where to look --- and how to stand out as a remote candidate --- it's not really more difficult to get a remote job. It's just different.

Here's how to find the perfect remote opportunity and get hired.

Where to find remote jobs

If you're looking for a remote job, look no further. We've done an extensive search of the best remote job sites and compiled them here for you in one place.

Whether you're working in customer service, web development, design, or product management, here's a list of remote job boards to help you find a great place to work remotely.

Dedicated remote job boards

These websites are entirely dedicated to remote opportunities. They often have features that are specifically designed for finding remote roles that suit you. This can include things like time zone filters, skill-based filtering, and more.

1. Himalayas

Himalayas is the best place for remote job seekers to find new jobs. We're focused on providing a job search experience that has great UX, focused on speed and efficiency. There are no third-party recruiters, so you'll speak directly to the companies.

We've got 1,000+ remote jobs and over a thousand remote companies, you can learn about. Whether you work in software development, sales, product, marketing, design, finance, operations, or anything in between we've got you covered.

Find a remote job on Himalayas today.

2. FlexJobs

flexjobs.com

FlexJobs is a popular job site to find remote, work from home, and flexible job opportunities that have been around since 2007. It has more than 50 job categories to choose from including freelance projects, part-time jobs, and full-time work. The best part is their team vet the jobs and companies so you'll only see real remote and flexible job listings.

3. WeWorkRemotely

weworkremotely.com

We Work Remotely is one of the largest remote work job boards in the world. With over 3 million visitors per month, it's a great place to find remote jobs. You might even find a role from large companies like Google or Amazon on the site as they've been known to use it in the past.

4. Remote OK

remoteok.io

Remote OK is one of the best sites to find remote jobs. The site tags all of its jobs with convenient labels to make it easier to find remote positions relevant to you. You can also use them as filters to hone your search and even has a handy "only worldwide jobs" filter that shows jobs that will hire you from anywhere.

5. JustRemote

justremote.co

JustRemote has a simple search page that lets you quickly filter its remote job listings by category, job type, and job origin. This makes it easy to find a remote position that is hiring in the country you live in! To get started, choose the role you're looking for, whether you want to be a permanent employee or a contractor, and where you want to work from.

6. Remote.co

remote.co

Remote.co was founded by Sara Sutton, who is also the founder and CEO of FlexJobs. It differs from FlexJobs by focusing purely on remote work opportunities, choosing to exclude telecommute and location-based work from home jobs. You can search the site by job categories and job title, and you can also filter results to find entry-level, freelance, high-paying, part-time, and international remote positions.

7. Virtual Vocations

virtualvocations.com

Virtual Vocations is a family-owned and operated website that was started in 2007 and is based in the U.S. They're also a 100% remote company, so they know what it takes to make virtual work, work. The downside of the site is that its job postings are focused on the United States, so if you live outside of the U.S. it might not be right for you.

8. Working Nomads

workingnomads.co

Working Nomads is run by a pair of digital nomads who travel while working remotely. It curates lists of the most interesting remote job postings in many professional career areas and connects professionals who want to work remotely with companies who are offering remote work. There are jobs in web development, marketing, management, sales, design, and more.

9. Pangian

pangian.com

Pangian is named after the supercontinent of Pangea and is dedicated to "transcending geographical boundaries". The site aims to connect companies with a "digital nation of people working remotely from anywhere". It has a good list of remote positions but you've got to sign up to see their jobs.

10. Remotive

remotive.io

Remotive is a remote job board, remote work community, and newsletter with a comprehensive list of remote positions. It's got thousands of jobs at over 1,000 companies that are screened to ensure they're actually remote. Jobs clearly display any location restraints which makes it easier to find remote work opportunities that suit you.

11. SkipTheDrive

skipthedrive.com

SkipTheDrive makes it easy to find a remote job. You can start searching by job title, company name, or category. There's no registration and no charge to search. You can also set up alerts to be notified when new jobs match your interest.

12. Jobspresso

jobspresso.co

Jobspresso is an established remote work job board trusted by some of the world's top startups and remote companies, such as WordPress, Zapier, and Trello. 100% of their jobs are hand-picked, manually reviewed, and expertly curated.

