Top 20 Companies Hiring for Remote Jobs in 2021
With the massive shift in global companies to remote work in 2020, it's no surprise that we've seen a surge in remote job openings over the past year. However, as more companies choose to include remote work in their long-term plans this year, the number of available work-from-home jobs will likely continue to increase.
With more and more companies offering remote options, the fields that currently offer the most remote jobs are IT, healthcare, and education. Whether you're looking for a job that offers you more flexibility or a complete career transition, here's a list of 20 companies hiring for remote work in 2021 that also offer a competitive edge.
1. Robert Half International
Founded in 1948, Robert Half International is a professional staffing and consulting firm with global headquarters in Menlo Park, California. The company has 400-plus locations worldwide and is among the first to develop specialized professional staffing teams.
Some achievements of Robert Half:
- One of the 50 Happiest Companies in America by CareerBliss.
- FlexJobs' 100 Top Companies with Remote Jobs.
- Distinguished as the “World's first and largest specialized financial recruitment service”.
- Be an S&P 500 company cited on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's largest public companies.
- One of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine.
Robert Half International offers a lot of benefits packages to eligible employees including medical coverage, paid time off, and the chance to join its corporate citizenship programs which enables them to local and global charities. There is a wide range of fields such as hiring, how to apply online, and what you can find in the way of part-time, freelance, temporary, and remote jobs.
2. Kelly
Since 1946, Kelly has pioneered staffing solutions in the recruiting industry, connecting professionals with top companies and Fortune 100 companies across industries. It offers a comprehensive range of flexible working arrangements in HR and recruiting, including direct-hire, freelance, part-time, casual, and remote work-from-home opportunities. These are advertisements for experienced applicants with relevant skills and university degrees, depending on the function in different career fields.
Kelly's values include taking personal responsibility for one's own actions, results, and reputation; building strong relationships and creating advocates for life, and owning and solving client and candidate problems. Other values include treating every customer, employee, and supplier with respect and integrity, and continually seeking opportunities to innovate and improve the employment experience.
Kelly specializes in placing workers in diverse industries, such as:
- Accounting and Finance
- Administrative
- Engineering
- Information Technology
- Life Sciences
- Call Centers
3. Randstad
Founded in 1960, Randstad is the global leader in the HR services industry; creating and delivering services that help people develop their careers, empower businesses to succeed, and enrich society. As a trusted human partner in today's technology-driven world of talent, we take pride in successfully matching job seekers with new opportunities every single day—and connecting our clients with top talent.
Randstad is the global leading provider of HR solutions, with several branches in North America and throughout the world. The North American headquarters is located in Atlanta, GA. We maintain over 4,500 branches globally, employing more than 30,000 professionals worldwide. It has received numerous awards and accolades for its success in business and employee satisfaction, including:
- In Atlanta’s Top Places To Work in 2016.
- Winning Inavero’s Best of Staffing Client.
- Talent Awards in 2016 for its dedication to customer service.
Randstad provides temporary, permanent, and outsourced staffing services and HR solutions in diverse industries such as finance and accounting, legal, healthcare, life sciences, IT, human resources, manufacturing, engineering, and logistic.
4. UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is dedicated to helping people live healthier lives and making the health system work better for everyone. Through our diversified family of businesses, we are building a high-performance healthcare system that is committed to improving affordability and quality, increasing access to care, developing breakthrough solutions, and achieving better health outcomes.
It is a diversified healthcare company comprised of over 240,000 dedicated people. From medical professionals to the government, UnitedHealth Group is a leading provider of information and technology-enabled health services to ensure everyone has access to quality, affordable and innovative care.
5. HubSpot
HubSpot is a global provider of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service applications. The company develops tools and applications for social media marketing, content management, web analytics platforms, and search engine optimization. HubSpot also provides mobile services that enable users to access content from smartphones or tablets. Some achievements:
- One of the Best Places to Work by Glassdoor.
- One of the Best Small and Medium Workplaces by Entrepreneur magazine.
- Ranked first in customer satisfaction by VentureBeat and G2Crowd.
