Remote HR and recruiting covers sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, employee relations and benefits. Recruiting roles are the most commonly remote, since sourcing and interviewing already happen over video and an applicant tracking system.
Skills employers ask for
Across the jobs currently listed here, the tools and skills named most often are Applicant Tracking, Onboarding, Analytics, Stakeholder Management, LinkedIn, Technical Writing. These are drawn from the postings themselves rather than from a generic list, so they shift as the market does.
Pay
Of the 1,083 jobs currently listed here, 264 state a salary, and those average roughly $116K a year, spanning $0K to $780K. That average reflects only postings that published a figure, which skews toward larger employers — treat it as a starting point for negotiation rather than a market rate.
Getting started
Recruiting is the usual way in and often accepts candidates from adjacent backgrounds such as sales or customer service, since much of the work is outreach and persuasion. Generalist HR roles are more likely to expect formal grounding in employment practice.
Spotting legitimate remote listings
Remote hiring attracts a predictable set of scams. Treat these as warning signs: an interview conducted entirely over a chat app, any request for payment for equipment or training, an offer made without a video call, and pay far above the range for the title. A real employer will have a careers page you can find independently — every job here links out to the original posting so you can check the source before applying.