The Flexible Job & Job Search Trend Indexes
Welcome to the Quarterly Flexible Jobs Trend Report! This report shows the most abundant flexible employment opportunities available in top career categories in the past year, broken down by quarter. This data is based on current and historical job opportunity information from our database of hand-screened jobs that our research team has found available in the online job market. The types of flexible jobs included in our data are telecommuting, freelance, part-time, and flexible schedule jobs. For more information on the flexible job marketplace, please view our "The Growth of Workplace Flexibility" infographic.
Flexible Job Index - Top 25 Flexible Job Categories:
This first graph shows the top 25 Job Categories and the increases and/or decreases in overall percentage volume they represent in our jobs database in any given quarter. This data is also available on a monthly basis upon request.
Data Table for the Flexible Job Index - Top 25 Job Categories
The interactive data table below shows the actual percentage each job category represents in our jobs database in each quarter.
| Category | Q1 21 | Q2 21 | Q3 21 | Q4 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account Management | 2.04% | 2.00% | 2.09% | 1.94% |
| Accounting & Finance | 8.15% | 6.84% | 7.72% | 7.81% |
| Administrative | 5.10% | 3.93% | 3.86% | 3.52% |
| Bilingual | 2.37% | 1.78% | 1.47% | 1.29% |
| Business Development | 3.12% | 2.88% | 2.96% | 2.69% |
| Call Center | 3.09% | 2.64% | 2.29% | 1.98% |
| Communications | 1.26% | 1.37% | 1.34% | 1.56% |
| Computer & IT | 6.92% | 7.87% | 7.68% | 7.76% |
| Consulting | 1.48% | 1.89% | 1.99% | 2.16% |
| Customer Service | 7.13% | 6.07% | 5.70% | 5.30% |
| Editing | 1.64% | 1.56% | 1.45% | 1.35% |
| Education & Training | 2.90% | 2.89% | 2.56% | 2.27% |
| Graphic Design | 1.69% | 2.00% | 1.66% | 1.97% |
| HR & Recruiting | 3.84% | 4.49% | 4.82% | 5.44% |
| Insurance | 1.65% | 2.03% | 2.69% | 2.67% |
| Internet & Ecommerce | 2.24% | 2.78% | 2.47% | 2.67% |
| Legal | 1.50% | 1.30% | 1.43% | 1.43% |
| Marketing | 5.30% | 6.75% | 6.01% | 7.01% |
| Medical & Health | 5.52% | 5.81% | 7.21% | 6.91% |
| Operations | 2.58% | 2.69% | 3.15% | 3.34% |
| Project Management | 6.22% | 6.26% | 5.76% | 5.88% |
| Research | 1.17% | 1.36% | 1.27% | 1.17% |
| Sales | 3.41% | 3.69% | 3.56% | 3.10% |
| Software Development | 3.85% | 4.76% | 4.93% | 4.89% |
| Writing | 3.24% | 2.91% | 2.81% | 2.85% |
Flexible Job Index - Top 25 Careers Job Seekers Want:
This graph shows the top 25 career categories that job seekers want. The increases and/or decreases highlight the overall growth trends in terms of percentage volume they represent in our resume database in any given quarter.
Data Table for the Flexible Job Index - Top 25 Careers Job Seekers Want:
The interactive data table below shows the actual percentage breakdown for each career category as its represented in our resume database in each quarter.
| Category | Q1 21 | Q2 21 | Q3 21 | Q4 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account Management | 3.31% | 3.31% | 3.32% | 3.31% |
| Accounting & Finance | 3.08% | 3.08% | 3.09% | 3.08% |
| Administrative | 7.41% | 7.40% | 7.43% | 7.41% |
| Advertising & PR | 2.26% | 2.26% | 2.25% | 2.26% |
| Animals & Wildlife | 2.11% | 2.11% | 2.10% | 2.11% |
| Art & Creative | 3.31% | 3.31% | 3.31% | 3.31% |
| Business Development | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.17% | 2.17% |
| Call Center | 3.94% | 3.94% | 3.95% | 3.94% |
| Communications | 2.70% | 2.70% | 2.70% | 2.70% |
| Computer & IT | 3.13% | 3.13% | 3.13% | 3.13% |
| Consulting | 2.34% | 2.34% | 2.34% | 2.34% |
| Customer Service | 6.26% | 6.24% | 6.25% | 6.25% |
| Data Entry | 10.13% | 10.13% | 10.14% | 10.12% |
| Editing | 3.78% | 3.78% | 3.78% | 3.78% |
| Education & Training | 3.00% | 3.00% | 2.99% | 3.00% |
| Entertainment & Media | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% | 1.51% |
| Event Planning | 1.65% | 1.65% | 1.64% | 1.65% |
| HR & Recruiting | 1.90% | 1.90% | 1.90% | 1.90% |
| Marketing | 1.95% | 1.95% | 1.95% | 1.95% |
| Medical & Health | 2.09% | 2.09% | 2.09% | 2.09% |
| Project Management | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% | 2.18% |
| Research | 1.71% | 1.71% | 1.71% | 1.71% |
| Transcription | 1.72% | 1.71% | 1.72% | 1.71% |
| Travel & Hospitality | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| Writing | 3.11% | 3.11% | 3.11% | 3.11% |
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