I get frequent emails from readers asking me about part time work from home. There are a lot of different reasons people prefer part time over full time. One of the most common is having kids at home, while other people can't do it because they work another job and aren't able to put in 40 hours.

So today, I dug through open work at home job leads to find those companies with part-time openings now. Note that even if this post becomes dated, some of these companies have ongoing openings. So if the job closed now, you can always check back later.

Good luck if you apply to any of these.

Part Time Work From Home

#1 – EF Education First – Online ESL Teachers For Children

Now hiring online English teachers in the US and UK. You can earn between $12 and $19 hourly for teaching Chinese children online. A bachelor's degree along with teaching or some sort of related experience is required. It's also preferred if you have a TEFL certificate or are committed to getting one.

Go here for more details and to apply or here to read our review of EF Education First.

#2 – IXL Learning – Remote Standards Aligners, Graphic Designers, and More

IXL Learning is currently hiring work at home standards aligners, graphic designers, and item writers for part-time work. These jobs do require experience and bachelor's degrees in related fields in order for you to qualify.

See a full listing of their current jobs here, and check for “remote” next to the job title to see the work at home positions.

#3 – Net Transcripts – Law Enforcement Transcription

This company is hiring now for work at home law enforcement transcription. They claim you can do this to fit your own schedule whether you need to do it very part-time or even full-time. It is required that you have prior verbatim, multi-speaker transcription experience, and their job listing page claims that the most successful candidates have experience doing law enforcement transcription or court reporting.

The job listing page has a list of several requirements, but you must be a US citizen and you must be able to pass a criminal background check in order to qualify.

Go here to apply, or read our review of Net Transcripts.

#4 – Appen – Social Media Evaluators

Anywhere in the US. Position is part-time (up to 20 hours / week) and highly flexible. Must have strong English writing skills, a computer with a sound card and speakers, or a smart phone that is less than 3 years old. According to Glassdoor, pay should be around $14 / hour.

Go here to apply or read our Appen review first.

#5 – Universe – Customer Support

Open Worldwide. Ideal candidates have prior experience in Customer Service OR Tech, but the position is entry level. Hiring for both full time and part-time positions. Salary is unknown.

Go here to apply.

#6 – Crowd Content – Product Description Writers

While this is extremely low-paying writing work (starting at 3.2 cents per word), you have the flexibility to do as few as ten product descriptions per week, so this qualifies as one of these part time jobs from home. The product descriptions are only 50 to 60 words in length, so doing these quickly is a possibility. Crowd Content pays every other Friday provided you've earned at least $10 for the pay period. No prior professional writing experience is necessary, but they do want writers who have a good understanding of AP Style.

Go here to see the current openings at Crowd Content.

#7 – Chegg – Online Academic Tutors

Chegg is usually looking for online tutors. You must have a Facebook account to apply. Chegg makes it possible for you to tutor middle, high school, or even college students in subjects you have familiarity with. Also, it's possible to turn this into part time work because it's permissible to work as much or little as you want.

Go here to become a Chegg tutor or read our review of work at home tutoring jobs at Chegg.

#8 – 3Play Media – English & Spanish Transcript Editors

3Play Media needs English and Spanish transcript editors to work remotely. You can work whenever you want (provided there is work available), which makes it possible for this to be a part-time position. This is US only. Your pay is project-based; equivalent to $10 – $30 per hour, depending on your efficiency.

Go here to apply or read our 3Play Media review first.

#9 – Daily Transcription – General Transcribers

Daily Transcription has clients in the entertainment, corporate, legal, and academic industries. They claim they're always hiring transcribers to do either full or part time jobs from home. While I'm not 100 percent certain, it looks as though they may consider applicants who live both in and outside the United States.

Go here to apply, or read our review of transcription jobs at Daily Transcription.

#10 – Alchemic Dream – Customer Support, Community Management, and More.

This company has a variety of remote positions open. In the application, you are given the option to select if you'd prefer full-time or part-time work, so this indicates they are open to people needing part-time hours even though the positions don't specifically say what is required.

Go here to apply or read our Alchemic Dream review first.

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Post originally published on October 25, 2018. Updated and republished on May 29, 2019.