A lot of the jobs are U.S.-based but there are still jobs that allow you to work from anywhere. You can also post your resume on the site to be seen by potential employers.

13. Hubstaff Talent

talent.hubstaff.com

Hubstaff Talent is a remote job board that was created by Hubstaff a time tracking SaaS product that is also a remote team. It's got over 1,000 open roles and you can search by job title or keywords and also use their filters to drill down further.

14. NoDesk

nodesk.co

NoDesk helps you find remote jobs and connect with companies that offer you the freedom to work remotely from home or places around the world. Every remote job is hand-picked, tagged, and organized to help you find the perfect opportunity.

15. EU Remote Jobs

euremotejobs.com

EU Remote Jobs is focused on providing a curated list of remote jobs for workers based in Europe, the Middle-east, or Africa. Remote jobs within European time zones are difficult to find, so if you're living in one of there this could be a good option.

16. Outsourcely

outsourcely.com/remoteworker

Outsourcely is focused on matching startups with employees who want a long-term remote position. If you're looking for full-time, stable employment rather than short-term freelance projects then it might be a good place for you to look.

17. Dynamite Jobs

dynamitejobs.com

Dynamite Jobs was launched in 2017 by the team behind the Tropical MBA Podcast and the Dynamite Circle with the goal of helping bootstrapped founders grow their remote teams. You can filter by type, category, timezone, salary, team size, experience, and market or industry.

18. Workew

workew.com

Workew features remote work for developers, marketers, designers, writers, customer support staff, and more. You can sign up, post your resume and get job alerts for free.

19. 100 Telecommute Jobs

100telecommutejobs.com/telejobs

100 Telecommute Jobs features 100% remote jobs in various professions and has been running since 2017. Its founder Jay Hines started the site to help spread the benefits of remote work to more people.

20. Remote4me

remote4me.com

Remote4me is an aggregator for tech and non-tech remote opportunities. The site only shows jobs with phrases like "team is entirely remote" or "work from wherever you want" in the job description. Any jobs that aren't truly remote are filtered out.

21. Remote Jobs Club

remotejobsclub.com

Remote Jobs Club is a bi-weekly email roundup of remote jobs that aren't restricted by commutes or a particular geographic area. It's free to join so there isn't a lot of downsides. The only real issue is you can't search for the jobs yourself!

22. Search Remotely

searchremotely.com

Search Remotely focuses on remote roles for copywriters, customer service agents, developers, digital marketers, sales, designers & creatives, and virtual assistants. You'll be able to find part-time, full-time, contract, and even internship opportunities. While it's free to search, you need to pay to post your resume which is a bummer.

23. Crossover

crossover.com

Crossover is focused on matching the world's most talented professionals with 100% remote careers. The downside of their job board is that they don't have a lot of open opportunities but it's still a decent place to check out.

24. letsworkremotely

letsworkremotely.com

letsworkremotely is a global remote community with more than 125,000 members. They surface jobs in marketing, customer service, writing, social media, virtual assistance, design, data entry, and more.

25. Sitepoint Jobs

sitepoint.com/jobs

Sitepoint Jobs is a great place to find a remote role if you're a developer, designer, or digital professional. Their filtering lets you find the most relevant remote roles for you based on posting time, specific programming languages, skills, and location. And it's run by Sitepoint who have hundreds of books, courses, and tech talks on web development to learn from, so it's a great place to brush up on your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript too.

26. Remoters

remoters.net

Remoters is a great place to look for those who are interested in working with primarily European-based companies. Their remote job board breaks jobs down into categories like software development, SEO, business management & sales, and more.

Tech industry-focused remote job boards

These websites list all kinds of jobs in the tech industry, including many remote opportunities. If you cut your teeth working at startups or big tech, you might find roles that fit you but remember that these job boards often list non-remote roles too.

27. AngelList

angel.co

AngelList is the world's largest startup community. If you've dreamed of working at a tech startup but don't live in a tech hub you're in luck. AngelList lets you search for jobs and filter the results for remote-friendly jobs.

28. Authentic Jobs

authenticjobs.com

Authentic Jobs is a leading job board for designers, developers, and creative pros that was started in 2005. While not all its positions aren't remote, you can use their search to find remote jobs.

