7 Boring But High Paying Remote Jobs (Always Hiring in 2026)

[00:00] Have you ever noticed that the highest

[00:02] paid remote jobs are often the most

[00:04] boring? To be honest, you probably

[00:06] haven't, as most people only talk about

[00:08] the flashy ways to make money online.

[00:10] However, they often ignore the ones that

[00:12] aren't considered cool. But the problem

[00:14] with cool remote jobs is that the

[00:16] competition is skyhigh, whereas the ones

[00:19] that aren't as popular are almost always

[00:21] hiring because people don't even know

[00:23] they exist. You see, I made my millions

[00:25] in the radio control model industry as

[00:28] well as investing in the stock market.

[00:30] Many people would consider that pretty

[00:32] boring. So, I'm living proof that boring

[00:35] and sometimes even nerdy jobs pay

[00:37] extremely well. That's why today I'm

[00:39] going to be revealing my top seven

[00:41] boring but highpaying remote jobs.

[00:46] First up is a short form strategist.

[00:50] Believe it or not, if you're guilty of a

[00:52] late night Tik Tok scroll, then you

[00:54] probably know more about short form

[00:55] content than someone with a film degree.

[00:57] This job is all about spotting viral

[01:00] moments in long- form videos and then

[01:02] telling editors what to cut and what to

[01:05] keep in. Don't worry, this doesn't

[01:06] involve creating content yourself or

[01:08] being on camera. It's purely a strategic

[01:11] role. For each of these jobs, I'm going

[01:13] to be looking at their ranking in these

[01:14] five different categories. And then

[01:16] we're going to put them headto head to

[01:18] see what job comes out on top. If you

[01:20] haven't already guessed, I've designed

[01:22] these like huge top trunk cards that I

[01:25] used to like playing with when I was a

[01:27] kid. Let's start with the category you

[01:29] guys probably care about the most.

[01:31] Earning power. Now, this is a hard one

[01:34] because the better you get, the more

[01:36] you'll be able to earn. Indeed.com puts

[01:38] a salary range between 22 and $172,000,

[01:42] but that's because there are so many

[01:44] different things you can offer as a

[01:45] short form strategist. So, if you're

[01:48] just starting out, I think $48,000 is a

[01:51] very realistic estimate. Next, let's dig

[01:54] into the beginner score. This one is

[01:57] super easy to start as you don't have to

[01:59] learn how to edit or film videos.

[02:01] Instead, you can just focus on coming up

[02:03] with the best hooks, learning video

[02:05] pacing, and cracking the code for viral

[02:08] videos. That's why in this category, it

[02:10] ranks a solid

[02:12] 9 out of 10. Next is growth potential.

[02:16] This is important when picking a job, as

[02:18] you want to know that there's the

[02:19] ability to earn more as you get better.

[02:22] If you want to earn closer to those

[02:23] higher figures that I mentioned earlier,

[02:25] then you'll need to take a more active

[02:27] role in planning out videos from

[02:29] scratch. You could also look into

[02:30] negotiating some kind of view-based

[02:32] bonus. So, whenever a video goes viral,

[02:35] you also benefit financially. If you can

[02:37] prove your strategy works and gets good

[02:39] results for multiple clients, you'll be

[02:42] able to charge much more and hit much

[02:44] larger numbers. That's how you take it

[02:46] from $48,000 per year to 100,000 plus.

[02:50] For this reason, I've ranked this

[02:51] category as eight out of 10. Now for a

[02:55] category I'm calling survivability. This

[02:58] is all about if the job would be around

[03:00] in the future. The last thing you want

[03:02] is for the job you pick to be replaced

[03:04] by AI in the next couple of years.

[03:06] Luckily content strategy is something AI

[03:09] is incredibly bad at. That's why this

[03:12] gets a solid

[03:14] 8.5 out of 10. Finally, let's look at

[03:17] its freedom factor. Look, at the end of

[03:19] the day, clients don't care if you're in

[03:21] Texas or Thailand. They care about

[03:24] results and as long as you perform, you

[03:26] can have the freedom to live and work

[03:28] anywhere. So, it ranks 9.5 out of 10. As

[03:32] this job is the first one we've talked

[03:34] about, it's currently leading in all

[03:36] categories, but that won't be the case

[03:38] for much longer.

[03:41] [Music]

[03:43] Job number two is a customer service

[03:46] coordinator. Have you ever been on a

[03:48] website and needed some help only to be

[03:50] directed to an AI bot and just

[03:52] frantically typed in talk to a human?

