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9 Jobs That Let You Work from Home

Careers That Don't Require You to Commute Farther Than Your Living Room

9. Customer Service Representative

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Median annual salary: $30,678

Got a phone and an Internet connection? Then why go into the office?

As a customer service representative you'll be taking calls from customers, troubleshooting, and selling products over the phone -- things that hardly require a cubicle in an office. This allows companies to reduce costs while also allowing employees more flexibility. That's probably why 25% of US call center representatives work from home, according to a survey from Yankee Group.

 

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    Aaron Gouveia has worked as the Content Manager of Salary.com since 2011. Prior to that, he was an award-winning journalist at several prominent New England newspapers. Read more...