What is the future of telecommuting?

Question

I work as a programmer, and I heard of one person at work who is able to telecommute 4/5 days of the week. So I became curious about how telecommuting is perceived across all industries. I would love to get away from my claustrophobic cube. What kinds of jobs lend themselves to telecommuting? Any other jobs besides computer programming types?

I'd love to migrate to web development. Are there ample telecommute job opportunities in web development?

Answer 1

Any job where you work in your office at least 50% of the day, and you are solo for that time would lend itself to at least 2/5 telecommuting time.

I predict it will get more popular. Walmart is starting to give preference to vendors who are going "green". Walmart is the 800lbs gorilla, so they tend to set trends. Plus telecommuting is the easiest and most efficient way to go green, all you need is a laptop and internet to server connection.

Answer 2

Yes, telecommuting is yet another beginning of a new revolution to raise the number of jobs and allow flexibility in working model. It has several benefits we must know. It helps the employers to cut costs and get more productivity from their happy employees. And it helps employees to manage work home balance more effectively and stay stress free.

You can find the following jobs most suitable for the telecommuting category:
Advertising Executive
Applications Programmer
Architect
Attorney
Auditor
Bookkeeper
CAD/Cam Engineer
Central Files Clerk
Chief Executive Officer
Clinical Psychologist
Manager
Civil Engineer
Clerk Typist
Data Entry Clerk
Data Search Specialist
Design Engineer
Economist
Financial Analyst
Graphic Artist
Industrial Engineer
Insurance Broker
Journalist
Laboratory Director
Market Analyst
Marketing Manager
Natural Scientist
Office Manager
Purchasing
Radio Newscaster
Realtor
Software Engineer
Statistician
Stock Analyst
Stock Broker
Technical Writer
Telemarketer