[03:55] Well, if you choose to become a customer

[03:57] service coordinator, then you'll become

[03:59] the human on the other end. Think of it

[04:01] like being a middleman between bots and

[04:04] customers. As far as earning power goes,

[04:06] Indeed.com puts this between 52,000 and

[04:10] $120,000

[04:11] per year. However, it is dependent on

[04:13] where the companies you work for are

[04:15] based and what they're selling. So,

[04:17] let's go with a more conservative

[04:19] estimate of

[04:21] $65,000.

[04:23] This one is pretty beginner friendly

[04:25] because all you need are some great

[04:26] communication skills, a knack for

[04:29] problem solving, and a little bit of

[04:31] patience to understand the business

[04:32] you're working for. That's why it gets a

[04:34] solid

[04:36] 8 out of 10. Now, growth is where the

[04:39] potential of this job really shines.

[04:41] Every business, big or small, needs

[04:43] customer service. But not every company

[04:45] has the budget or time to hire a whole

[04:47] team. So this job really fills that

[04:49] hole. By having one person manage the

[04:51] bots and only step in when things go

[04:54] wrong, it means that it's far more

[04:56] efficient than bringing in say five or

[04:58] 10 support agents. So for these reasons,

[05:01] I'm giving it a 10 out of 10. Onto

[05:04] survivability. AI can handle the basics

[05:07] like password resets, order tracking,

[05:10] and frequently asked questions really

[05:12] well. But as soon as things get personal

[05:14] or emotional, it all falls flat. In

[05:16] fact, about 69% of UK customers say chat

[05:19] bots miss tone and frustration. So,

[05:22] could this change in the future?

[05:24] Probably. But there's no telling how

[05:26] long. What I can say is that there's

[05:28] lots of money to be made in this right

[05:30] now. So, I'm ranking it 7.5 out of 10 in

[05:34] this category. Now it's time for that

[05:36] allimportant freedom factor. To be

[05:38] honest, once the bots are set up and

[05:40] tuned, you can work from home, a coffee

[05:42] shop, or even a weekend getaway as long

[05:45] as you're available to jump in when

[05:47] things go sideways. So, I'm giving it a

[05:50] 9 out of 10. All right, let's see how it

[05:52] stacks up against job number one. So,

[05:55] it's already taken the lead in two

[05:56] categories, earning power and growth

[05:59] potential. Let's see if the next job can

[06:02] put up a fight.

[06:07] Job number three is a remote tech

[06:09] specialist. If you've ever helped a

[06:11] family member figure out how to use Zoom

[06:13] or restart their iPad, this one might be

[06:16] for you. The thing is, technology can be

[06:18] pretty scary for older people,

[06:20] especially older business owners who

[06:22] know they need to embrace tech but just

[06:25] don't know how. That's what this job is

[06:27] all about. It involves going into small

[06:30] businesses and helping them set up

[06:31] smoother and faster systems with modern

[06:34] tools. This role typically brings in

[06:36] around $60,000 a year. This job is

[06:39] pretty easy to get started as you don't

[06:41] need any official qualifications. You'll

[06:44] just need to be confident using software

[06:46] and patient enough to walk people

[06:47] through it. That's where I'd struggle.

[06:49] I've tried before with my mates and I

[06:51] end up ripping out what's left of my

[06:53] hair. This job is just about

[06:54] understanding what's slowing the

[06:56] business down and then using tech to

[06:58] solve it. That could mean setting up a

[07:00] simple project dashboard so they can

[07:02] track tasks and deadlines or helping

[07:04] them centralize all their paperwork in

[07:06] one place. You could use a platform like

[07:08] ODU for this as it has over 45 easy to

[07:11] use beginnerfriendly apps which help you

[07:13] with sales, invoicing, projects,

[07:16] contracts, and much more. It's like a

[07:18] business toolbox where all the tools

[07:20] actually talk to each other. So, I'm

[07:22] going to give this one a seven out of 10

[07:25] for beginner friendliness. Now, let's

[07:27] look at the allimportant growth

[07:29] potential. Here's the way I see it. It's

[07:32] not a matter of if these small

[07:33] businesses choose to update their

[07:35] technology. It's when. If they don't,

[07:37] then they'll end up going bankrupt

[07:39] because they won't be able to compete

[07:41] with new, more streamlined businesses.

