Ready to work from home in Kentucky? Check out these 4 remote jobs and what they pay
High housing costs, concerns about crime and a longing for more breathing room have prompted many Americans to exit big cities in favor of remote work in the countryside.
That includes Eastern Kentucky, where several counties in the region are hoping to use the work-from-home boom to revive their economies after the collapse of coal.
But if you’ve looked at online job boards recently, you might be wondering where exactly all these remote work jobs are. An explosion of “ghost jobs” and scam listings on these websites makes looking for a remote job feel like an impossible task.
To help you cut through the clutter, we’ve rounded up a handful of remote jobs you can do in Kentucky, some of which are advertising six-figure salaries.
While we cannot guarantee any of these postings will lead to an interview, each of the positions below were accepting applications as of Friday, Oct. 25. In an attempt to verify these jobs are actually hiring, we’ve made sure the postings are being advertised either on the company’s LinkedIn account or its website.
If you’re interested in any of these roles, you may want to apply sooner rather than later, given the application window could close at any time. While each of these roles are advertised as “remote,” the definition of that could vary by company and industry. Make sure to read the job description carefully.
Research administrator (senior)
Job type: The position features the option to work fully remote with a flexible schedule within business hours. Training would be provided via Zoom.
Employer-provided pay range: $52,021 to $85,800 per year
Job summary: This position falls within the University of Kentucky’s Office of Sponsored Projects Administration. The office manages extramural grants and contracts awarded through the UK Research Foundation.
The research administrator will be responsible for overseeing external sponsored projects (grants and contracts) across the university. This involves acting as a go-between for the agencies funding the projects and the university’s faculty and staff.
Other responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:
Reviewing sponsor proposal guidelines
Identifying and communicating issues with proposal and proposal budgets
Handling proposal submission to the sponsor agency
Interpreting sponsor regulations and state law
Offer guidance to faculty, staff and sponsor agencies
Senior RX clinical programs pharmacist
Job type: Remote
Employer-provided pay range: $102,200 to $140,700 per year
Job summary: Humana is seeking a senior RX clinical programs pharmacist to focus on improving health outcomes related to prescription drugs. This job involves assignments that will demand analytical skills to solve problems. Specifically, the position oversees medication therapy, strategy on comprehensive medication reviews and optimizing prescription drugs in instances where patients are taking multiple medications.
Other responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:
Educating patients about their medications
Contact patients to check if they’re taking their medications and offer counseling
Make technical decisions about how to approach projects
Work independently and effectively
Staff accountant – revel CPA
Job type: Remote
Employer-provided pay range: $50,000 to $60,000 per year
Job summary: Revel CPA, a Chicago-based accounting firm that specializes in providing financial services to creative entrepreneurs and businesses, is hiring for a remote accountant position.
Weekly responsibilities typically include, but aren’t limited to:
Posting weekly or monthly activity for clients into their cloud-based accounting system
Performing end-of-month reviews and reconciling accounts against bank and credit card statements
Generating monthly or quarterly reporting dashboards for clients
Assisting with running payroll for clients as needed
Training clients on the various systems they use
Periodically checking in with the client to ensure their needs are being met
Coordinating and monitoring bookkeeper work
Sales enterprise account executive
Job type: Remote
Employer-provided salary range: $122,200 to $168,600 per year
Job summary: Blackbaud, a cloud-based software company that provides support for fundraising, education and social responsibility, is looking for an account executive. The job will be to identify and connect with clients in an assigned territory. The job requires navigating large, complex organizations and positioning the company’s software and services as a highly-valued and helpful for clients. The account executive will also need to work with others to make sales.
Other responsibilities include, but aren’t limited to:
Driving sales to exceed revenue targets
Provide plans with specific and timeframes for connecting with clients
Work with account managers to generate additional revenue from the existing client base
Follow up on leads, such as through requests for proposals, and establish relationships
Develop a deep understanding of customer needs
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