Each Thursday, I’m highlighting a work-from-home job or business.
Job Description: A scientific consultant gives businesses technical expertise, information, contacts, and tools that clients cannot provide themselves. The scientific consultant also works with clients to provide a service or solve a problem.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field required.
Skills: Expertise in a specific field, such as manufacturing, marketing, process, physical distribution, logistics, occupational safety, security, and technical.
Job outlook: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that “wage and salary employment in the management, scientific, and technical consulting services industry is expected to grow by 83 percent between 2008 and 2018. All areas of consulting should experience strong growth. Projected job growth can be attributed primarily to economic growth and to the continuing complexity of business.” Check out the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook for more details
Possible employers: Almost any business uses consultants, but start with companies in your field of expertise.
Preparation: Make sure that any credentials you have are up-to-date. Take a refresher course in your field if you’ve been out of the workforce a while.
Get your foot in the door: Start by offering your services at a discount or gratis to a nonprofit organization in your field to gain a recent reference.
Testimony: Lori segued from her job as senior scientist for a Washington, D.C.-area research organization into an at-home position when she moved out of the area to Upper Darby, Penn. She conducts job analysis, creating multiple-choice and performance-based tests, data analysis, educational research and quality assurance, and training development. “I’m able to use my training and skills to perform my work well, and I feel a sense of satisfaction in doing good work, earning some income, and maintaining relationships with colleagues,” she says.
Until next time,
Sarah
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