Michigan Has One of the Top Towns for Working Remote

Working from home was the norm during the pandemic, and now, many workers are still working remotely. As it turns out, Michigan has one of the best cities in the entire U.S. for working from home.

The crew at Teamwork.com has put together a study of the best cities for remote work in the U.S. "With employees more eager for a blended working approach than ever before, project management software popular among remote teams, Teamwork, has put together some data on the best U.S. cities for remote work," they state in the study. "Teamwork looked at the cities with the lowest rent, best-paying wages, and even the cost of a beer or three-course meal for two to find the best and most affordable cities to consider moving to if you’re working remotely."

According to the study, Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the third best city in the United States for remote workers. That's not a huge surprise to me, because my best friend lives in Ann Arbor and loves it. So, what makes it so good for working from home? Well, Teamwork.com discovered that even though the average cost of living is $1,718.85, Ann Arbor's moderate monthly costs for internet, gym memberships and meals made it a choice city for working from home. Moreover, the average salary in Ann Arbor, according to the study, was $5,677. The No. 1 city in the country for working remote was Cheyenne, Wyoming, followed by Huntington, West Virginia. Following Ann Arbor, Columbus, Ohio, and Dallas, Texas, round out the top five.

For whatever reason, Ann Arbor is really great when it comes to finding cheap eats. "If you’re on the hunt for an inexpensive meal, Cheyenne, Wyoming topped the list at just $5 per 'cheap meal,' followed by Provo, Utah at $7.40, Lexington, KY at $10, Billings, Montana at $11.20, and Ann Arbor at $12," the study states. View the full study from Teamwork.com here.

It's a wild job market in 2022 so far, and some workers are looking for jobs that they can do from home. To help people find companies looking for remote workers, FlexJobs has revealed its latest report of the top 100 companies hiring remote jobs in 2022.

For the study, they looked at 57,000 companies who work with FlexJobs site. Each organization is looking to hire "hundreds, if not thousands, of remote jobs in a given year," FlexJobs career services manager Brie Reynolds tells CNBC Make It.

So, which company in Michigan is looking to hire lots of remote workers? One of the organizations planning to hire the most remote staffers in 2022 is Kelly/KellyConnect. According to the story, they're looking to hire positions such as talent acquisition specialist, data entry analyst and accounting specialist. I've actually never heard of that company, but making it into the top 20 means they're serious about hiring lots of workers, so make note if that's your goal.

Since the work is remote, you could even get a job with a company not based in Michigan. Read below for FlexJobs' list of the top 20 companies hiring the most remote workers this year. This is UPDATED for April 2022! Many of the companies looking to are major organizations with big names, so lots of familiarity here.

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Remote jobs: quality assurance analyst, technical writer, benefits administrator

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