--- title: A Quarter of High-Paying Jobs Will Be Remote by the End of 2022 description: High-paying remote jobs will soon be easier to come by, according to new research. authors: - name: Mallika Mitra role: Contributing Editor url: https://money.com/author/mallika-mitra/ bio: Mallika Mitra is a contributing editor for Money, based in Chicago. She has covered investing and retirement for seven years and her work has appeared in CNBC, Bloomberg, Kiplinger, AARP, Barron’s, Bankrate, The Daily Upside, ETF.com, The Bond Buyer, PLANADVISER, PLANSPONSOR and Investopedia. education: Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY Kalamazoo College at_money_since: 2020 articles: 395 covers: - Career Advice - Banking - Business - Credit - Credit Cards - Debt - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology also_seen_in: - CNBC - Bloomberg - Kiplinger - Barron's - Bankrate - WGN-TV - CBS News Radio - This Morning With Gordon Deal - Everyone's Talkin' Money social: - https://twitter.com/mitra_mallika - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallika-mitra-4577a386/ published: '2021-12-09T15:24:36.000Z' modified: '2024-01-10T13:12:15.000Z' section: Career Advice tags: - '2022' - high pay - Jobs - News - remote jobs - salary word_count: 496 canonical: https://money.com/high-paying-remote-jobs-2022/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Businesswoman on a video call with her colleagues, working from home](https://img.money.com/2021/12/News-Work-From-Home-Percentage-2022.jpg) A remote job may soon be easier to get. One in four of all high-paying jobs in North America will be remote by the end of 2022, according to [a projection](https://www.theladders.com/press/25-of-all-professional-jobs-in-north-america-will-be-remote-by-end-of-next-year) from the career site Ladders. The company has been tracking remote work availability from the continent's largest 50,000 employers — not just those with listings on its job site — since the pandemic began, and estimates remote work opportunities will continue to increase through 2023. Already, Ladders says, more than 15% of all jobs that pay $80,000 or more are remote, up from 4% before the pandemic began and about 9% from the end of 2020. “Hiring practices typically move at a glacial pace, but the pandemic turned up the heat so we’re seeing a rapid flood of change in this space," Ladders CEO Marc Cenedella said in a press release about the projection. When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in March 2020, businesses were forced to close their offices and quickly navigate the new world of remote work. Now, [60.1% of the country's population is fully vaccinated](https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total) and many companies are allowing in-person work — but employees have gotten used to the perks of working from home. A [survey](https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/remote-work-statistics/) from FlexJobs conducted this summer found that 58% of respondents want to work remotely full-time post-pandemic, and 39% want a hybrid work environment. Some companies are obliging. [Shopify](https://twitter.com/tobi/status/1263483496087064579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext%252Fhtml%26key%3Dcfc0fb0733504c77aa4a6ac07caaffc7%26schema%3Dtwitter%26url%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftobi%2Fstatus%2F1263483496087064579%26image%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage%253Furl%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpbs.twimg.com%25252Fprofile_images%25252F1245084664244699140%25252Ftk5QtiZx_400x400.png%2526key%253D8804248494c144f5b4765c41f66c6ed5) and [Upwork](https://twitter.com/hydnbrwn/status/1263840533144727552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext%252Fhtml%26key%3D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935%26schema%3Dtwitter%26url%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhydnbrwn%2Fstatus%2F1263840533144727552%26image%3Dhttps%253A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage%253Furl%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fpbs.twimg.com%25252Fprofile_images%25252F1221554481344569344%25252FVdU7BQMD_400x400.jpg%2526key%253D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935) announced early on in the pandemic that they would permanently be remote-first companies. Others, like [Capital One](https://www.capitalone.com/about/newsroom/hybrid-work/) and [Apple](https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-hybrid-work-battle-employees-trend-2021-7), are embracing hybrid work models. This comes against the backdrop of a tight labor market, with employees [quitting in droves](https://money.com/kinds-of-jobs-workers-are-quitting/?ref=/how-to-stop-great-resignation/) and businesses competing for workers. Companies have [eliminated drug tests](https://money.com/labor-shortage-jobs-no-drug-tests/?ref=/seasonal-jobs-no-interview/), [dropped background checks](https://chainstoreage.com/body-shop-makes-open-hiring-no-background-checks-permanent-stores-dcs) and are even offering jobs just [half an hour](https://money.com/seasonal-jobs-no-interview/) after an application is submitted. They're also offering [huge bonuses,](https://money.com/jobs-with-signing-bonus/?ref=/seasonal-jobs-no-interview/) [college tuition](https://money.com/employee-benefits-tuition-assistance-college/?ref=/target-employees-free-college-tuition/&ref=/seasonal-jobs-no-interview/) and more flexibility (often in the form of remote work). Working from home definitely has its benefits. Remote employees can avoid the commute, rigid schedules and the suit and tie uniform that many offices demand. On top of that, 70% of those surveyed by FlexJobs said a permanent remote job would have a considerable improvement or positive impact on their mental health. And a 2020 FlexJobs [survey](https://www.flexjobs.com/blog/post/survey-productivity-balance-improve-during-pandemic-remote-work/) found that 51% of survey respondents say they're more productive working from home. There are downsides to remote work too. Working from home limits social interaction, and can muddy the line between "home" and "office," leading some employees to [work more](https://money.com/work-from-home-longer-hours/). A recent study from the science journal [Nature Human Behavior](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01196-4?fbclid=IwAR2LHtfF3u6WqwDIxV35cpBR_cdcaHclqs4v8gWt8I8OCYl4OFB3m_k6yl0) found that remote workers spent 10% more time logged in each week. Still, if Ladders' predictions are correct, more people will be making that tradeoff in 2022 than ever before. [Why You Should Give an Extra Big Holiday Tip to Your Dog Walker and Babysitter This Year](https://money.com/holiday-tipping-guide-2021-inflation/) [Hiring Is Spiking in These 5 Industries, Despite a Weak Jobs Report](https://money.com/job-hiring-increase-linkedin-report/) [How to Stop the 'Great Resignation'? 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