Suitable Jobs and Tasks
How do you decide which employees can and should telecommute?
First, look at the kind of work they do. The types of tasks most suitable for telecommuting are portable -- those that can be performed from anywhere. Given the appropriate communications and computing capabilities, most jobs contain some tasks that can be performed as easily from home as they can from the office.
The following lists include portable jobs and tasks that could be considered for telecommuting:
Portable Tasks
- Analysis
- Auditing
- Batch work
- Calculation
- Computer programming
- Conducting business by phone
- Data entry
- Design
- Dictating
- Documents (writing, editing)
- Engineering
- Evaluations
- Field visits
- Graphics
- Proposals
- Transcribing
Jobs with Telecommuting Potential
Accountant
Advertising Executive
Applications Programmer
Architect
Attorney
Auditor
Bookkeeper
CAD/Cam Engineer
Central Files Clerk
Chief Executive Officer
Clinical Psychologist
Manager
Civil Engineer
Clerk Typist
Data Entry Clerk
Data Search Specialist
Design Engineer
Economist
Financial Analyst
Graphic Artist
Advertising Executive
Applications Programmer
Architect
Attorney
Auditor
Bookkeeper
CAD/Cam Engineer
Central Files Clerk
Chief Executive Officer
Clinical Psychologist
Manager
Civil Engineer
Clerk Typist
Data Entry Clerk
Data Search Specialist
Design Engineer
Economist
Financial Analyst
Graphic Artist
Financial Analyst
Graphic Artist
Industrial Engineer
Insurance Broker
Journalist
Laboratory Director
Market Analyst
Marketing Manager
Natural Scientist
Office Manager
Purchasing
Radio Newscaster
Realtor
Software Engineer
Statistician
Stock Analyst
Stock Broker
Technical Writer
Telemarketer
Graphic Artist
Industrial Engineer
Insurance Broker
Journalist
Laboratory Director
Market Analyst
Marketing Manager
Natural Scientist
Office Manager
Purchasing
Radio Newscaster
Realtor
Software Engineer
Statistician
Stock Analyst
Stock Broker
Technical Writer
Telemarketer
