15 fields where fully remote work is growing fastest, according to a new report

Fully remote jobs aren’t as easy to come by as they might’ve been during the pandemic remote work boom. But they’re still out there.

Recent data from FlexJobs, a jobs site for remote roles, shows the fields where these fully remote jobs are growing fastest.

“Workers want to work remotely,” Toni Frana, career expert manager, tells CNBC Make It. Companies “know that it makes sense to offer work flexibility like remote work to help them attract and retain talent.”

In FlexJobs’ Remote Work Index, 85% of professionals called remote work the biggest factor that would make them apply to a job, ahead of competitive pay and benefits.

Analyzing more than 60 career categories, FlexJobs compared the total number of 100% remote job postings between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2025 to identify the 15 fastest-growing fields for fully remote jobs. FlexJobs defines a “fully remote job” as a professional-level role allowing someone to perform their job responsibilities entirely from home. Each field showed at least 19% growth in fully remote job postings in 2025.