7 Boring Online Jobs That Pay Surprisingly Well

Wayne Sutton: Here's seven boring online jobs that pay surprisingly well. What if one of the biggest mistakes people make when choosing a career is looking for something that sounds exciting? But here's something I've learned after decades in business. Boring can be profitable. See, everyone wants to be an influencer, everyone wants to start a podcast, everyone wants to build the next great app, become an entrepreneur, and there's nothing wrong with any of those. I've helped a lot of people. But while everyone is fighting for the glamorous opportunities, There's companies desperately searching for people to do jobs you've probably never heard of. Some of these jobs pay $70,000, $90,000, $120,000 a year, even more. And here's the key. They can all be done remotely. Just imagine working from home, making that kind of money in a job that most people may have never heard about. So today I'm going to share with you seven boring jobs that pay surprisingly well. And stay with me. Until number seven, because it's probably the strangest job on the list and it's connected to one of the biggest economic trends happening right now. So let's get into it. Number one, funeral and pre-need sales. Let's start with the most uncomfortable one. Funeral sales. Nobody grows up thinking, when I get older, I want to sell funeral arrangements. But that's exactly why I want to admit it on this list. Okay? Because here's a principle worth remembering. Sometimes the opportunity people avoid are the opportunities where competition is the lowest. Funeral homes, cremation providers, and related companies need people who can help families understand their options. and then there's also what's called pre-need sales. Instead of waiting until somebody passes away, you're helping people make arrangements in advance. This isn't the place, however, for aggressive high pressure selling. But if you're good at listening, communicating and helping people make decisions without manipulation, these skills can be valuable here. Current compensation actually depends on the employer and how much of the position's commission based, but Anywhere in the fifty to ninety thousand dollars range, would higher earnings possible in strong sales positions? Now here's the downside. You're dealing with death, you're dealing with grieving families, you're dealing with conversations most people would rather avoid. So you need emotional maturity. But there's another side to that. You're helping someone navigate one of the hardest moments of their family's life. So yes, unusual, uncomfortable, maybe even boring, but that's exactly why it belongs on this list. Number two, a technical writer. And no, AI hasn't fully replaced this, nor will it. Here's another job most people never think about. Here I bought something, opened the instructions, and wondered who actually writes this stuff? Somebody does. They're generally called technical writers. They take complicated information and make it understandable, at least to a point. This could be software documentation, instruction manuals, how-to guides, knowledge bases, product documentation. And this is where it gets interesting. According to federal occupation data, they pay on this. The median pay is about $90,000 a year. This think about what companies are paying for. they're paying for your ability to take something complicated and turn it into something simple. And that's a skill valuable in almost every industry. Now I want to give you a reality check. This isn't necessarily a watch through YouTube videos Friday and make 90,000 Monday career. Most employers want a degree, industry knowledge, technical expertise, maybe even a strong portfolio. But you can start building proof of your ability yourself. How? Take a complicated piece of software. Create a sample user guide. Take a difficult process. Explain it in plain English. Build several examples. Because employers don't only want someone who says I'm a good writer, they want someone who can prove it. They want someone who can prove I make complicated things easy to understand. Number three. This one is related, but a little bit different. It's documentation and SOP writer. I wanted to share with you because companies are filled with processes. How do we onboard a customer? How do we process a refund? What happens when a lead comes in? Employee request time off. How do we open the office? How do we close the office? What if this system fails? And here's the problem. In many businesses, none of it is properly documented. The knowledge exists somewhere in someone's head, usually an employee's been there forever, then that person quits. And suddenly everyone realizes nobody knows how Karen did anything. That's where documentation and SOP writers become valuable. Now, SOP stands for standard operating procedure. Your job is to essentially interview the people, understand a process, how it works, and turn that knowledge into clear documentation. And I think AI makes this field even more interesting. AI can help draft documentation, organize transcript, turn meetings into preliminary procedures, but someone still has to determine, is it accurate? Anything missing? does this actually represent the process? Could a new employee follow it? So then person who understands both processes and AI could be very valuable. Number four, database administrator. Number four is where we start getting much more technical. Database administrator, every company's collecting information, customer information, sales information, financial inventory, website activity, employee information, marketing data. And someone has to make sure all of that is stored correctly and backed up when the company needs it. That's what a database administrator do. And the money can be significant. Federal occupation data, but it's median compensation for these administrators at over a hundred thousand a year, and most of them working remotely. But I want to correct something you often hear online. This is not an easy, no experience job. You'll need technical skills. You'll need to understand SQL, databases, security, cloud systems, troubleshooting. And most employees are going to prefer a formal educational, meaningful technical experience. So why did I include it in this video? Because if you're willing to develop a skill that most people aren't willing to learn, your economic value will increase dramatically. There's another principle on you to remember. You often your income is often connected to three things. How valuable is the problem? How difficult is the problem to solve? And how many people can solve it? Database problems can be extremely expensive. And that's why those who can solve it become valuable. Number five is online sales. Online remote sales. This is so valuable, and