HubSpot specializes in website content management, social media publishing and monitoring, search engine optimization, blogging, email marketing, marketing automation, and reporting and analytics. It is offered in one integrated platform, enabling companies to adapt to the way today’s consumers live, work, and shop.
6. Supporting Strategies
Supporting Strategies is an outsourced operational support and bookkeeping firm founded in 2004 by seasoned accounting entrepreneur Leslie Jorgensen. The company has over 95 offices across the U.S. and leads a team of remote professionals working in several cities throughout the country.
The company offered a plethora of 100% remote jobs with both full-time and part-time schedules. Flexible jobs posted in the past include HR & recruiting and accounting & finance jobs, namely bookkeeping. It specializes in on-demand, outsourced accounting services for small businesses, such as:
- Accounts payable and expense management.
- Payroll and human resource administration.
- Budgeting; financial reporting.
- Analysis, revenue recognition, customer invoicing.
- Accounts receivable, bookkeeping, and month-end close.
Supporting Strategies and its team of experienced professionals supports growing businesses around the country by delivering flexible, affordable service options when they're needed using proven processes and best-of-breed technology.
7. Ajilon Professional Staffing
Ajilon Professional Staffing is led by David Alexander, formerly TRAK Company, is a permanent and temporary recruitment firm and top-talent placement agency founded in 2011. With headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida, Ajilon Professional Staffing has over 70 offices throughout the United States. It is also an award-winning organization that has been named to the Great Places to Work list. Ajilon has offered:
- A part-time, flexible schedule, freelance, temporary, and remote jobs in the past, including opportunities in HR & recruiting, business development, accounting & finance, project management, and administrative fields, among others.
- Commuter benefits, annual bonuses, professional development opportunities, and medical coverage to eligible staff.
Ajilon specializes in placing marketing, administration, management, customer service, human resources, nonclinical healthcare, supply chain, logistics, and operations professionals in careers with some of the world’s most established companies. In a single year, Ajilon once successfully placed more than 14,800 professionals.
8. Twilio
Twilio is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) company established in 2007. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Twilio maintains a global presence, including offices in New York, New York; Mountain View, California; Bogota, Cundinamarca, Columbia; London, England, United Kingdom; Madrid, Spain; Singapore, and more.
In support of a flexible workplace, Twilio has previously posted freelance, flexible schedule, part-time, and remote work opportunities. These options have been available with jobs posted in sales, marketing, computer & IT, administrative, business development, and other fields.
The company offers:
- A comprehensive benefits package that includes unlimited vacation, medical coverage, catered meals, a fully-stocked kitchen, and commuter benefits to eligible staffers.
- Programs aimed at building equality, equity, and belonging to make communication and tech more inclusive for all.
Twilio operates as a cloud communications company that provides users with a way to make and receive calls and texts using web service APIs. The company provides clients with the privacy and security they need, as well as enables the use of VoIP, messaging, and phone services to be embedded into desktop, web, and mobile software.
9. CVS Health
CVS Health is the nation’s largest provider of healthcare services and prescriptions, fulfilling over 1 billion annual prescriptions. CVS Health manages over 9,500 pharmacy stores and a thriving online pharmacy, as well as 1,100 MinuteClinic locations to serve an average of 5 million customers every day.
Headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and employs a team of nearly 25,000 pharmacists nationwide. CVS Health offers positions in medical and health, account management, sales, insurance, and customer service. Benefits include medical coverage, PTO, and tuition assistance programs for those eligible.
Healthcare benefits offer competitive benefits such as student loan repayment, adoption assistance, and a host of "well-being" programs that support financial, physical, and mental wellness. The company also offers eligible associates a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical coverage, paid time off, educational assistance programs, and more.
A multi-award-winning corporation includes:
- CVS Health has earned a spot on the Fortune 500 list of the World’s Largest Companies.
- Ranking 12th on the U.S. Fortune 500 list.
- Third on Fast Company magazine’s 50 Most Innovative Companies list.
- 10th on DiversityInc’s Top 10 Companies for Veterans list.
11. Aerotek
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Hanover, Maryland, Aerotek is a leading global staffing and recruiting firm and a member of Allegis Group, one of the world’s largest privately-held staffing companies.
