With the current recession, it can be hard finding employment. I should know this more than anyone sense I live in a state with the highest unemployment rate, "Michigan".

Finding work can be exhausting. Thank God for the Internet; now anyone could make extra money with jobs online.

But there is hope for some who want to make money online without paying an "investment fee". Here are the top 5 online jobs for 2009.

Medical Transcription- About a year ago, I dabbled into this field, even though I had little to no experience. While it does help to have some experience in medical terms, anyone could do this job as long as you are fluent in English.

Good keyboarding skills is a must as well. You might need to invest in equipment such as a foot pedal (to slow down the speaking) so you can hear the words more clearly, and software.

Most online medical transcription companies are now providing their work from home employees with equipment at no charge. Here are some companies that hire work from home medical transcriptionist:

SpectraMedi - Medical Transcription Services and Software
» American Association for Medical Transcription
» Medical Transcription Accu-Swift
» MT Desk - Medical Transcription - Health Professions
» MEDWORD Medical Transcription, Info, Training, Books
» Medical Transcription Education Center, Inc. Home Page
» Andrews School - Medical Transcription
» MT Universe
» MTMonthly.com
» MT Daily
» MT Jobs
» MEDITECH, INC
» MT Advantage Career Center

Accounting- If you  have an accounting background with a certificate or degree in the topic, you can earn a nice little penny. People are always in need of accountants and you can determine your workload. Here is a list of accounting companies that outsource help:

ClickNwork ClickAccounts Check Yourself Bateman & Co., Inc., P.C. Balance Your Books Accounting & Finance Personnel, Inc

 

Child Care-  There are a lot of single parent mothers out there that need assistance with child care. You will not have to look far for clients. While it does help to have a certificate in child development or daycare management, this is not required. You can simply put up an ad on Craigslist to advertise your services. Please be careful about who take as a client. Also, if you have a criminal record, don't bother making this your income earner.

Consultant Jobs- These type of jobs can be done about anyone. If you are good at something ,you can show others how to be good at it too! You don't really have to have any experience. As long as you have good researching skills and can surf the Internet, you can consult someone on any given topic. Here is a list of Consultant companies that hire people to work from home:

Jobsbyfax.com

Live Person

Just Answer

Hireminds.com

Clarity Consultants

About.com

Virtual Assistant- Becoming a virtual assistant requires little to no experience. Most of the duties include faxing, organizing, setting traveling plans, meetings, data entry work, printing, etc. To get started in this business, it helps to have a professional looking resume.

Survey ranking virtual assistant companies – Virtual Assistants DFW GetFriday -  – NY Times Zirga – AskSunday Rearden Commerce - Your Man in India - Executive Solutions Virtual Assistants Love Concierge - Taj Tunes - Tasks EveryDay - Distant Support - ScriptLance -  iFreelance Agents of Value - Workaholics for Hire DaVinci Virtual Office Soluations Guru oDesk Amazon Mechanical Turk (Mturk) - Elance RentACoder – TutorVista – Get a Freelancer Do My Stuff American Express Platinum Card Concierge Craigslist