Did you know that although remote work remains a popular work model, only 5% of roles allow employees to work from anywhere in the world? That’s what MyPerfectResume, sister site to FlexJobs, discovered recently in their study of remote job postings in late 2024, according to information shared via email.

But unfortunately for many professionals, the supply of work-from-anywhere remote jobs does not match the demand. Immediately after the election in November, digital nomad related searches and Google searches for moving abroad spiked, New York Times reported, signaling a renewed interest in being able to work freely from anywhere around the world. Additionally, Google Trends data shows that the level of interest in “work from anywhere” has increased by 10 points over the past year.

A 2024 FlexJobs survey of 3,000 U.S. workers shared in their Workforce Wellness Report revealed that “over half (58%) of people said they would accept a pay cut for the option to work from anywhere. Of these respondents, 31% would take a salary decrease of 5%, and 19% were willing to accept up to a 10% pay cut,” the report continued.

“For the option to work-from-anywhere, workers said they’d also accept:

• Fewer chances for professional development (24%)
• Forgoing company-sponsored health insurance (14%)
• Increases in working hours (14%)
• Retirement-focused company contributions (12%)
• Decreased vacation days (12%)
• 20% pay cut (8%)”

But what is driving this demand? Why do professionals want the freedom to work remotely from any country?

Obvious pointers include politics and other nation-specific issues that are at variance with the values and beliefs of many workers. But other likely drivers influencing this demand include the desire for enhanced wellbeing and work-life balance, the unstable nature of the economy and high cost of living in one’s main country of residence, and simply having unlimited freedom to live one’s ideal lifestyle without restrictions.

However, as noted earlier, work-from-anywhere jobs only account for a mere 5% of the job market because most remote roles require you to be present in one specific location. Although at first glance, it shouldn’t matter where you work when remote as long as you get the job done, to some employers, your location actually does matter for the following reasons, according to FlexJobs:

• State-and-country-specific certifications and licences required for the role
• Client needs
• Ease of communication and collaboration in real-time, especially for time
• Close proximity for occasional in-person meetings

Other factors can include companies wanting to avoid HR and labor law complications, as well as restrictions imposed that affect and are related to U.S. trade embargoes, security, and financial sanctions and tariffs, as Zapier was keen to mention in their list of countries where they do not hire.

19 Employers Hiring Work-From-Anywhere Remote Jobs

So how do you find remote jobs that are remote in every sense of the word? Where can you find a role or a company that doesn’t require its employees to all be in a specific location? Thankfully, there are employers who do actually hire from anywhere in the world.

Take Invisible Technologies, for example. At the time of writing, they’re currently hiring for an operations manager role, which is classified as “worldwide remote” in the listing. They also have other remote jobs, although these appear to be state-specific. However, the company states on their careers pages that they are happy to answer location-related questions once the recruitment ball starts rolling.

Below are other employers (including Invisible Technologies) identified by FlexJobs as having the largest number of work-from-anywhere remote jobs in recent months:

1. Invisible Technologies
2. Social Discovery Group
3. Wikimedia Foundation
4. Nethermind
5. AlpacaDB, Inc.
6. Simetrik
7. CloudLinux
8. GAMURS Group
9. Remote Technology, Inc.
10. Gameplay Galaxy
11. 10up LLC
12. BAD Marketing
13. LinkGraph
14. Ancient Gaming
15. OP Labs

Other companies, in a separate list by Zapier, include:

1. Toggl
2. Whereby
3. YNAB
4. Zyte

To find other employers that fit this category, you could run a Google search on “companies hiring work from anywhere jobs.” You could also browse job boards like FlexJobs, Working Nomads, and We Work Remotely. Finally, if you’re a knowledge worker, working in your profession as a freelancer gives you ultimate location freedom, so consider opting for an independent career path so you can continue collaborating with companies while working from any location.

Start your remote work adventure across the world today and take your job anywhere by including these employers as part of your remote job search strategy.