Nomaders Research · Findings as at 2026-10-09 · Produced automatically from job data by Nomaders; not reviewed by a person
Entry-level remote jobs: what do employers actually ask for?
The short answer
Of 376 open remote jobs where the employer itself calls the role junior, entry level, graduate, intern, trainee or apprentice, only 2 (0.5%) say in words that no experience is needed. 12 (3.2%) ask for three or more years despite that wording, and the largest group (81.9%) give no number at all. A junior title on its own tells you little.
Which jobs count: only adverts whose title or text uses the employer's own junior or entry-level wording, and whose title does not say senior, lead, manager or similar. 468 jobs that Nomaders had automatically tagged "Entry" without that wording are left out.
Correction, 9 October 2026
Earlier versions of this report counted every job carrying Nomaders' own automatic "Entry" tag (804 jobs). A reader found a senior Internal Auditor role in that sample. The report now uses only the employer's own wording, as described above.
How the jobs split
| Experience the advert asks for | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Says no experience is needed The advert says in words that no prior experience is required. | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asks for one or two years The first experience requirement stated is one or two years. | 54 | 14.4% |
| Asks for three or more years The employer calls it junior or entry level, yet asks for three or more years. | 12 | 3.2% |
| Does not say No number of years and no 'no experience' wording. This is not the same as no experience required. | 308 | 81.9% |
Denominator: all 376 open, de-duplicated jobs Nomaders lists as entry level on 2026-10-09.
By kind of role
| Category | Jobs | No experience needed | 3+ years asked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software | 125 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.6%) |
| Other | 54 | 1 (1.9%) | 3 (5.6%) |
| Operations | 45 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.2%) |
| Data | 38 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.6%) |
| Marketing | 35 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.9%) |
| Sales | 30 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (3.3%) |
| Customer Support | 14 | 1 (7.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Finance | 13 | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (15.4%) |
| Design | 8 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Content | 6 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Product | 6 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (16.7%) |
| Healthcare | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Where you can work from
- Work from home: 186 (49.5%)
- Hybrid: 96 (25.5%)
- Region Restricted: 79 (21.0%)
- Undisclosed: 11 (2.9%)
- Work from anywhere: 4 (1.1%)
Pay is stated on 103 (27.4%). 168 (44.7%) mention a degree, but that can mean required or preferred.
Examples
Adverts saying no experience is needed
- Jr. Licensing Associate, Fresh Prints
- Chat Support Agent (Remote) - Entry Level, No Degree Required - 15 - 18 per Hour, NoGigiddy
Entry-level listings asking for three or more years
- Threat Researcher, Socket (3+ years)
- Junior Program Analyst - Healthcare Transformation, Blue Water Thinking (3+ years)
- Level 1 Support Technician, DistantJob (5+ years)
- Level 1/2 Support Technician, DistantJob (5+ years)
- Junior HR Associate, Fresh Prints (5+ years)
What this means if you are applying
- Read the requirements, not the title. A junior label does not mean no experience is needed.
- When an advert gives no number, it has not said experience is optional. Ask.
- Requirements written as "nice to have" are separate from essentials; each job page quotes both where the advert says.
- Check where you can be based before applying. Very few roles are open worldwide.
Browse open entry-level remote jobs
Method and limitations
- Sample: open, de-duplicated jobs Nomaders lists at entry level on the snapshot date. Not the whole job market.
- Years are read from the first phrase in the advert that pairs a number of years with the word experience. Where an advert says no experience is needed, that wins.
- This reading cannot always tell required from preferred experience, and may miss unusual wording. Figures are indicative.
- We do not know how many people apply or who is hired, so nothing here describes competition or outcomes.
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