What share of US remote jobs only hire people in the US?
On 21 October 2026, 19,489 of the 42,778 remote jobs listed on Remotejobify (46%) were open to people in the US. How we check.
About 86% of the remote jobs open to people in the US only hire people in the US. Today that’s 16,807 of 19,489, and about 1 in 3 of all 42,778 remote jobs we read. Only 371 are open to anyone, anywhere.
Why so many only hire in the US
- Payroll, tax and benefits are simplest for a US company when everyone it pays is in the US.
- Some roles need US work authorisation, or a security clearance for government work.
- Some companies are set up to pay people in only a few states, so they hire only there.
What it means for you
- If you live in the US, you can apply to all 19,489. Check the description for a list of states first.
- If you live outside the US, look for “worldwide”, “anywhere” or your own region in the location instead. Remote jobs by country lists the jobs open to each country.
See the 19,489 remote jobs open to people in the US
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How we counted
We read each remote job from the company’s own job board and work out who it’s open to. A job counts as open to the US if it names it, a region that includes it, or says you can work from anywhere. These numbers are from today’s list and change as jobs open and close.
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Updated 21 October 2026.