Aerotek has offered part-time, temporary, freelance, alternative schedule, and remote jobs in the past, including U.S. National jobs and global, work-from-anywhere jobs in a variety of career areas.
Top recognitions:
- One of the Best Places to Work in cities.
- Top Military-Friendly Employer by G.I. Jobs magazine.
- Ranked among the Top 150 National Workplaces by Workplace Dynamics.
Over the years, the company has diversified and expanded its offerings to meet the changing needs of its customers, including undergoing several mergers and acquisitions. With over 200 offices throughout Europe and North America, as well as more than 100,000 contractors, Aerotek serves virtually every major industry in the world, though it primarily works with the manufacturing, skilled trades, technical, engineering, aviation, laboratory, clinical, and general labor markets.
12. Thermo Fisher Scientific
Thermo Fisher Scientific is a global biotechnology product development company whose mission is to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. The company leads a global team of more than 75,000 professionals and encourages its staff to create meaningful solutions, improve technologies, and build satisfying careers.
The company has posted flexible job opportunities in over 30 job categories, such as science, engineering, sales, marketing, and operations, and offers associates ample opportunity to make significant contributions to the world. In the past, Thermo Fisher Scientific has hired temporary, freelance, and remote jobs, including full-time opportunities and remote jobs for nationwide applicants.
Thermo Fisher Scientific supports customers with wide-ranging objectives, such as:
- Accelerating life sciences research.
- Improving patient diagnostics and therapies.
- Solving complex analytical challenges.
- Increasing productivity in their laboratories.
13. Adecco
The Adecco Group was established in 1996. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, with regional headquarters in North America, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.K., Adecco provides permanent placement, temporary staffing, talent development, career transition, outsourcing, and consulting services to clients worldwide.
The Adecco Group has more than 100,000 clients across the globe and "enables" approximately 3.5 million careers every year. Through "industry-leading solutions," such as Adecco and Modis, the company matches professionals with job opportunities in office, industrial, engineering, technology, and service-sector positions.
It ranked as one of the best workplaces in the world and has previously offered a part-time, flexible schedule, freelance, temporary, and remote jobs in and beyond the HR & recruiting industry.
14. Accounting Principals
Accounting Principals is a recruitment and job-placement agency that specializes in the full spectrum of accounting and finance professions. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company maintains a broad-reaching footprint with more than 70 offices across North America.
Flexible work options at Accounting Principals have included freelance, temporary, seasonal, and remote jobs in accounting & finance, legal, HR & recruiting, operations, and administrative fields. The recruiters at Accounting Principals rely on their real-world accounting experience and people-focused approach to balancing the dynamic needs of both job seekers and business clients. The company is certified by Great Place to Work in recognition of its excellent culture and high employee satisfaction.
Accounting Principals' services:
- Accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping, payroll, collections, data entry, cost accountancy, and financial analysis.
- Provider of Athlete Career Transition Services for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams.
- Provides career coaching and job placement assistance to Olympic hopefuls who are transitioning back into the workforce after competing.
- Offers online resources, such as a blog with interview tips and other employment information. The company is a subsidiary of Adecco Group, a Global 500 business with a worldwide network of staffing solutions.
15. Aquent
Founded in 1986 as the subject of a case study at Harvard Business School, Aquent is now an award-winning agency. A multinational staffing and recruiting agency, Aquent specializes in placing marketing and design professionals. The global company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has closed down most of its offices, keeping 10% of its locations available for large meetings or special projects and clients but otherwise allowing its staff to work remotely.
The company provides both permanent and contract placement in the following areas of expertise: online marketing, interactive design, marketing, graphic design, and information technology.
Aquent hires technology-minded professionals who wish to make a difference in the lives of professionals worldwide. It offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes a lifelong learning fund.
Recognitions:
- Named by The Boston Globe as one of the 100 Top Places to Work.
- Named by Consulting magazine as one of the Top 10 Consulting Firms.
