I’d never had trouble finding employment, but it took time to find my dream job. It was so fulfilling to have a job I enjoyed, and paid what I deserved. This made all those other jobs leading up to it worth it. Then my husband approaches me about going back into the military. Of course I support and love him, but so many things went through my mind. First came questions about how long he would be gone, and how life would be for our future military children. But I also became scared about what I would do when it comes to work. After all, I worked hard for that job. So now I needed a flexible job.
I’ve Been There
Believe me, as a fellow military spouse, I know the struggle you may be facing in the job search arena. I firmly believe in maintaining your own identity apart from your spouse and their career, kids, chores, errands and never ending to do lists. The best place to start is earning your own money doing something you enjoy that won’t fall apart every time a deployment or PCS comes up. So here are 14 legit flexible online jobs anyone can do!
Top Flexible Jobs for MILSOs
1. Transcription/Translation – One of the most well-known flexible jobs you can do from home is transcription. Your client will send you audio clips to listen to you and then you’d jot down the words, creating an exact copy of what was said. If you’re bilingual, you could translate the audio as well if they’re looking for it.
2. Teaching English Online – This is one of the most popular flexible jobs, in my opinion. Did you know that you don’t necessarily need a BA in teaching to work from home teaching English? Many of the times, you can work nights and weekends and choose your own hours all while making good money.
3. Social Media Management – Here’s a job you can do if you have experience on social media! After all, social media is here to stay! Build yourself a portfolio showing that you can run groups on Facebook, work on engagement on each platform and even come up with the graphics and posts.
4. Pinterest Management – Did you know that Pinterest is a huge search engine? You can utilize it to help drive traffic to your client’s website and products directly through there. Setting up awesome pin graphics and scheduling them at the right time helps your client get the exposure they need.
5. Content Marketing – In this flexible job, you’d be running the campaigns for your clients as well as creating all of the graphics, content and posting strategy so they don’t have to.
6. Web Design – I remember dabbling in this for a while. If you have internet access, you can find many different places to learn how to code, design and develop websites. The better you get, the better the money you can make.
7. Project Manager – Here’s yet another job that does not require a degree to do. Most companies that hire remote workers care less about degree and more about your work ethic. After building up your portfolio of running projects, you can make around $35-40 USD per hour.
8. Graphic Design – If we branch off from Content Marketing, you can focus on graphic design if that’s your thing. Most graphic designers can make $30-50 USD an hour for making stunning graphics for business websites and social media platforms.
9. Content Marketing – If you’re a creative person, you may want to think about becoming a Content Marketer. You’d be running the campaigns for your clients as well as creating all of the graphics, content and posting strategy so they don’t have to.
10. Web Design – If you have internet access, you can find many different places to learn how to code, design and develop websites. The better you get, you can end up making around $40-60 USD an hour (or the equivalent to a couple thousand per site.)
11. Ghost Blog Writing – This is one that if you enjoy writing, you may love! Basically people hire you to write ghost blogs for their site! They could be a ‘blogger’ or just a business owner that needs blog posts but does not have time to write them. Blogging can be as little as a few 300-500 word posts for $20-40 each or up to $600+ for longer posts with more research required.
12. Fashion Stylist – I’m sure you’ve seen those style boxes, such as StitchFix, that everyone gets, right? Well, you could be a fashion stylist putting those awesome boxes together! They all work remote, and you can make between $15-20 doing so. Plus who doesn’t love to shop??
13. Program Manager – As a program manager, you’d be in charge of running courses, assisting with troubleshooting and posting to any Facebook groups the course instructor has. You may also send out newsletters to members about important dates and instructions as well.
14. Podcast Manager – If you take on the job of Podcast manager, you will be in charge of creating the graphic for the episode, writing the outline for the speaker and show notes to input on the platform. You would also be responsible for uploading the finished product to the various platforms and formatting them as you go.
No Need for a Huge Gap
Your resume doesn’t need to have a huge gap during your military life journey. It may seem intimidating at times, but pursuing a flexible job can be rewarding. Not only financially and also for your own identity! So take a look at this list of flexible jobs, make sure to Pin it for later and put in those resumes!
