Location-Free Remote Jobs Across the US and Australia Are Hiring — Check Openings

Location-free remote work is a hiring model, not one job, so your tasks depend on the function. The common threads: output is measured in tickets, calls, documents, bookings, records or code rather than hours in a building, and almost all coordination happens in writing.

A typical day involves:

• Working a queue — tickets, leads, invoices, appointments, moderation items or data records — in a shared system.
• Writing in chat and email, with short video calls for handovers, standups or client check-ins.
• Logging what you did in a CRM, help desk, project tracker or timesheet.
• Escalating anything you cannot resolve, with a written summary.

Tools cluster into a few categories: chat, video, a ticketing or CRM system, a project tracker, a password manager, and sometimes time-tracking or monitoring software you should be told about before you start.

Shifts differ between the two markets. US employers often want coverage across Eastern to Pacific hours, which can mean evening or overnight work if you live elsewhere. Australian employers usually want overlap with Australian Eastern Time, closer to standard business hours. Fully asynchronous roles exist, but they are more common in writing, design and engineering than in support.

The setup is on you: stable internet, a backup connection, a headset and somewhere quiet. Some employers ship a laptop; others expect your own. The openings further down show which setups are being asked for now.

These roles come from a predictable set of employer types:

• Remote-first companies with no central office, hiring within a defined list of countries or states. Eligible locations are normally stated in the ad.
• Distributed teams inside conventional employers — an office-based company that still hires support, bookkeeping or engineering remotely.
• Outsourcing and BPO providers serving US and Australian clients. They hire in volume for support, collections, claims and back-office work, usually on fixed shifts.
• Staffing agencies and employer-of-record providers, which place you with a client while handling payroll and compliance. The agency is often your legal employer.
• Specialist and digital agencies taking on contractors for content, design, paid media and development.
• Freelance marketplaces, where you bid or get matched for per-task or hourly work rather than being employed.
• Nonprofits, universities and some public-sector bodies, which post remote roles but often restrict them to named states or to Australian residents.

When a listing says "work from anywhere", read the fine print — it usually means anywhere within one country or one tax jurisdiction. The live openings below show which of these categories are advertising right now.

Pay depends on the function, your experience, whether you are an employee or a contractor, and which market the role is priced against. US-priced and Australia-priced roles are not interchangeable, and Australian employees are often covered by an industry award setting minimum rates.

Treat any number in an ad as a starting point. Several US states and Australian jurisdictions require or encourage pay ranges in listings; if one is shown, ask what sits behind it. Check the official source for the current year, then compare it against the openings below.

1. Pick one function to lead with — support, bookkeeping, scheduling, content, QA, data entry or sales development. A focused profile beats a general "remote work" one.
2. Rebuild your resume around measurable output: tickets handled, accounts reconciled, calls taken, articles shipped. Add your time zone, your usable overlap with US and Australian business hours, and your internet setup.
3. Create profiles where employers look — a professional network profile, at least one freelance marketplace if you want per-task work, and two or three remote-focused job boards with alerts switched on.
4. Set up a payment method that works across borders. Employees need a local bank account the employer can pay into. Contractors should confirm accepted currencies, conversion and transfer fees, and whether invoicing requires a business registration.
5. Sort out your tax position early. Ask your own tax authority how foreign income is reported, and get the employer to confirm in writing whether you are an employee or a contractor. For work rights or visa questions, speak to the relevant government agency or a qualified professional, not a recruiter.
6. Apply narrowly. A first application should name the role and the hours you can cover, give one concrete example of the same task done before, and include a work sample if the function allows.
7. Track every application with the date, contact and stated location requirement.

With your profile and payment setup ready, work through the live listings at the end of this page.

• The company is a registered entity. In the US, check the Secretary of State business registry for the state named on the offer. In Australia, check ABN Lookup and the ASIC registers. If the name does not match a registration, stop.
• Your status is in writing — employee or contractor, which country's law applies, and who is named as legal employer if an agency or employer-of-record is involved.
• The pay terms are specific: amount, currency, pay cycle, method, who absorbs transfer and conversion fees, and the date of your first payment.
• The hours are spelled out: fixed or flexible, required overlap window, weekend or public-holiday cover, and whose holidays apply.
• Equipment and software: who supplies the laptop, who pays for internet, and whether monitoring software is installed and what it records.
• Leave, notice and termination on both sides, and what happens if client volume drops.
• Independent reviews. Search the company on employer review sites and in local news. Look for repeated complaints about late payment rather than one-off grumbles.
• Nothing is paid upfront. Legitimate employers do not charge for training, equipment, onboarding or placement.

Run these checks before you sign, then compare the offer against the openings below.

The listings below show location-free remote roles currently advertised by employers hiring into US and Australian teams, so you can see which functions, hours and contract types are live right now. Use the buttons on this page to open those roles and the related guides on applying, interviewing remotely and working as a contractor.