16. Anthem Inc.
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Anthem was founded in 2004 as a result of the acquisition of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. by Anthem Insurance Company. For nearly 73 million U.S. members, Anthem, Inc. and its affiliated companies deliver services and products that enable its members to receive the care they need to live a healthy life.
As a provider of critical services for the 113 million members it serves, Anthem, Inc. is committed to being an employer of choice for healthcare professionals throughout the United States. Possessing core values of trust, accountability, and respect, the company hires for positions in information technology and business analysis; there are also opportunities at its headquarters in Indianapolis.
With remote jobs available across the country, from California to Virginia to Georgia, Anthem welcomes professionals who want to make a difference and improve people's lives while advancing their own careers.
Recognitions:
- Recognized as the nation’s largest not-for-profit managed health care company, serving 1 in 9 Americans.
- Being distinguished as one of Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Places to Work.
- Being one of America’s Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine.
17. Beacon Hill Staffing Group
Beacon Hill Staffing Group, founded in 2000, is a privately-held staffing solutions company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company frequently hires for positions in various departments such as freelance, part-time, temporary, and remote jobs in the past, including full-time opportunities.
It is comprised of 10 specialty divisions that carry the Beacon Hill name, including Beacon Hill Associates, Digital & Creative, Financial, Government Services, HR, Legal, Life Sciences, National Security, Solutions, and Technologies, respectively.
In the staffing industry, Beacon Hill Staffing Group focuses on temporary, direct-hire, contract consulting, executive search, and temp/contract-to-hire staffing. Additionally, Beacon Hill specializes in administrative, marketing, accounting and finance, human resources, legal, and technology solutions for a range of clients, from Fortune 500 enterprises to up-and-coming companies.
Recognitions:
- One of Massachusetts’ largest privately-held companies by the Boston Business Journal for over a decade.
- One of America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms by Forbes magazine.
18. NTT Group
Founded in 1985 in accordance with the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation Law, NTT Group's principal subsidiaries include NTT WEST, NTT EAST, NTT Docomo, NTT Communications, and NTT DATA. One of the largest information and communications technologies (ICT) companies in the world, NTT Group is made up of regional, long-distance, international, mobile, and data communications businesses.
Globally headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, NTT Group's mission is to accelerate digital transformation for customers by providing high-quality, value-added services that enrich society in the realms of artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The company's global operations encompass 240 data centers in 88 countries across the globe, and its network coverage extends into 196 countries and regions. NTT Group employs over 282,550 people who annually serve more than 10,000 clients and approximately 88% of the Fortune Global 100. As of 2018, the company's annual revenues surpassed $21 billion.
19. Pearson
Pearson is a world-leading learning company offering content, assessment, and digital services to learners, employers, educational institutions, governments, and other partners across the globe. Pearson has more than 22,500 employees operating in 70 countries and believes in being brave, decent, imaginative, and accountable in all of its operations
Pearson has offered flexible jobs in education & training and many other professional fields in the past, including a part-time, flexible schedule, freelance, occasional, temporary, seasonal, and work-from-home jobs. It also offers comprehensive benefits that integrate a range of standard perks tailored to the unique needs of individual associates.
Pearson team members believe "wherever learning flourishes so do people" and are committed to equipping learners with the skills to enhance their employability prospects and succeed in "the changing world of work."
20. eXp Realty
Founded in 2009 by Glenn Sanford, a Top 50 Realtor from Keller Williams, eXp Realty is now a publicly-traded company in 49 U.S. states and in two Canadian provinces. It is a cloud-operated brokerage owned by its agents — a business model that allows the company’s agents to collaborate across geographical divides at reduced operating expenses.
The company has offered full-time, remote jobs in mortgage & real estate, customer service, accounting & finance, computer & IT, business development, and other fields in the past. It also offers an immersive cloud office with opportunities for agent interaction, engagement, and continued education. In addition to 24/7 access to collaborative tools, eXp Realty clients can earn revenue shares from sponsored agents and company stock for production and contributions.
eXp Realty is always interested in agile candidates who are unafraid of change and able to self-manage, and the company has offered part-time, freelance, and remote jobs in mortgage & real estate, customer service, accounting & finance, computer & IT, business development, and other fields in the past.