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Forbes
06-08-2025
- Business
- Forbes
13 Companies Now Hiring Remote Jobs In 2025
The highest-paying and most in-demand remote jobs are paying as much as $134,000 a year in 2025. Imagine working from home and getting paid that much. Depending on your city and state, a salary like this could stretch a long way, especially if you upskill and increase your value through building a portfolio career. What Remote Jobs Pay Well In 2025? Some examples of the most in-demand and highest-paying remote jobs right now include roles like: (Salary and role information from FlexJobs and Payscale.) But where can you find these jobs? 13 Companies Hiring Remotely Right Now In this article, you'll discover who's hiring (according to FlexJobs' latest report), what roles they're hiring for, and how to secure a top-paying remote job so you can work from any location in the U.S. (and sometimes, even internationally too). You can also check out 31 additional companies hiring for remote jobs in this article. Which Industries Are Hiring The Most Remote Jobs Now? According to FlexJobs latest report, these are the top industries with the most remote job postings. 1. Project management 2. Computer and IT 3. Operations 4. Sales 5. Customer service 6. Medical and health 7. Business development 8. Accounting and finance 9. Marketing 10. Administrative How Can You Stand Out When Applying For These Remote Jobs? Try these tips to help you land a remote job at one of these companies faster: What Should I Do If I'm Ghosted By An Employer? Looking for remote work is already tough, with the demand and competition outpacing the supply. To add insult to injury, being ghosted by a job you're really excited about can be extremely disheartening and even demoralizing, especially when you've put in so much effort into tailoring your resume and ensuring your application meets all the requirements. There are many reasons why ghosting happens, like: So what should you do? Don't let news of remote work declining derail or discourage you. There are still large numbers of employers hiring right now for well-paid fully remote and hybrid remote jobs. Keep going, keep applying, keep tweaking and adjusting your strategy, even when it feels like you have no results to show for it yet. Position yourself as such a compelling candidate, that hiring managers are left with no other choice but to say, 'Congratulations, welcome to the company.'
Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ATO reveals highest paying tradie jobs paying up to $135,000 a year
Australian Taxation Office (ATO) data has revealed the highest paying tradie jobs in Australia. The list is based on the 2022-23 tax return data of millions of people, with the top job raking in more than $135,000 a year on average. Coal miners topped the list, earning an average income of $135,026 per year. There are 41,924 coal miners in the country, with wages higher for male coal miners at $139,698, who make up the vast majority of workers. Builder construction project managers came in second place, with an average income of $132,992 per year. There are 74,184 people in the job, and again male incomes were higher at $135,767 per annum. RELATED ATO reveals 10 highest paying jobs in Australia: '$472,475 a year' Centrelink alert for 240,000 Aussie families as some see popular payment stopped Mortgage warning over popular Gen Z property trend Rounding out the top three were drilling plant operators with an average income of $132,272, based on 11,087 people working in the job. Looking at some of the most popular trades, electricians broadly earned $111,035 per year on average, the ATO data revealed, with 81,452 people in the job. Apprentice electricians earned $52,385 on average. Plumbers made $86,722 on average, while apprentice plumbers made $44,193. Carpenters and joiners made $78,501 and bricklayers $69,816 when qualified, while apprentices made $40,589. Concreters made $77,564 on average, while roof tilers made $63,024 and plasterers made $68,207. Here are the top 10 highest-paid tradie jobs based on the ATO data from the 2022-23 financial year and their average incomes across both male and female employees. Coal miner $135,026 Builder construction project manager $132,992 Drilling plant operator $132,272 Electrical lines worker $131,152 Mining blasting worker $126,320 Lift mechanic $122,174 Crane operator construction worker $121,782 Construction rigger construction worker $118,665 Maintenance fitter $116,734 Electrician (general) $110,740 The ATO also revealed the top 10 most lucrative professions overall, with medical professionals largely dominating the list. Surgeons took out the top spot, earning an average of $472,475 a year. Anaesthetists were in second place, earning $447,193, followed by financial dealers at $355,233. The average Australian income for the year was $74,240, while the median was $55,868.