Thoughts about getting ready for work, rushing to get there on time, and planning for a dreaded commute now appears to be a thing of the past. Today, more people are searching for the best work from home jobs and the way we work has changed drastically in the last two years.

Almost in an instant, everything changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic triggering a worldwide lockdown. Both social and professional life got disrupted as people were compelled to adopt social distancing as the new normal. 

Today, people are getting accustomed to wearing masks, standing several feet apart from one another, and meeting up with families and friends over video calls. The greatest change that many people experienced, however, was in their field of work when the concept of WFH (Work from Home) started becoming mainstream. 

Global organizations, demonstrating social responsibility and complying with government regulations, have provided their employees with flexible working conditions. Social media conglomerate Facebook was one of the first companies to take radical measures, allowing most of its workforce to engage in WFH after the initial surge of COVID-19 in March 2020. Lately, Facebook spokeswoman Nneka Norville announced that the tech giant would permit its workers to keep operating remotely until July 2021. 

In May, Google extended its work-from-home policy urging its employees to continue remote work until June 2021. Amazon has also allowed its workers to work from home until January 2021. Other multinational corporations have followed in their footsteps in letting a significant portion of their workforce to work from home.

With 2022 coming to an end and as we welcome 2023, some workers are finding themselves in a difficult situation: Should they stay with their current company if they are forced to go back into the office, or is it worth exploring the other work from home opportunities that are available? As work from home rapidly becomes a new norm for thousands of companies, here are the 10 best work from home jobs (five permanent roles and five best freelance jobs), which will help you get started if you are serious about pursuing a remote work career. Note that some of these permanent openings are subject to change at any given moment, but can give you an idea of the type of roles and opportunities that exist out there.