The COVID-19 outbreak caused people to embrace remote business options faster than they normally would have. Even so, many sectors still have trouble finding the right balance between employee priorities, business objectives, and technological capabilities. Despite this adjustment, remote work has become a viable option for both employers and employees. These are the statistics for remote work in 2022 going forward.
The Remote Work Takeover
By the end of 2022, 25% of all jobs in North America will be remote. The transition to remote work is well underway. Data indicates that this trend will continue into 2023 but shows that the current market does not meet individual demand for remote job opportunities. This shift demonstrates that businesses are taking note of technological advances and changes in business culture. Employees’ values are also being addressed.
Remote Work and an Increase in Productivity
A 13% rise in business productivity was recorded in a nine-month Stanford University study of 16,000 workers working from home, comparing company profits over previous years. Employees, management, and executives noticed an increase in Prodoscore productivity of 47% during the mid-pandemic due to the advantages of their remote workforce. Working from home can boost efficiency.
Higher Income
Remote workers make $4,000 more on average than other workers, according to a recent study. Remote workers may end up earning as much as or more than traditional workers in addition to enjoying better productivity and work-life balance. This finding is particularly interesting given that many remote workers have senior positions at their companies. There is significant financial potential in obtaining a remote position, regardless.
Preferred by Smaller Companies
It’s obvious that working from home can provide a lot of benefits to small businesses, and that’s why they are more open to hiring remote workers full-time. Saving money is one of the reasons why small businesses hire remote workers, and that’s why they are more open to it. By hiring remote workers full-time, they will be able to increase their budget for marketing and advertising, which will help them thrive and grow into a large company.
The Cyber Threat of WFH
54% of IT employees believe that remote employees are more likely to be hacked than standard employees. Although remote employees rely on various online collaboration tools and the internet to accomplish their jobs, they are always vulnerable to cyberattacks. Because of this, it is crucial for remote workforce managers to educate their employees on cyber-safety and ensure they have the necessary software, such as VPN, to protect their computers.
Remote Work and Employee Retention
Having a remote work opportunity would make 74% of workers less likely to leave their job, according to a survey. Working with a remote team might seem difficult because coworkers don’t interact regularly and establishing a strong corporate culture is more difficult, which may make it easier for employees to leave. However, the numbers contradict this belief, as 74% of people would be less likely to leave their job if they could work remotely.
Most Popular Jobs This Year
Between January 1 and May 31, 2022, FlexJobs, a hand-screened job database of flexible and remote jobs, analyzed tens of thousands of job postings. They then eliminated jobs that required a lot of experience to see which entry-level job titles were listed the most frequently. These job titles, all of which are remote, appear to be doing a lot of hiring in 2022, according to their data:
- Recruitment
- Customer Service
- Billing Specialist
- Staff Accountant
- Delivery Services (Doordash, Postmates, etc)
Microsoft Teams Usage Data
There were over 100 million daily active users on Microsoft Teams in 2020, based on a Microsoft report. Microsoft’s Zoom competitor saw an increase from 13 million monthly users in July 2019 to 115 million users in October 2020. In April 2021 there were 145 million users on Microsoft Teams and shot up to 270 million users in January 2022.
Microsoft Teams had more than 100 million daily active users in 2020, as reported by Microsoft. In July 2019, Zoom’s competitor saw an increase from 13 million monthly users to 115 million users in October 2020. By April 2021, 145 million users used Microsoft Teams, and by January 2022, 270 million users did. Only 6% of US employers think that remote working is not successful. The same proportion of US employees agree. In the United States, 11% of employers believe that remote working yields “mixed results.” 23% of employees concur.
The New Norm?
The majority of managers. 85%, now concur that remote teams will become the norm in the future. Workers may not have a choice, as 59% of them say they would rather work for a company that allows remote work than one that does not. Furthermore, 74% of workers agree that remote work opportunities make them less likely to quit their job.