I've done this for wow, probably the last 15 years, where you are actually meeting with someone through usually Zoom or Google Meet or another software, and you're actually sharing with them about the product or service that your company offers. So there's the discovery, there's pitching the product, there's follow-up. And here's the key: there's people. That claim, hey, I'm making twenty, thirty, forty, fifty thousand a month. And they're right. I've worked with them. I've earned it. I've seen what happens in this industry. Now, having said that, There's a lot of people trying to get into this industry of remote sales. And there's a lot of hype. There's a lot of companies that are hiring people that probably never should hire people. And you also need to learn how to be very good at your skill. if you're looking to get into remote sales, then this is a great place to start if you're willing to do the work, willing to go through the roller coaster of emotions and maybe even income until you land that great opportunity and you're willing to work more than 40 hours a week. This could be a great business for you. Now, lead number six. Now, number six is lead management coordinator. This one jumped out of me because all the time I've spent in my career in sales. Here's something business owners hate. They hate paying for leads and watching those leads disappear. Imagine you spend $10,000 on advertising, the phone rings, forms get submitted, people ask for information, and then nobody follows up properly. Somebody calls once, nobody answers, they forget about them. The prospect ends up buying from someone else. Companies lose enormous amounts of money because of poor lead management. This is where lead management coordinator comes in. You're making sure leads get into the CRM, that the salespeople follow up. You're tracking where leads come from. You're looking at response time, monitoring appointments, making sure opportunities don't disappear. And unlike other work, or such as database administration, this is an area where someone with strong organization, communication, CRM, and basic sales skills may have a much more accessible entry point. Now, remote listings I've reviewed are offering positions roughly about twenty to maybe thirty dollars an hour, although compensation varies significantly by company and responsibility. But here's what I like about this career. It can become a great gateway. Lead management can lead into sales operations, CREM management, marketing operations, sales management, etc. If you're really good at it, you aren't merely managing leads, you're protecting the company's revenue. I work as a fractional sales manager for different companies, and I have seen So many times, the power behind this occupation. So if you're looking for it, get in touch with me. And number seven is something that many people have ignored, and many people have said, well, with AI it's going to disappear. But I think with AI it will improve, not disappear. And that's a medical coder. Something you never think about until you get a medical bill. Every time you get to a doctor, hospital clinic or any healthcare provider, the services you receive have to be translated into what they call standardized medical codes. These codes are used for things like insurance claims, reimbursement, medical records, billing. Someone has to make sure they're correct. That's where medical coders come in. You're essentially taking the medical documentation and translating it into language used by healthcare and insurance companies. This is what makes this interesting. A lot of this work is done remotely. You're not necessarily dealing with patients, you're not drawing blood, you're not working at the hospital, you're sitting at home reviewing documentation and assigning appropriate codes. Now, let me share something with you though. This is not apply tomorrow with absolutely no training. You'll need to learn systems, okay? And there's some professional certification that can help you become more employable. But you also don't need to spend four years earning another college degree just to explore this field. Now, here in this is very important. Now, is this a six-figure per year job? Probably not. Usually about fifty thousand dollars a year, but it's something you can do at home. Very easy once you have a little bit of training. Healthcare is never going away. People are gonna continue going to doctors, they're gonna continue treating. nobody's making a reality show called the Real Medical Coders. Right? That's the whole point. The whole point of this whole episode is boring, but it can pay. And in fact, I have a very good friend who actually takes and helps set up medical coders that then so you're a medical coder, but then you're outsourcing it to someone else. Partially to AI, maybe, but outsourcing it to someone to a virtual assistant in the Philippines that will do it for a fraction of the cost. And guess what? They're keeping the excess. Again, different business model totally, but worth looking into. So here's what I want you to take away from this episode. Number one, if this was helpful, click that subscribe button. I appreciate it. But this is what I want you to take away. it's bigger than these seven jobs. We live in a culture obsessed with doing something exciting. Traveling the world, buying exotic cars, people making money on YouTube. Everyone wants a career that looks impressive on Instagram. But here's something nobody does on Instagram stable income. Nobody posts a picture of their health insurance. Nobody makes a TikTok showing off their 401k match. No one goes viral because they have a predictable paycheck. Those things matter. And sometimes there's incredible opportunity in doing things everyone else thinks is boring. So when you're evaluating an opportunity, don't only ask, does this sound exciting? Ask, is there a demand? Does it solve an expensive problem? Can I become unusually good at it? What does the career path look like? And most importantly, does this opportunity help me build the life I actually want? Because your job never has to become your identity. Your career doesn't have to impress strangers. Your career needs to help you create the life you're trying to build. So let me know in the comments. Which of these seven surprised you the most? And if there's one thing you'd actually consider doing, tell me which one. Because if enough people are interested in that one particular career, I'll do a much deeper episode showing you what the job involves, what skills you need, and how to start positioning yourself for it. And remember, never overlook an opportunity because it looks boring. Sometimes boring pays very well. Now, hit that subscribe button, hit that share button, and comment below. And I'll see you on the next episode.