29. Dice

dice.com

Dice helps connect companies and tech professionals. You can search by job title, skills, company, and location. Once you've made your search, you can use their filter to select remote work only. You can also register to upload your resume, access salary information, and save jobs. Once you've completed your profile, employers can also find you based on your skills and experience.

30. Landing.jobs

landing.jobs

Landing.jobs is a candidate-driven tech careers marketplace that is primarily focused on Europe. While the site isn't dedicated to remote work, you can use the filter to show jobs that are remote friendly. Check them out if you're looking for remote work in Europe.

31. PowerToFly

powertofly.com

PowerToFly is on a mission to fast-track economic equality by upskilling and connecting underrepresented talent to roles in highly visible sectors. You can search remote in their location search to find a remote job.

32. Y Combinator

ycombinator.com/jobs

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator that also has a job board for its portfolio companies. Once you create a profile, you'll be able to apply for thousands of startup jobs with a single profile and YC founders will be able to contact you.

Developer-focused remote job boards

If you're a software engineer looking for remote roles, these job boards are a good place to start as they're focused primarily on roles that fit your skillset.

33. Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com/jobs

Stack Overflow is the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their programming knowledge, and build their careers. And they also have a job board that mostly features software engineering jobs. Type "Remote" in the location field to find remote jobs.

34. Arc

arc.dev

Arc makes it easier for developers to find remote jobs and build amazing remote careers. It helps you access the world's best remote developer jobs in one place and has a smart search that can help you personalize your job hunt. Both full-time, permanent, and contract jobs are available.

35. Gun.io

gun.io

Gun.io is focused on connecting highly skilled freelance developers with clients who will appreciate their work. Clients are vetted before they can use the platform which ensures each client is looking to create long-term relationships with their freelancers. You'll need to set up a profile to showcase your achievements, introduce yourself via video, and provide examples of your code.

One good thing about Gun.io is that the rate you set is the rate you get, they charge their fee to the child on top of your rate.

36. RubyNow

jobs.rubynow.com

RubyNow is the original Ruby job board that has posted over 5,000 jobs since 2005. They collect remote roles from hundreds of sites which makes it simple to find remote roles that are suited to your skillset.

Design-focused remote job boards

If you're a designer who wants to quit the office and work from home, check out these job boards.

37. Dribbble

dribbble.com/jobs

Dribbble is the heart of the design community and one of the best resources to discover design jobs worldwide. You filter by specialties like animation, brand / graphic design, illustration, mobile design, UI / visual design, product design, UX design/research, and web design and then use their search to find jobs open to remote.

38. 99designs

99designs.com

99designs is an online community where designers can showcase their work, connect with potential clients, and compete for primarily freelance gigs. The difference between 99designs and other freelance marketplaces besides its focus on design is its fixed-price packages.

39. Remote Design Jobs

remotedesignjobs.co

Remote Design Jobs is operated by Poplab, a design consultancy that specializes in user experience and product design. It focuses on remote-first design jobs that are available worldwide.

Freelance and contract remote job boards

While these freelance websites rarely list full-time remote opportunities, they're still a great place to find freelance remote work fast.

40. Toptal

toptal.com

Toptal is an exclusive network of top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers. It's a great place to look if you're world-class talent who wants the flexibility of remote work with the stability of a full-time role.

41. Upwork

upwork.com

Upwork is one of the largest freelance marketplaces that trusted by the likes of Microsoft, Airbnb, and GoDaddy to hire freelancers. They have eight primarily specializations that you can search by such as development & IT, finance & accounting, and writing & translation.

42. Fiverr

fiverr.com

Fiverr is another freelance marketplace where you can find plenty of remote work. It's primarily focused on small, quick jobs such as audio or video editing or transcription services. But it's a great place to find a gig quickly.

43. Freelancer.com

freelancer.com

Freelancer.com is another large freelancer marketplace that is used by Amazon, Facebook, Deloitte, and even NASA. They've got over 1,800 different categories of work you can search through and over 50 million users.

44. FreelancerMap

freelancermap.com

FreelancerMap lets you search for thousands of active IT projects that are looking for remote freelance jobs. It's got a global user base so regardless of where you are located you should be able to find a role that fits your skills.

