38 places to find remote jobs for Digital Nomads9 min read

38 places to find remote jobs for Digital Nomads9 min read

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For most people, the biggest hurdle to RVing full-time is finding a way to make money while traveling. But with the internet and the rise of location independence, it’s easier than ever to find remote jobs for digital nomads (or to start your own business or create a freelance side hustle).

I’ve seen a lot of questions about where to find remote jobs in our Facebook group, but since Heath and I have always run our business on the road, I never had a great answer. So I did a LOT of research and came up with this list of 40 job boards where you can find remote work. In fact, remote work has become so popular, that most major job boards have built-in filters for remote work now.

Note: As mentioned above, I don’t have any first-hand experience with any of these job boards. However, if you read this and have used any of the following job boards and would recommend (or not recommend) one — drop a comment below and let me know!

So without further ado, here are forty places to search for a job you can work from anywhere!

Flexjobs: Flexjobs is easily the most well known and recommended online job board for remote work. I’m not sure if it’s the biggest online job board for remote work, but it’s definitely the first place I would look when searching for work on the road. In addition to posting a ton of truly remote jobs, they also have a great blog with resources on how to make money from home and job search tips.  (If you do choose to use FlexJobs, they sent us a 30% off coupon code for you to use! Use the code FLEXLIFE when you sign up for your membership.)

We Work Remotely (Not to be confused with WeWork, the chain of co-working spaces): We Work Remotely claims to be the largest online job board for remote work. They post mostly tech jobs, but have customer support and copywriting jobs listed as well. They do have some unique job postings too, so if you want to work as a matchmaker for an online dating company this is the place to look.

AngelList: The place to find remote work at a startup. Looking over recent posts, I’m seeing job options for everything from social media management to UX design to business development and sales. You can filter to view only remote jobs too.

Atlas & Boots: This outdoor travel blog has a whole page dedicated to posting remote work for digital nomads. Jobs are posted by job type so you can scroll down to your skillset. They also have a Facebook group where they post jobs as well.

Authentic Jobs: A job board for creatives and designers with a remote filter.

Amazon Camperforce: While you need to be in one place for a season, I’ve heard great things about the benefits provided by Amazon. They hire seasonal warehouse workers and offer benefits like health insurance, bonuses, and paid campsites.

Career Builder: This giant online job board doesn’t have a filter for remote work, but you can search “work from home” or “telecommute” to find remote jobs.

Dribble: Jobs for designers. Mostly full-time positions, but some contract work.

Hubstaff: For both freelance and remote work across the globe. This site claims to be 100% free with no fees or commissions.

Infinite Nomad: A job board built by nomads for nomads. They really tout on their website that they are 100% scam-free and have only the highest quality job postings on their site, although it does look like this job board is actually powered by Indeed instead of being hand-curated…

Indeed: I actually hadn’t seen Indeed listed anywhere online as a great place to find remote work until I found the above site, but they do have a filter for finding remote jobs. Indeed has a TON of job listings and a ton of job search information, so if you’re just starting your search, this would be a great site to get a feel for all the different types of online jobs there. You can also actually see reviews of the companies on Indeed as well.

Idealist: If you want more than a job and want to make a difference in the world, Idealist posts jobs focused on doing good in the world. This is a good place to start if you’re looking for jobs in the nonprofit sector.

Jobspresso: Not necessarily for nomads, but plenty of great work from anywhere jobs listed here. I do see that some postings have specific time zones for positions.

LetsWorkRemotely: So far of all the job boards I’ve seen, I like this one the best for the design of their job postings. They really show you how much each position is offering and if the job is full-time, part-time, or contract work so you can easily filter through opportunities.

Monster: The job board we’ve all heard of. Search “telecommute” or “remote” to filter for remote work.

The Muse: I’d heard of the Muse for job search advice and coaching, but they also have a filter for searching for remote work. I see a lot of senior-level remote positions as well.

