When you ask people what they look for in a job, they often say they want flexibility and a good work-life balance. Those jobs may seem few and far between, or limited to only a few industries, but that isn't true. FlexJobs just released a list of the 50 most surprising flexible jobs in 2015. Turns out that flexible jobs aren't limited to the few connected souls, but come in a variety of settings.
1. Nonprofit and Philanthropy
- Organic Handler Certification Specialist
- National Director of Social Events
- Carbon Trading and Coal Cap Policy Analyst
- Family Partner
- National Wolf Campaign Director
2. Science and Pharma
- Senior Marine Scientist
- Anatomic Pathologist
- Cardiac Genetic Counselor
- Nanomaterial Research Scientist
- Clinical Team Leader
3. Sports and Leisure
- Virtual PE/Health Teacher
- English Game Operator
- Football Head Scout
- Race Official
- Coordinator of Baseball Operations
4. Medical and Health
- Child Welfare Practice Leader Vice President
- Registered Pharmacist
- Biomedical Photographer
- Vice President of Clinical Coding
- Indigenous Birthing and Ambulatory Health Worker
5. Education
- Cerner Lab Workflow Analyst
- Career Pastry Chef Instructor
- French Studio Coach
- Traffic Safety Modeler
- Teacher Education Evaluator
6. Law and Government
- Senior Air-to-Ground Operations Executive
- Democracy Program Attorney
- Arabic News Monitor
- Senior Trial Counsel
- Innovation Fellow
7. Business
- Director of Talent Acquisition
- Data Forensics Solution Architect Vice President
- Head of Trading
- Office Furniture Product Reviewer
- Threat Researcher
8. Food
- Chocolatier
- Test Kitchen Chef
- Food Stylist
- Gender Consultant
- Indoctrination Specialist
9. Writing, Editing, and Communication
- Editor, Mathematics
- Comic Book Layout Artist
- SEC Football Writers
- Asia Correspondent
- Museum Communications Project Manager
10. Entertainment and Media
- Panel Membership Recruiter
- Irish Ensemble
- Boat Captain
- Puppeteer
- Cruise Captain
These jobs are surprising precisely because you wouldn't think that a director of marketing position would ever have any flexibility in it. As for chocolatier, I don't really need that job to be flexible--I'll take anything involving chocolate.
When you're searching for a flexible job, don't give up hope because most of your industry is driven to spend 60 hours a week in the office or on the road. It's possible that what you want is out there.
