Why Do Some Remote Jobs Require a Location?

The FlexJobs Podcast: Career Advice & Job Search Tips

For many, one of the benefits of remote work is the ability to work from home, wherever that might be. However, what most people don’t realize is that the vast majority of remote jobs often require a person to be based in a specific location.

Here at FlexJobs, we’re often asked why remote jobs have location requirements because people tend to think of remote positions as being the same as “work from anywhere” jobs.

Although these types of jobs are definitely out there, the reality is that 95% of the remote jobs our researchers find actually have geographic requirements, whether it’s a specific state, city, country, or even region of the country.

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Chapters

1. Why do some remote jobs require a location? (00:00:00)

2. Reasons Why Remote Jobs Have Location Requirements (00:00:56)

3. How to Search FlexJobs Based on Location (00:02:34)