45. Guru

guru.com

Guru works with the best freelance talent from around the world and has paid over $250 million to freelancers. If you want to get full use out of Guru you'll need to pay a fee otherwise you'll only be able to send 10 bids per month.

46. Gigster

gigster.com

Gigster is an invite-only network of world-class developers, designers, and product managers who do project-based work to deliver better software in less time for Gigster's clients. Clients include companies like IBM, eBay, Square, OpenTable, Nike, and more.

47. SolidGigs

solidgigs.com

Solidgigs delivers the best freelance jobs straight to your inbox. Their team scours nearly 100 sites, gig lists, and job boards for the best freelancing opportunities and then sends you the best of what they find.

48. CloudPeeps

cloudpeeps.com

CloudPeeps was launched in 2015 with a mission to empower every professional with the freedom to work the way they want. They connect trusted freelancers and professional service providers with top clients.

49. PeoplePerHour

peopleperhour.com

PeoplePerHour is a website dedicated to finding remote work for freelancers and growing businesses for gig workers. So far they've connected over 1 million clients and freelancers and paid over £100 million to freelancers.

50. Craigslist

craigslist.org

Craigslist is full of full-time, part-time, and gig-based remote roles. The only downside is that it isn't super easy to search. What you'll want to do is head to the Craigslist corresponding to major cities and then search for remote work that was posted from there.

51. Amazon Mechanical Turk

mturk.com

Amazon Mechanical Turk is a crowdsourcing marketplace that makes it easy for individuals and businesses to outsource their processes and jobs to a distributed workforce. While the jobs don't pay well, they're generally low-skill, easy to complete, and a way to rack up a few extra dollars if you need it.

Writing and editing remote job boards

If you're a writer or an editor who is looking to write or edit remotely then these are the places you should look.

52. Contena

contena.co

Contena has helped thousands of people get started with freelance writing. It empowers writers and editors to find jobs that allow them to write from wherever they are or wherever they want to be. The best part is that it features both freelance and full-time remote roles.

53. Textbroker

textbroker.com

Textbroker is the world's leading content marketplace which was founded by Jan Becker-Fochler in 2005. If you enjoy writing and can write quickly, it's a great place to find remote writing roles that pay per word. Payments are made on a weekly basis through PayPal, so the more you write the more you can earn.

54. Freelance Writing

freelancewriting.com

Freelance Writing has been around since 1997. If you've got experience writing online, generating blog ideas, driving traffic, doing press releases, or developing product descriptions, you'll find a lot of relevant remote roles here.

55. ProBlogger

problogger.com

ProBlogger was started in 2004 and has remote opportunities that range from full-time copywriting to freelance and contract gigs. With over 8,000 posts with blogging advice, tips, and in-depth tutorials it's a great place to sharpen your skills if you're not quite ready to apply for a remote writing job.

Niche job boards that support remote work

These job boards are focused on specific niches like women-only, media, nonprofits, esports, travel, and more.

56. Rise

joinrise.co

Rise is a platform for ambitious women who want to connect with dynamic companies that care about having a diverse set of employees. If you're a woman looking for remote work it's a great place to look.

57. Mediabistro

mediabistro.com/remote

Mediabistro is one of the best places to find remote roles if you're interested in media or content production. It's used by the likes of Bloomberg, NBCUniversal, Dow Jones, and HBO. While it's not dedicated to remote opportunities, they have a handy remote filter that shows all the remote roles on their site.

58. Idealist

idealist.org

Idealist is a nonprofit organization based in New York that has connected more than 130,000 organizations with tens of millions of people who want to work to create a better world. While it's not a dedicated remote job board, they've got over 1,000 positions that are open to remote work.

59. TranslatorCafe

translatorscafe.com/cafe

TranslatorCafe might look outdated but it has an active job board for linguistic and translation-focused remote roles. Registration is free and it'll give you access to hundreds of translation interpretations, subtitling, transcription, and voice-over roles. If you speak multiple languages and are looking for a remote role, it's a great place to look.

60. Travel Massive

travelmassive.jobs

Travel Massive is focused on providing opportunities in the travel industry and for digital nomads and content creators. It's primarily focused on marketing and social media management positions, photography, copywriting, and affiliate opportunities.

