Industries with the most remote jobs
Key facts
- #1 Pharmaceuticals & Biotech, Industry: 15%
- #2 Technology & Software, Industry: 14%
- #3 Healthcare & Hospital Systems, Industry: 11%
- 16 industries ranked across all industries
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 9% across all industries.
- 1Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry15%
- 2Technology & Software Industry14%
- 3Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry11%
- 4Financial Services & Banking Industry11%
- 5Media & Entertainment Industry8%
- 6Professional Services & Consulting Industry6%
- 7Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry6%
- 8Retail & E-commerce Industry5%
- 9Energy & Utilities Industry5%
- 10Manufacturing & Industrial Industry5%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: Pharmaceuticals & Biotech (15%) is well clear of Manufacturing & Industrial at #10 (5%).
- Media & Entertainment reaches #5 on a sample of 7,109 all openings, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- Technology & Software is the largest market in the top ten, with 74,197 all openings behind its figure.
- Industries with fewer than 1,000 all openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
Remote work is not spread evenly. The share of openings that are remote shows which kinds of work employers are most willing to hire from anywhere.
How to use it
If you want to work remotely, start your search in the families and industries near the top, and use the city lists to see where those employers are based.
The top 25
- 1
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry
15%
- Remote openings
- 2,029
- All openings
- 13,681
- Median posted pay
- $183k
Based on 13,681 openings.
- 2
Technology & Software Industry
14%
- Remote openings
- 10,665
- All openings
- 74,197
- Median posted pay
- $185k
Based on 74,197 openings.
- 3
Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry
11%
- Remote openings
- 3,533
- All openings
- 31,523
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 31,523 openings.
- 4
Financial Services & Banking Industry
11%
- Remote openings
- 3,554
- All openings
- 32,324
- Median posted pay
- $157k
Based on 32,324 openings.
- 5
Media & Entertainment Industry
8%
- Remote openings
- 553
- All openings
- 7,109
- Median posted pay
- $138k
Based on 7,109 openings.
- 6
Professional Services & Consulting Industry
6%
- Remote openings
- 1,120
- All openings
- 18,811
- Median posted pay
- $135k
Based on 18,811 openings.
Professional Services & Consulting jobs, employers and outlook
- 7
Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry
6%
- Remote openings
- 424
- All openings
- 7,171
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 7,171 openings.
- 8
Retail & E-commerce Industry
5%
- Remote openings
- 1,152
- All openings
- 21,108
- Median posted pay
- $128k
Based on 21,108 openings.
- 9
Energy & Utilities Industry
5%
- Remote openings
- 501
- All openings
- 9,827
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 9,827 openings.
- 10
Manufacturing & Industrial Industry
5%
- Remote openings
- 2,048
- All openings
- 42,377
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 42,377 openings.
- 11
Construction & Real Estate Industry
5%
- Remote openings
- 219
- All openings
- 4,721
- Median posted pay
- $115k
Based on 4,721 openings.
- 12
Transportation & Logistics Industry
5%
- Remote openings
- 284
- All openings
- 6,228
- Median posted pay
- $118k
Based on 6,228 openings.
- 13
Agriculture & Food Production Industry
4%
- Remote openings
- 96
- All openings
- 2,173
- Median posted pay
- $119k
Based on 2,173 openings.
- 14
Aerospace & Defense Industry
3%
- Remote openings
- 631
- All openings
- 19,939
- Median posted pay
- $148k
Based on 19,939 openings.
- 15
Education & EdTech Industry
3%
- Remote openings
- 457
- All openings
- 14,629
- Median posted pay
- $98k
Based on 14,629 openings.
- 16
Government & Public Sector Industry
3%
- Remote openings
- 284
- All openings
- 9,902
- Median posted pay
- $113k
Based on 9,902 openings.
Full ranking
All 16 industries that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Industry | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Industry | 15% | 13,681 |
| 2 | Technology & Software Industry | 14% | 74,197 |
| 3 | Healthcare & Hospital Systems Industry | 11% | 31,523 |
| 4 | Financial Services & Banking Industry | 11% | 32,324 |
| 5 | Media & Entertainment Industry | 8% | 7,109 |
| 6 | Professional Services & Consulting Industry | 6% | 18,811 |
| 7 | Nonprofit & Social Impact Industry | 6% | 7,171 |
| 8 | Retail & E-commerce Industry | 5% | 21,108 |
| 9 | Energy & Utilities Industry | 5% | 9,827 |
| 10 | Manufacturing & Industrial Industry | 5% | 42,377 |
| 11 | Construction & Real Estate Industry | 5% | 4,721 |
| 12 | Transportation & Logistics Industry | 5% | 6,228 |
| 13 | Agriculture & Food Production Industry | 4% | 2,173 |
| 14 | Aerospace & Defense Industry | 3% | 19,939 |
| 15 | Education & EdTech Industry | 3% | 14,629 |
| 16 | Government & Public Sector Industry | 3% | 9,902 |
How this ranking works
A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says the work is remote.
The industry is the one our crawler assigns to the employer. Only industries with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
Sample bar: industries with fewer than 1,000 openings are not ranked.
Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which industry ranks first: industries with the most remote jobs?
- Pharmaceuticals & Biotech leads: 15% of its professional openings are remote, against 9% across all industries.
- How many industries are ranked?
- 16 industries have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 16 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A industry's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting says the work is remote. The industry is the one our crawler assigns to the employer. Only industries with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Industries with the most remote jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-remote-jobs
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/industries-with-the-most-remote-jobs">Industries with the most remote jobs (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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