Professional Work at Home Jobs - Its a New World! - Jeff Casmer

Work at home jobs have gone beyond stuffing envelops and are now more sophisticated and professional. The internet now provides scads of work at home jobs that not only pay well but offer opportunities to grow.

Professional work at home jobs are not for everyone. Education, commitment and experience are required to be considered a viable candidate. This article gives a brief explanation about a few of the professional work at home jobs found on the web.

Customer Service

Work at home customer service opportunities are on the rise. In order to land a job as a virtual customer service agent, where you would handle general calls and provide technical support, you must have a computer, high speed Internet access, and a landline telephone. You will also need excellent people skills, basic computer skills, and a high school education. Depending on the company providing the work at home job, customer service reps earn $13-$14 an hour.

Medical Coding

Medical coders analyze the health care provider's documentation so they can record information for the health care reimbursement process, and assist in medical research and statistics. Because coding is not a simple art, employers prefer to hire those that are trained and certified. On average medical coders earn 33,000 a year. However, a work at home coder can make up to 40, 000 a year.

Telemarketers

Telemarketing is one of the most sought after work at home jobs. While formal education is not required, communication, people and sales skills are needed to become a successful telemarketer. Besides that you also need determination. Telemarketers get paid on commission. Thus the more people you can contact, the more sales you'll make. There really is no cap on what you can earn, making it one of best paying professional work at home jobs.

Medical Transcription

Medical transcriptionists translate diction from physicians and other health care professionals, into written reports, correspondence and other documents so that it can be used for medical records. While this is first considered an offline job, there are number of people who work at home on a contractual basis.

Be warned that finding work at home jobs in this field is a little challenging but not impossible. This field is growing faster than other occupation, thus increasing the need for work at home agents. By 2012 there will be high demand for home based workers. Medical transcriptionists earn $10-$40 an hour. Some companies however, pay per line, in which case the transcriptionists may earn 7 cents per line for hospital transcription. Those who hold a certificate or degree in medical transcription earn more than those without. Medical transcriptionists without a degree make around 28,000 a year, while those with post secondary education can earn as much as 50,000 a year.

There is several professional work at home jobs online to choose from. they all require a self directed person who is willing to put in the hours but they offer considerably more security than those without professional work at home jobs.