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Top 5 Flexible Schedule Careers
By Joe Cooper
Learning & Life Columnist
May 9, 2006
Fifty-hour work weeks are routine for most professionals - and that doesn't count time on email or the phone while at home. If you realize you haven't seen your spouse or kids for a while, you might want to pursue a career that will give you your life back.
Careers with flexible hours are hard to find, but they're out there. Fortune 100 companies are realizing that flexible hours are highly desirable to employees. Whether it's book keeping or web design, it might take a new degree or at least a few courses, but the education will be worth it. Take a look at the 5 best careers with flexible hours:
- Accounting
Accountants and accounting clerks are needed everywhere, and sometimes sporadically. Parents will find a part-time accounting job a great benefit to their schedule, and you can earn an associate's degree in finance or accounting in two years or a bachelor's degree in four.
- Web Design
Software training programs for web design are some of the most convenient to complete; everything can be done online. Many web design jobs are on a contract basis and pay competitive hourly rates.
- E-Commerce
Buying and selling goods online has caught on in a big way. Leave websites running at home while you run errands. It's another great degree or diploma program to complete online, too.
- Interior Design
You'd be amazed at how fulfilling the job of an interior designer can be, not to mention flexible; work with one client at a time, or ten. Degree programs in interior design can last as little as two years, and prepare you for a fun, flexible job.
- Psychology
Though it might take more than one degree, a career in psychology is fascinating as well as flexible. Psychologists and therapists schedule their own appointments, social work can be available on a part time basis, and working as a research assistant at a university can involve as little as ten hours per week.
Flexibility is important to most people these days and many employers are offering this valuable benefit to their valuable employees.
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