10 Best Work-from-Home Jobs You Can Do with No Experience Needed

10 Best Work-from-Home Jobs You Can Do with No Experience Needed

There are millions of work-from-home jobs available on the market right now. However, most of them require work experience or a certain level of education. Right?

Wrong. 

Just as many remote jobs need experience. There are entry-level jobs you can do from home. 

We've compiled a list of legitimate remote jobs for South African youth.

Whether you’ve just matriculated and are taking a gap year, or you’re a recent graduate. These jobs are easy to do from the comfort of your home with no experience required. 

Let’s dive in.

1. Customer Service Remote Jobs

No experience is needed to become a customer service agent. You can do this job from home with no degree required.

All you have to do is assist customers via phone, email, or even live chat.

You’ll be the first point of contact for customers whenever they have queries regarding a certain product from your company's marketplace. 

American Companies like Amazon are famous for hiring customer service associates to work remotely in South Africa and the world.

To qualify as a customer service agent you need great written and communication skills. Along with excellent typing skills.

Also, you need to be able to maintain your cool as some consumers might be a little difficult to handle.

You can find customer service jobs on sites like Flexjobs and platforms such as Indeed and LinkedIn.

2. Community Moderator Jobs

The need for moderators has increased as of late.

This means more and more moderators are being hired to monitor online communities and ensure safe interactions online.

There are hardly any degrees needed for community moderator jobs by recruiters. This job needs no skill.

Although, you may be taught how to enforce community guidelines on Slack channels, social media groups, and online forums.

Many community moderator jobs are fully remote and are posted on Indeed or sometimes on various job boards. 

3. Data Entry Clerk Jobs

Another addition to the entry-level work-from-home jobs is working as a data entry clerk. 

As a data entry clerk, your biggest responsibility is to process large amounts of information and transfer it to a particular file or computer system.

You simply extract data from a platform and onto an Excel spreadsheet. You’ll need to have a laptop or computer to be able to work on your given tasks.

Also, having great attention to detail may come in handy to verify some information and check for errors.

4. Translation Jobs

If you’re bilingual or even multilingual being a translator may just be the right remote job for you. There are no requirements needed to become a translator.

All you have to do is correctly translate the given scripts into another language. That’s it.

The best part is that you can work in different fields and formats such as video and audio formats. Which will better your skill set over time.

To find translator jobs you can apply on Rev to become a freelance translator and earn up to R28,06 - R56,13 per audio/ video minute. Depending on the number of tasks and nature of the given media. 

Upwork and Fivver are other platforms you can check for remote translator jobs.

5. Writing Jobs

Got a flair for writing? Then being a writer online can be one way of earning money with no degree.

However, some companies may ask for a bachelor's degree in English or something similar in their job advert.

But most of the time they just want someone who can string up sentences and couldn’t care less about their educational background.

There are different writing work-from-home jobs you can do online. A few of those writing roles are:

• Content writer

• Medical writer

• Copywriter

• Technical writer

• Youtube Scriptwriter 

• Podcast Scriptwriter and more

You can either work full-time, part-time, or even freelance. The choice is entirely yours.

Just like being a translator, writing exposes you to various topics and industries such as health, real estate, business, and so on.

You can search for remote writing jobs on Upwork, LinkedIn, and job boards.

6. Transcription Jobs

As a transcriptionist, you have to write down what you hear in a certain format. There is rarely any degree required to work as a transcriptionist.

You just have to be patient, type quickly, and have good writing and listening skills. Along with that, you must have perfect grammar and pronunciation.

Additionally, a strong command of the English language is a big must.

Rev is one platform where you can find transcription work by signing up as a freelancer. 

7. Proofreading Jobs

Good at finding errors and mistakes? Then being a proofreader could be the right remote job for you to do at home without any experience required.

As a proofreader, you proofread work for other people.  Be it going over their scripts, blog posts, articles, & more to remove errors and improve the clarity of the document.

Again, possessing knowledge of the English language is a requirement. Sometimes other proofreading jobs may ask for an English degree, but not all the time.

You can search for proofreading work-from-home jobs on Fivver, Upwork, and Proofreading services websites by signing up as a proofreader.

8. Social Media Coordinator Jobs

If you love social media and are an expert at it. Then becoming a social media coordinator might be something to look at.

Many businesses are hiring social media coordinators to manage their online presence and handle their postings.

There are full part-time, part-time, freelance social media coordinator roles available on platforms like Indeed, Upwork, & LinkedIn.

Sometimes businesses post on their media platforms that they are looking for someone to assist in handling their accounts.

To find these, you can use the platform's ‘Search’ filter and type in ‘Hiring social media manager’ and see what the search brings up.

If you find any, do apply to them as instructed by the business or individual.

9 Voice over artist Jobs

Being a voice-over artist is one of the work-from-home jobs you can do as a matriculant or graduate.

All that’s needed from you is to read scripts, radio commercials, and sometimes narrate audiobooks.

You’ll require equipment such as:

• Headphones

• A computer

• A microphone

If you have these then you’re good to go. You can apply on Voice123 as a voice actor or search for work on other job platforms.

10. Virtual Assistant Jobs

Many virtual assistant jobs require a high school certificate and sometimes a qualification in fields like office management and business administration.

However, this is not always the case. So you can apply for Virtual assistant jobs in South Africa without any experience or degree. 

You will however need to possess skills such as:

• Typing skills

• Being detail-oriented

• Good Time management skills

• Excellent organizational skills

• Writing and Typing

As a virtual assistant, you will answer calls, and emails, and do some planning as well. Sometimes you may have to schedule meetings among other clerical duties.

You can find jobs on Upwork, Indeed, and job boards.

If you’re more advanced and these jobs don’t cut it for you.

Here is a list of companies always hiring remote workers with developed skills anywhere in the world; South Africa included: Top Companies Always Hiring Remote Workers Around The World.

Conclusion:

Entry-level remote jobs are a great way of gaining entrance into your destined career or simply to get a quick buck with no experience needed. 

All the best in finding the best remote jobs to suit your taste.