[07:43] And on top of this, with e- invoicing

[07:45] now becoming a legal requirement across

[07:47] parts of Europe, this is clearly a need

[07:49] for businesses rather than a just nice

[07:51] to have. This kind of thing would be

[07:53] easy to sort out using something like

[07:55] the ODU invoicing app. So demand for

[07:57] this kind of help is only going to go

[07:59] up. That's why I'm giving it a 9.5 out

[08:03] of 10 for growth. But Mark, surely this

[08:05] is something AI could just take over.

[08:08] Well, I see where you're coming from as

[08:09] the tools are getting better at a crazy

[08:12] fast rate. However, they still need

[08:14] someone to set them up and adapt them

[08:16] for each business. As a tech specialist,

[08:18] you should think of AI as something that

[08:20] will help make your job easier, not

[08:22] replace it entirely. So, this one's

[08:24] getting a 9 out of 10 for survivability.

[08:28] Now, let's look at the freedom factor.

[08:30] This job gives you complete location

[08:32] freedom. Once you've set up your client

[08:34] systems, most of your work simply

[08:36] involves occasional check-ins to ensure

[08:38] everything's running smoothly. If you

[08:40] want to get set up quickly, I'd

[08:41] recommend using one platform to manage

[08:44] everything, and ODO is a great option. I

[08:46] mentioned it earlier when we talked

[08:47] about invoicing, contracts, and task

[08:49] management. Honestly, it just makes your

[08:51] job way easier as a tech specialist. I

[08:54] mean, it could be as simple as using

[08:56] their signature app to help small

[08:57] businesses send and sign documents

[08:59] online in just a few clicks. As I've

[09:01] talked about it so much, I reached out

[09:03] to see if they wanted to sponsor this

[09:05] portion of the video. They agreed and

[09:07] are giving you your first application

[09:09] free for life as well as unlimited

[09:11] support and hosting. With ODU, you can

[09:13] walk into almost any small business and

[09:16] instantly start making things better. If

[09:18] you're interested, I'll drop a link in

[09:19] the description where you can get your

[09:21] hands on that free first app. I'm going

[09:23] to give this one a freedom score of 9

[09:26] out of 10. Ah, nice. So, it's keeping

[09:28] pace with job number two in almost every

[09:30] category and smashing it in

[09:32] survivability. Let's see if job number

[09:34] four can step things up.

[09:38] You might need to brace yourself for

[09:40] this next job. A funeral sales

[09:43] specialist. A lot of people aren't going

[09:45] to like this one as it's quite morbid,

[09:47] but the pay is far from it. This job is

[09:50] all about giving families peace of mind

[09:52] by helping them plan ahead and protect

[09:54] their loved ones from future stress. So,

[09:56] let's get into earning power. You'll

[09:58] start at around 75,000 a year. This is

[10:02] the average for pre-needed funeral sales

[10:04] reps in the US, and top performers

[10:06] regularly break 90 to $100,000, with

[10:10] some hitting over $106,000 when they

[10:12] crush targets. So, this is the highest

[10:14] paying job we've had so far. But how

[10:17] easy is it for beginners to get started?

[10:19] Well, there are no real qualifications

[10:21] needed here. I guess some sales

[10:24] experience would be useful, but it's not

[10:26] 100% needed. I'd say it's more about

[10:28] your empathy, confidence, and the

[10:31] ability to navigate emotional

[10:32] conversations. Because of this, I'm

[10:35] going to give it a beginner score of 7

[10:37] out of 10. But what about growth

[10:39] potential? Well, unfortunately, we're

[10:42] all going to die someday, and funerals

[10:44] aren't going out of style anytime soon.

[10:47] In fact, I remember reading in the

[10:48] Washington Post that there are now more

[10:50] deaths than births in most US counties,

[10:53] showing that the demand for end of life

[10:55] planning is only going up. Look,

[10:57] funerals aren't cheap. The average one

[10:59] costs $8,300.

[11:01] And if you add extras, the total can

[11:04] rise to nearly 10,000. So, with the

[11:06] amount of deaths going up due to aging

[11:08] populations, this means that so much

[11:10] money is going to be spent on funerals.

[11:12] So growth has to be 9.5 out of 10.

[11:16] Another benefit of this job is that it's

[11:18] pretty AI proof. There's no tech about

[11:21] right now that can actually comfort a

[11:23] grieving person. Not in the way an

[11:25] actual human being can. It hasn't lived.

