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Remote writing jobs

Freelance, contract and full-time remote writing jobs: writer, copywriter and content writer roles you can do from home. Each one shows its pay when the employer lists it.

699 roles97new this week

694 more remote writing roles are waiting

Members see who's hiring and how to apply.

What remote writing jobs pay

Yearly pay, USD519 past and current roles with pay

$80kmedian

  • USD

    hourly

    $42.50

    $30–$65

  • GBP

    yearly

    £34k

    £28k–£54k

  • CAD

    yearly

    CA$83k

    CA$65k–CA$88k

  • EUR

    yearly

    €48k

    €33k–€59k

  • EUR

    hourly

    €22.50

    €19.50–€25.50

  • INR

    yearly

    ₹225k

    ₹64k–₹353k

Based on current and past CaveJobs roles that listed pay. The vertical line marks the middle figure, and half the roles fall inside the shaded part.

remote writing skills in demand

  • Copywriting29%
  • Content Writing25%
  • Collaboration22%
  • Attention to Detail21%
  • Content Creation21%
  • Communication19%
  • Research16%
  • Editing15%
  • Creativity14%
  • Time Management14%

Share of the 4,778 current and past remote writing roles that list skills.

remote writing tools in demand

  • ChatGPT13%
  • WordPress12%
  • SEMrush10%
  • Claude10%
  • Ahrefs8%
  • Google Analytics8%
  • Figma8%
  • Slack8%
  • LinkedIn7%
  • Microsoft Word7%

Share of the 1,357 current and past remote writing roles that name tools.

remote writing jobs by industry

  • Marketing22%
  • Media13%
  • Software10%
  • Education8%
  • Healthcare6%
  • HR & Recruitment5%
  • Advertising4%
  • Finance3%
  • Consulting3%
  • E-commerce2%

Share of the 3,635 current and past remote writing roles whose company lists an industry.

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Remote writing jobs, also called online writing jobs or work from home writing jobs, are writer, copywriter and content writer roles you can do from home. Each one shows its pay when the employer lists it.

Remote writing jobs are both: 326 of the 701 roles on this page are full-time and 358 are freelance or contract, with 16 part-time.

Global remote writing jobs are open to people anywhere in the world: 199 of the 699 roles on this page are open worldwide, and the rest are limited to a country or region. Each role shows where it is open.

Freelance and contract remote writers earn between $32 and $65.50 USD an hour. These are rates listed by employers, not a market average or user-provided rates.

Entry-level remote writing jobs are rare: 45 of the 699 roles on this page are entry-level, and 94% are mid-level or senior. Most of these roles ask for experience, so lead with a specialty you can show, like a subject you know well.

These remote writing jobs come from company career pages, hiring posts on social, and a few places the bigger boards don't look. Each one gets read by a human before it goes up.