Thanks to all Workshifters who took the time over the past two weeks to fill out our brief one-question survey on what type of profession they were in. We had respondents from the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, France and Mexico.

Without further ado, here are the results:

Type of Profession	Percent
Other	19%
Advertising, Marketing, PR	15%
Information Technology	12%
Writer/Editor	8%
Education	8%
Salesperson	7%
Manager	7%
Programmer	5%
Creative Arts/Design	4%
Publishing & Journalism	3%
Healthcare	3%
Legal profession	3%
Customer service	1%
Accounting	1%
Engineering	1%

The goal of the survey was to determine the most common profession among Workshifters. With the exception of "Other", the top professions are pretty much in line with what I expected. Careers in advertising, IT, writing, editing and sales, all seem to be pretty easy to translate into remote working environments.

Many operate on a project basis and have clear deliverables and metrics, which is vital for both the Workshifter and the employer or client. These types of careers are also often computer based and involve solo work that can be done as a home-based business.
All could also be categorized as "knowledge workers," who are often defined as people with at least two years of college whose jobs rely on their minds, such as IT, engineering, management, etc.

I'm curious as to how "Education" fits into the remote working environment. I suspect these are people who perhaps teach out of their homes or maybe online modules?

The fact that "Other" was the top response either signifies that many Workshifters are in unique professions that don't fall within the typical categories, or that I simply didn't include enough career options in the survey. I suspect it's the latter.

In looking back at the answers, I realize that I likely should have included "professional services/consulting" or "realty" to the mix. Other than that, I'm wondering what other professions I am missing. What do you think?

Photo Credit: Carsten Knoch