[11:28] So how can it possibly understand death?

[11:31] The human connection is just something

[11:33] technology can't replicate. So for

[11:35] survivability, I'm going to rank it a 10

[11:39] out of 10. Now, lastly, let's talk about

[11:41] freedom. Although this is a remote job,

[11:44] there are far more time restrictions

[11:45] than the other jobs we've covered so

[11:47] far. It's not exactly a 9-to-five

[11:49] clocking corporate job, but it also

[11:51] doesn't give you the full-on digital

[11:53] nomad lifestyle. When it comes to

[11:55] freedom, there's a mental aspect, too.

[11:57] And with this job, there's a lot of

[11:59] emotional weight you have to carry. So,

[12:01] for that reason, I'm going to give it a

[12:04] 6 out of 10. Now, let's see how it

[12:06] stacks up against our current leader.

[12:08] Okay. Wow. It's actually taken the lead

[12:10] in earning power and survivability. So,

[12:13] let's see if the next one can win any

[12:15] categories.

[12:17] [Music]

[12:19] Job number five is a statistics

[12:22] validator. Look, companies are spending

[12:24] millions on ads and you could get paid

[12:27] just to make sure their numbers aren't

[12:28] fake. I mean, have you ever wondered who

[12:31] actually checks those claims like n out

[12:33] of 10 dentists recommend this product?

[12:35] Well, that's exactly what a statistics

[12:37] validator does. They fact check these

[12:40] kinds of bold marketing claims so

[12:42] companies don't get sued. Entry-level

[12:44] roles start from around $40,000, and

[12:47] more experienced validators can make up

[12:49] to $64,000

[12:51] plus bonuses per completed audit. To be

[12:54] honest, I'd say you do need to be a bit

[12:56] more skilled than all the other jobs

[12:58] we've talked about so far, as you need a

[13:00] strong analytical eye, statistic

[13:02] knowledge, and attention to detail.

[13:05] Saying this, you wouldn't need a degree

[13:06] as all these things can be learned on

[13:08] YouTube for free. So overall, I'm going

[13:11] to give this a beginner score of six out

[13:13] of 10. However, things are looking

[13:15] better when it comes to growth

[13:16] potential. Companies are literally

[13:18] desperate for these roles because one

[13:20] wrong stat in an ad campaign could cost

[13:23] them millions of dollars in lawsuits.

[13:24] And these roles will only be more needed

[13:27] as time goes on. So that's got to be a

[13:30] 10 out of 10. But what about

[13:32] survivability? Well, AI can spot and

[13:35] scan data, but it doesn't understand

[13:37] nuance, intent, or legal risk behind how

[13:40] a stat is used in marketing. Even if it

[13:42] was to eventually understand these

[13:44] things, it's still very risky to let AI

[13:47] check over these kinds of claims, as

[13:49] they're known to make mistakes, and

[13:51] that's not something worth rolling the

[13:52] dice on. So, I'm going to score this an

[13:55] 8.5 out of 10. You can work remotely for

[13:58] this one, fully online with standard

[14:01] hours and no surprise office visits. Of

[14:03] course, there is a bit of pressure on

[14:05] the line here because if you miss

[14:06] something, then it could have huge

[14:08] ramifications for the company. So, I'm

[14:10] going to give this a freedom factor of 8

[14:13] out of 10. Okay, let's see if it managed

[14:15] to win in any of the categories. Well,

[14:18] it's managed to tie in the growth

[14:19] potential category, and this is

[14:21] definitely important as you want your

[14:23] income to be able to grow in the future.

[14:25] Now, I have a feeling the next one is

[14:28] going to really shake things up.

[14:33] Job number six is a remote setter. Have

[14:36] you ever seen those influencers making

[14:38] thousands a month selling courses or

[14:40] coaching? They all need one thing more

[14:42] than anything else, someone like you to

[14:45] fill their calendar. That's what a

[14:47] remote setter does. They slide into the

[14:49] DMs, ask the right questions, figure out

[14:52] if someone's a good fit, and then pass

[14:54] them to the closer to seal the deal. So,

[14:56] if you've ever been told you talk too

[14:58] much, then congrats, cuz that skill

[15:01] might finally pay off. The earning power

[15:03] for this one is anywhere between $3,000

[15:05] and $7,000 per month. And if you're

[15:08] hitting targets consistently, you can

[15:10] scale up to $84,000

[15:13] a year without closing a single deal

[15:15] yourself. because you're not actually

[15:17] being pushy and trying to close the

[15:18] deal. It's pretty beginner friendly and

[15:21] a lot of companies will train you up.

