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Remote work is more common now than ever before. An estimated 4.3 million people in the US work remotely — and that was BEFORE the start of the pandemic.

Even still, not everyone has a job that is remote-friendly. For example, service workers, tradesmen, construction workers, first responders, and many other professions are traditionally in person.

If you’re a server at a restaurant or bartender, it’s impossible to do these jobs remotely. Similarly, if you’re a welder or electrician, you can’t exactly telecommute.

But that doesn’t mean if you work a traditional in-office or on-location job you can’t transition to telecommuter.

In fact, as a remote work career coach, I regularly help job seekers do just that! Many aspiring remote workers want to ditch their out-of-the-house job for a more remote-friendly position.

Here’s what I advise them to make the transition as easy as possible.

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