When it comes to a clerical work at home job there are a lot of resources available to try to find jobs. There really isn’t even a lack of these jobs as the work at home force is becoming a better option for companies to outsource to save money.

The key to this though is to be able to find the best work at home opportunity for your clerical skills and one that is going to provide consistent work and allow you to make a consistent income from the comforts of your home.

Finding the best fit for you isn’t going to be an instant opportunity. It will take some time to research and find a good fit for you. One way to take a look is to go to a search engine like Google, http://www.google.com and type in clerical work from home. It will bring up a lot of resources so you’ll want to make sure to check reviews, guaranteed payment methods, etc…

One of the good examples of a work at home network is oDesk. This is one that doesn’t directly source jobs but one that brings employers and providers together for all types of jobs from writing to an administrative assistant.

Within the clerical work at home job range we’ll talk about a few different opportunities that you can look for.

Virtual Assistants

Depending on your level of experience and the type of position that you get you can make anywhere from just a decent salary on up to a quite a nice salary which will also depending on the type of virtual assistant position that you’re applying for.

A lower end job will pay on the smaller scale of things while an executive assistant with more responsibilities will pay on the higher side. With a lot of companies outsourcing to save costs in today’s economic environment the opportunities are out there if you search for them. Though job duties are going to vary from job to job here are some of the skills that you’re going to need to have to be effective in this position:

• Microsoft Office; including Word and Excel among others
• General knowledge of online databases; any company specific you’d receive information and training on
• Reports
• Appointments
• Record keeping
• Other administrative procedures

Personal Assistants

Personal assistants will do many of the same jobs as the virtual assistant but will also do a lot more of the more personalized details; such as arranging travel, booking events, etc… Salary for the most part will be fairly comparable again depending on the job you’re applying for and the level of skills need in the job.

Data Entry

This job is going to be a little lower paying then the two unless you get into some higher level functioning rather than just data input. You’d be doing anything from:

• Data entry
• Updating Excel files
• Updating databases in Access
• Administrative duties
• Statistics reports
• Data extraction
• Copywriting
• More

The more in depth you get and the more responsibilities it will show in your pay. So if money is of concern make sure you take a look at the job duties as you’re likely to get rejected if you request a high pay rate for a lower end job.