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What Types of Work Are Suitable for Telecommuting?

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Work that may be suitable for telecommuting must be based on job content, appointment type, or work schedule, not job title. Work such as thinking, writing, telephone intensive tasks, and computer oriented tasks are ideally suited for telecommuting.

See:

Am I a good candidate to be a teleworker? (see section 8.b.(3))

What work activities are suited to telework? (see section 8.b.(2))

Who decides whether I can or must telework? (Website available only to FS and BLM employees)