Q3 2024 marked the strongest quarter for fully remote hiring since 2022, the year Virtual Vocations transformed into a dedicated fully remote job board focused on employment listings that eliminate the need for travel or on-site work. The “Q3 2024 State of Remote Work” report from Virtual Vocations highlights the top 10 companies offering remote work, key telework career industries, and members of the Virtual Vocations Employer Partner Program that posted the most fully remote job listings in July, August, and September.
Fully Remote Jobs Report Overview for Q3 2024
For 17 years, Virtual Vocations, Inc. has been a reliable and comprehensive online resource for human-screened work-from-home job openings. We not only help individuals research remote companies hiring home-based professionals but also offer essential career guidance and telecommuting support. Beyond curating our job board, we provide a range of career services, including resume assessments, writing assistance for resumes and cover letters, one-on-one career coaching, and LinkedIn profile enhancement. Additionally, Virtual Vocations conducts research and analyzes data on remote work statistics and trends to keep our community informed.
Our quarterly job reports deliver a comprehensive overview of remote job data for those seeking flexible, fully remote employment. Each quarter, we conduct an in-depth analysis of Virtual Vocations’ company data, featuring lists of the top 10 remote-enabled companies and the leading industries for fully remote positions. Furthermore, we highlight new members of our Employer Partner Program and identify the top program members based on their availability of fully remote job opportunities during the quarter.
Summary of Findings
- The Virtual Vocations Remote Jobs Database hosted fully remote job postings from more than 7,600 unique companies throughout Q3 2024.
- Our job board featured approximately 68,000 fully remote job postings during the months of July, August, and September.
- Virtual Vocations’ team and its Employer Partner Program members added an average of 22,645 fully remote jobs to the job board each month of the quarter.
- Compared to Q3 2023, access to fully remote job postings increased by 25%.
Top 10 Companies for Fully Remote Jobs
Q3 2024 State of Remote Work
Among the top 10 companies for fully remote jobs in Q3, nine employers (i.e. VocoVision, UnitedHealth Group, Centene, Humana, Microsoft, Coalition Technologies, Allstate, Leidos, and GDIT) are also included on our list of the “Top 100 Companies to Watch for Fully Remote Jobs in 2024.” These 10 employers were responsible for 9.55% of the fully remote job postings we shared during Q3. Once again, VocoVision and UnitedHealth Group reigned as fully remote hiring powerhouses, with each company posting at least two times as many fully remote job postings as any other business during the quarter.
Select any of the hyperlinked company names below to view a researched Virtual Vocations profile of that employer. The Virtual Vocations Remote Companies Database, which houses more than 16,000 business profiles, is a free resource for remote jobseekers who want to work for reputable employers known to hire qualified employees and contractors for 100% work from home jobs.
1. VocoVision, Inc.
2. UnitedHealth Group
3. Centene Management Company, LLC
4. Humana Inc.
5. Microsoft Corporation
6. Coalition Technologies
7. Allstate Insurance Company
8. Leidos, Inc.
9. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT)
10. Ambry Genetics Corporation
Top 10 Industries for Fully Remote Jobs
Q3 2024 State of Remote Work
At any time, the Virtual Vocations job board is filled with at least 15,000 job postings across 42 remote-enabled career fields. Remote job categories range from business operations and instructional design to non-profit and social media. These top 10 telecommuting job industries accounted for the most fully remote job openings for the second quarter of the year.
Select any industry name below to explore all available remote job listings in that career field within the Virtual Vocations database. During July, August, and September 2024, the information technology sector saw 3.60 times more fully remote job openings than any other field. Furthermore, all of the top 10 fully remote career categories experienced growth over the quarter. Notably, healthcare (38.66%), customer service (38.63%), and sales (25.74%) exhibited the highest increases in available fully remote positions.
1. Information Technology
2. Healthcare
3. Sales
4. Marketing
5. Customer Service
6. Management
7. Financial
8. Project Management
9. Human Resources
10. Account Management
Top Employer Partners for Fully Remote Jobs
Q3 2024 State of Remote Work
Virtual Vocations Employer Partners are businesses and organizations dedicated to attracting top remote talent. To support these companies in achieving their hiring objectives, Virtual Vocations collaborates with them to post their remote job openings directly on our job board. Before joining the program, each company undergoes a thorough vetting process to ensure that its business practices and job postings align with Virtual Vocations’ stringent quality standards. To learn more about our Employer Partner Program and additional businesses known for hiring fully remote professionals, read our report on the “Top 25 Employer Partners for Fully Remote Jobs in 2024.”
These 10 Employer Partners posted the most remote job openings for Q3. ClientPoint, a software development company; Computer Systems Institute, a career education company; PFM, a Christian non-profit organization; Revive Health Associates, a holistic healthcare organization; and Giampolo Law Group, a legal services company, are all new Employer Partners. These businesses became Employer Partner Program members during Q3.
Explore company information and available fully remote job opportunities from any of the employers listed below by selecting a company name. This will grant you complimentary access to a Virtual Vocations profile for that organization. Additional Employer Partners content can be found on the Virtual Vocations Employer Partners and Employer Alerts blog category pages.
Omni Interactions, Inc.
Working Solutions
NexRep LLC
Susan G. Komen
TTEC Holdings, Inc.
Prison Fellowship Ministries (PFM)
Computer Systems Institute
ClientPoint
Achieve Test Prep
Accent Advisor
Smith (Smith.ai)
The Sentry
Giampolo Law Group
Revive Health Associates
About Virtual Vocations
Virtual Vocations, Inc., founded in 2007, is a private, family-owned, and 100% distributed company. Co-founded by CEO Laura Spawn and her brother, CTO Adam Stevenson, Virtual Vocations connects jobseekers with legitimate, fully remote job openings. All job postings are screened to ensure the highest quality standards. To date, Virtual Vocations has helped more than four million jobseekers find flexible remote work options.
In addition to managing and curating a database that, at any given time, houses more than 15,000 current, hand-screened remote job openings, Virtual Vocations offers jobseekers a number of tools to aid in their job searches. These tools include exclusive, self-paced career courses, digital guides for popular virtual job industries, and downloadable worksheets. The Career Services Division also provides job coaching and interview prep, LinkedIn profile enhancement, and resume and cover letter writing. Virtual Vocations also releases multiple data-driven reports each year on current trends in remote work.
Send questions about Virtual Vocations’ “Q3 2024 State of Remote Work” report to Kimberly Back. Kim is the senior job data content producer and can be emailed at kim (at) virtualvocations (dot) com. Please engage with Virtual Vocations’ social media profiles to connect. Visit Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, and Pinterest for more remote work content and conversations.
Additional Image credits: Canva; Virtual Vocations images prepared by Kimberly Back