[15:23] That's why I'm giving this one a score

[15:24] of 9 out of 10. Now, let's look at

[15:28] growth potential. Since most companies

[15:30] use commissionbased models, if you're

[15:32] good, your income can grow just as fast

[15:34] as the business. So, for that reason,

[15:36] I'm giving this a 9 out of 10. So,

[15:39] pretty good so far. But how AI proof is

[15:42] it? Overall, this job is all about

[15:44] connection, trust, and timing. AI is

[15:47] just not there yet. So, I'm giving this

[15:49] a survivability rating of 8.5 out of 10.

[15:53] As for freedom, this is where it gets

[15:56] interesting. Most set of jobs are

[15:58] remote, which is great, but they're not

[16:00] exactly passive. You'll be tied to your

[16:02] inbox throughout the day, especially

[16:04] during launch periods or campaigns.

[16:06] You're free from the office, but not

[16:08] from your phone. So, while there's no

[16:10] commute, I'd say Freedom Lands at a

[16:13] seven out of 10. So, how does this

[16:14] compare against the last jobs? Well,

[16:17] it's definitely taken the top spot for

[16:19] earning potential. This is because it's

[16:21] a job that directly brings in money for

[16:23] the business and therefore has a clear

[16:25] return on investment for the company.

[16:27] They also want you to be incentivized to

[16:29] keep pushing and booking more calls.

[16:31] It's also tied in the beginner score

[16:33] category, so definitely a great one to

[16:35] start if you don't have a lot of

[16:36] experience. Let's see if job number

[16:38] seven can come in and take a lastm

[16:39] minute win in any of the categories.

[16:44] Job number seven is a content risk

[16:47] reviewer. Now, listen carefully because

[16:50] this job isn't for everyone. You need to

[16:52] be able to handle the consequences,

[16:54] which I'll get into a little bit later.

[16:56] Content reviewers can make in the region

[16:58] of $80,000 per year depending on clients

[17:01] or platform size. This isn't a super

[17:04] hard job. If you binge content and catch

[17:07] awkward tones or stumble across videos

[17:09] and think this shouldn't be public,

[17:11] you're already halfway there. So, I'm

[17:13] giving this a solid 8 out of 10 beginner

[17:16] score. YouTube and other social media

[17:18] sites make most of their money from

[17:20] advertisers, which means they need to

[17:23] make sure ads don't appear on videos

[17:25] that reflect badly on the brands. This

[17:27] happened a few years ago and was called

[17:28] the ad apocalypse. This is when lots of

[17:31] brands pulled their advertising money

[17:32] from YouTube over fears about their ads

[17:35] appearing alongside inappropriate

[17:37] content. This costs YouTube lots of

[17:39] money. Therefore, they need to do

[17:42] everything in their power to make sure

[17:43] it doesn't happen again. This makes

[17:45] content risk reviewers so powerful. Over

[17:48] 500 hours of video are uploaded to

[17:51] YouTube every single minute, which adds

[17:53] up to a massive 720,000

[17:56] hours of new content each day. This is

[17:59] only expected to grow and more content

[18:02] means more reviewers are needed. So this

[18:04] is getting

[18:06] a nine out of 10 for growth potential.

[18:09] But surely this is something that robots

[18:11] can just handle. Well, AI can scan for

[18:14] inappropriate content like stuff that

[18:16] includes swear words, but it can't

[18:18] detect everything. If you need further

[18:21] proof, then we've seen companies like

[18:23] YouTube try to go down the AI route and

[18:25] ultimately fail and revert to human

[18:27] moderators, as AI just isn't up to

[18:30] scratch. This is why I'm giving it a

[18:32] survivability score of 10 out of 10. But

[18:36] why did I start out by saying this job

[18:38] isn't for everyone? Well, some flag

[18:40] content you're asked to review could be

[18:42] highly disturbing. That's why I'm giving

[18:44] this a Freedom Factor score of 8.5 out

[18:47] of 10. So, let's have a look at our

[18:49] final scoreboard. Wow. So, nearly every

[18:52] job we've talked about today has made it

[18:54] onto the scoreboard for at least one

[18:56] category. So, it's really up to you

[18:58] which area you want to prioritize. Let

[19:00] me know which one you like most in the

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