by Amreen Bi

Created on: January 22, 2012

2012 brings a wide range of career opportunities for anyone looking to work from home. Unfortunately it also brings with it scams and jobs that are not worth the effort. By selecting some of the top choices you can have the pick of the best at-home career opportunities for 2012.

Job seekers are becoming more attracted to the idea of working from home. The flexibility and comfort associated with working from home seems like a good opportunity.

While there are hundreds of opportunities some are more lucrative than others. If you don't want to earn extra money but want a full time income then you should look at the following at-home career opportunities for 2012:

Healthcare:

If you are experienced in the healthcare sector you could find a number of opportunities in 2012 as many companies are looking for experienced staff.

The type of opportunities differ but there is demand for experienced (and registered) nurses to offer patients advice through a telephone or medical support staff.

How much you make will depend on the company that you work for. What you can expect is to be paid for each hour that you work and sometimes additional benefits too.

I.T:

IT jobs are another area to watch out for when looking for at-home career opportunities for 2012. Like healthcare you can do well if you have the right amount of experience and skills to do so.

You are able to start your own business working from home or you can work for another organization.

The types of careers that do well are:

* Website creators and designers

* Graphic Designers

* Software engineers

* Computer programmers

* Administrators

Writers/Bloggers:

Working as a freelance writer or blogger is not an opportunity that will always allow you to earn much unless you have a certain level of experience but the good news is that most people will be able to earn through this area.

Less experienced writers can start with sites such as Helium, Triond or HubPages. As your experience grows you can use this year to obtain higher paying clients and assignments.

Writing or blogging can be turned into a full time career that comes with a full time income but you do need to have the right knowledge to do this.

Agents/Representatives:

A number of companies require staff to work for them on a full or part time basis as their representatives or agents.

The type of work that you do will vary but it can include answering telephones, generating leads or dealing with customers. You are likely to be paid for each hour you work or on a commission basis.

Companies are finding that allowing their employees to work from home or using home workers for certain tasks can reduce their costs significantly.

If you are looking to earn more and advance your career you can find the jobs above are worth chasing more than trivial jobs.

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