Power to Fly: Specifically for women with a filter for remote jobs, Power to Fly has plenty of flexible jobs. They work specifically with companies who care about “investing in gender diversity and inclusion.”

ProBlogger: I’ve read ProBlogger for years but just now realized they have a job board for writers! Tons of freelance and full-time jobs posted here.

Rat Race Rebellion: Founded in 1999, RRR is a huge database for online and work from home jobs.

Remote4me: Offers jobs in tech and non-tech, aggregated from multiple job boards. A lot of highly skilled positions listed on this one, like video game design, animation, and engineers.

Remote Machine Learning Jobs: Here’s a niche for you! This site specializes in “Remote work in Machine Learning, Data Science, Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence.” It doesn’t get much more specific than that.

Remote OK: Offers a variety of tech and non-tech remote jobs. These guys claim to have the largest job board for digital nomads.

REMOTIVE: Posts mostly remote jobs with some continent-specific jobs. Posts jobs with worldwide companies.

Remotely Awesome Jobs: A remote job aggregator, this site pulls from 10 other job boards to create their list. At the time of writing, I’m seeing a ton of jobs for companies based in Asia.

Skip the Drive: Mostly full-time work from home or remote jobs. They actually have a cool calculator on their site so you can see how much money you save by not commuting to work.

Stack Overflow: This one is specifically for developers. Filter by remote work.

Ruby Now: Not just specific to developers, but specific to Ruby on Rails developers. Probably the most niche job board I’ve ever seen.

Virtual Vocations: 18,000+ telecommuting jobs. This is the first site I’ve seen that posts jobs in the medical industry like medical coding, nursing, and physicians.

Workamper®: Specializing in finding jobs at campgrounds, if you’re looking for a job that includes free lodging for your RV Workamper is the place to look. We, however, have found that positions like Campground Hosts often don’t pay enough to make it worth your time. They are great gigs for saving money or getting to stay in cool places for cheap, but not a way that we recommend for making money on the road.

Workers on Wheels: I’m including this site because it’s one of the few jobs sites with jobs specific for RVers, but the website is poorly designed and most of the jobs posted are MLMs or network marketing opportunities. There are some camp hosting and workamping jobs posted here as well, but the website is difficult to read and navigate.

Workew: I keep reading their name as “work, ew” but this is another remote-specific job board for digital nomads. Some jobs may be country or continent specific.

Working Nomads: Thousands of work from anywhere jobs for nomads.

Axiom Law: If you’re a lawyer looking to travel full-time Axiom is the first “digital law firm” I’ve found that employs lawyers worldwide.

Apres: This site is specifically for moms returning to work after an absence. It’s not exclusively remote work, but they do have a remote filter. Jobs can be full-time, part-time, or flexible hours. They also offer online classes and career coaches.

Amazon’s Mechanical Turk: I am not 100% sure I am going to describe this correctly, but essentially you can get paid to answer surveys and simple questions. Tasks could include “identifying objects in a photo or video, performing data de-duplication, transcribing audio recordings or researching data details”. Based on what I’ve read, you’d be doing surveys or data entry. You can choose gigs based on your interest as well.

Expat Genius: Still in Beta, this site is for those of you living abroad. You can work as a “Genius” and essentially be a resource and guide for fellow expats moving to your area.

Okay here is one more site that I can’t resist sharing…

CoolWorks: Okay this isn’t remote work, but it was too cool to not include! If you’re looking to move to a beautiful new place for a season, check out CoolWorks. You can actually browse by state, so if you want to spend a summer in Alaska, you can find work as a kayak guide, bicycle tour adventure leader, or work in the Arctic circle. This is a great way to have an excuse to live in a resort town in the mountains or beachside for a season.


Written by: Heath & Alyssa, who moved into an RV in 2014 and took off! Originally published on Heath and Alyssa blog.

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Kristina Lukacova, a DN that enjoys good food, good wine and good vibes.

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