61. Hitmarker

hitmarker.net

Hitmaker is the largest gaming and esports jobs platform in the world. While it's not dedicated solely to remote roles, it has over 9,000 active listings from more than 50 countries so there are definitely great opportunities. They've worked with companies like Amazon, Logitech, Pokemon, Red Bull, and more.

62. Axiom Law

axiomlaw.com/careers/lawyers

Axiom Law empowers legal professionals to choose how and when they work while prioritizing what matters most to them. Over 50% of the Fortune 500 are Axiom clients, so it's a great place to look for a remote legal role. Just keep in mind you'll need to go through a vetting process and a series of interviews before you can start working.

63. Business Talent Group

businesstalentgroup.com

Business Talent Group is a consulting marketplace that connects independent consultants, executives, project managers, and team players with organizations. Not every role is remote but if you've got experience as a consultant it's a good place to start.

64. Après

apresgroup.com

Après is a career site for moms who want to return to work or change careers. The whole platform is designed to help women re-establish their careers after maternity leave through remote roles. If you're a mother, it could be a great fit.

65. Home with the Kids

homewiththekids.com

Home with the Kids is a parent-focused job board that seeks to match stay-at-home moms and dads with companies. If you're a primary carer who wants to start working from home then Home with the Kids could be a good place to check out.

66. RemoteWoman

remotewoman.com

RemoteWoman is focused on remote job posts for women only. It's a great place to look if you're a woman who is looking to join a remote female-friendly company. These companies often have defined leadership paths, better benefits for parents, and other female-friendly perks.

67. RemotePOC

remotepoc.com

RemotePOC connects inclusive, remote-friendly companies with professionals of color. It's owned and operated by the team behind RemoteWoman. It has jobs from companies like HubSpot, HotJar, Axios, and Aha!

68. JournalismJobs.com

journalismjobs.com

JournalismJobs.com as the name suggests is focused on job opportunities for reporters, writers, and editors in the United States. To find remote roles, you'll need to set the location to Telecommute.

69. Seek

seek.com.au

Seek is Australia's largest job board which has recently added support for work from home jobs. If you're based in Australia and looking to work from home with an Australian company, give it a go by putting Work from home in the Where search box.

Regular job boards that support remote work

While these job boards are focused solely on remote work, they're large so they can still be a good place to start but remember that the dedicated remote job boards listed above will generally have features that make it easier to find what you're looking for.

70. Indeed

indeed.com

Indeed is one of the largest job platforms in the world. They pull jobs from all over the Internet and then show them all in one searchable list. While it's not remote-focused, it's still a good place to look given the size of their site.

71. LinkedIn

linkedin.com

LinkedIn is not just a way to connect with people you know, it's also a good place to search for remote opportunities. According to their search, they've got nearly 500,000 roles that are open to remote workers. The issue is that it's not super easy to find the roles that are hiring from your location.

72. The Muse

themuse.com

The Muse is a New York City-based online career platform that was founded in 2011. To find remote roles, set the Location filter to Flexible / Remote. While you're there you can learn about what makes each company unique from the perspective of the people who work there and learn about what benefits the employer provides. They've also provide access to professional coaching, online courses, and more.

73. Career Builder

careerbuilder.com

Career Builder has over 20,000 remote roles available across the United States. It's also got a few other great features like salary tools to see how your salary compares to others with the same job title in your area, quick apply, and job alert emails.

74. Glassdoor

glassdoor.com

Glassdoor is another large job marketplace that makes it easy to find remote jobs. Simply type remote into the search bar and you'll find hundreds of open roles. The real benefit of Glassdoor is you can see salary information, what employees think of the company and its leadership, and more.

75. Monster

monster.com

Monster is a global employment website that was created in 1999 through the merger of The Monster Board and Online Career Center. They've got thousands of work-from-home jobs across the United States and the rest of the world.

76. SimplyHired

simplyhired.com

SimplyHired provides access to millions of jobs. To narrow your search down to remote-friendly roles, put in Remote in the Location filter. You'll see jobs as diverse as data entry assistance to the chief executive officer.

77. ZipRecruiter

ziprecruiter.com

ZipRecruiter is another popular job board that advertises heavily. If you listen to podcasts, there's a good chance they're already on your radar. Set the location filter to Remote and it'll show you all their options which can range from senior project managers to entry-level customer service agents.