Woman Takes Control of Her Schedule with Remote Health Coaching Job

By Adrianne Bibby

Our FlexJobs success story this week offers an inspiring example of a woman who broke free from the traditional workplace with a great remote health coaching job. Thanks to her new position, she’s taken control of her schedule in a way that’s had a positive impact on her life.

Laura A. from Seattle, Washington, found a great remote job in the burgeoning medical and health and coaching fields—along with a renewed optimism about her career prospects going forward. In particular, health education professionals can look forward to a robust health coach job market over the next eight years, according to data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. Projections show a 16% growth rate through 2026.

For Laura A., that’s encouraging news. As a FlexJobs member, Laura found a great job with with Cecelia Health, a patient support startup that provides solutions to help people manage and live with diabetes. Laura works as a part-time, remote certified diabetes educator coach, a job that gives her lots of control of her schedule, both personally and professionally.

A Career with Freedom to Travel

Many FlexJobs members list travel as one of the top perks of remote work. Laura’s aspirations put her squarely into that category. “I was relocating from Boston to Seattle and wanted to find a job that would allow a flexible schedule so I could travel around the West Coast and enjoy my new surroundings,” Laura said.

Whether it’s a desire to be able to pick up and travel at will, or aspirations for the more freewheeling digital nomad lifestyle, remote work can bring you closer to a career that supports your life. “Since starting this job, I have been able to travel around the country and world, while still having an income,” she said.

Gaining Remote Work Experience for the Future

Laura said her flexible job as a certified diabetes educator is helping to provide her with “telehealth experience, which is becoming essential for the future of the healthcare industry.”

In responding to questions from FlexJobs, Laura joined our always-growing list of success stories focusing on members who’ve found flex-friendly jobs using our service. Her FlexJobs membership, she wrote, “has shown me how many options exist that are not on traditional job search websites.”

Insights for Other Job Seekers

To find her great remote healthcare job, Laura said her key strategies included “tailoring my application materials and networking.”

Joining FlexJobs turned out to be a good investment in her career, Laura said. “It was completely worth the membership fee for me,” Laura wrote. Besides the freedom to travel, Laura’s enjoying some other pretty cool side benefits in her flexible job, like the “ability to meet my husband for lunch or go to a daytime exercise class.”

All in all, Laura wrote, FlexJobs “will open your eyes to how many flexible jobs exist.”

No matter what you’re looking for in a job, a FlexJobs membership can work wonders for your job search, too. Take the tour and learn more about how FlexJobs can power your job search.

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