Work at Home Anywhere in the World

If you work at home, what difference does it make what country you live in? A lot! Most global companies will only hire in particular countries. The ones on this huge list of work-at-home companies are mostly U.S. companies, though many do hire outside the U.S. as well. However, we’ve narrowed the list down to those that hire more globally.

These work-at-home positions are filled by people living both inside or outside the United States. Often these companies hire worldwide, but some are noted to hire in only Canada, Europe, or other specific countries like India. The pay scale on these global jobs varies widely.

AccuTran Global
Job Type: Transcription
Independent contractor typists transcribe conference calls, meetings, and interviews for financial businesses on a part-time basis. Pay ranges from $0.005 to $0.0066 per word. Hires in U.S., U.K., and Canada. More Work-at-Home Transcription Jobs

Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
Job Type: Sales, IT, Management, Corporate
A global provider of business processing (payroll, talent management, human resource management, benefits administration, and time and attendance to employers and automotive dealerships, ADP offers a significant number of home-based opportunities in many different fields. Look for jobs in its company database with "home office" in the location.

Amazon's Mechanical Turk
Job Type: Micro job, online task site, crowdsourcing
One of the original micro job sites, Amazon’s Mechanical Turk lists HITs (human intelligence tasks), which workers choose and complete for a set fee. Typically these online tasks pay only a few cents or dollars. Pays in US dollars, Indian rupees, or Amazon gift certificates, depending on your location. More Micro Jobs

Aim-for-A Tutoring
Job Type: Education, tutoring
The company is seeking online tutors to teach math, science, and English to students worldwide. Teaching experience and a university degree required. More Education-Related Work at Home Jobs

Appen Butler Hill
Job Type: Translation, Internet research, search evaluation
This company recruits home-based translators and interpreters, as well as search evaluators. More Search Evaluation Jobs

BrainMass
Job Type: Online teaching assistant
Online teaching assistants need a master's degree or Ph.D. in a subject to answer questions from pupils and earn a percentage of the fee paid by the student. Payment is in Canadian dollars.

CCI Call Center International 500
Job Type: Call center
This work-at-home, global call center outsourcer hires independent contractors fluent in a variety of languages. More Bilingual Call Center Work at Home Jobs

Classof1
Job Type: Online tutoring
This global company based in India offers online tutoring, homework assistance, test prep, content development, and e-learning courses for college and K-12 students in the U.S., U.K., and Australia.

Clickworker
Job Type: Data entry, writing, translation
This worldwide crowdsourcing company hires independent contractors for data entry, as well as writing, translating, and researching. Pays on a per piece basis. Registration and an assessment are necessary before "click workers" can begin accepting tasks for payments. More Data Entry Jobs

Covance
Job Type: Nurses
This biopharmaceutical contract research organization with research operations in more than 25 countries and more than 10,000 employees worldwide hire clinical research associates to work from home (with at least 65 percent travel expected) in specific locations in the U.S. Canada and Europe. Search for "home-based" in its jobs database.

Dell 
Job Type: IT, Corporate
This computer manufacturer offers many work-at-home jobs. Use "remote" in the keyword search.

EduwizardS
Job Type: Online teaching/tutoring
Freelance tutors pay a fee to be listed among its tutors in the company's online platform and set their own online tutoring rates.

Google
Job Type: Internet research, search evaluation
Google hires ads quality raters worldwide in home-based jobs through a temp agency. College degree required. But look out for Google work at home scams.

Laureate Education
Job Type: Online faculty, instructional designers
The developer of online education at Walden University, Kendall College, NewSchool of Architecture & Design, College of Santa Fe, and Laureate Higher Education Group hires worldwide. Most jobs require at least a master's. Choose "Virtual" as job location. More Online Faculty Jobs

Lionbridge
Job Type: Translation, Internet research
The company recruits home-based workers and university students from around the world as translators and interpreters. Also has English-only and bilingual jobs for Internet assessors, which are similar to Google's ads quality rater jobs.