Searching for jobs you can do from home used to be a matter of scanning the Sunday classifieds for offers to get rich quick by stuffing envelopes. Now, exposure to at-home employment opportunities has exploded, and a wide range of job ads are just a mouse click away. But so are the scams. The Rat Race Rebellion, a website that tracks at-home jobs, finds 57 phonies for every one that's for real, says company CEO Christine Durst.

But if you want to beat the odds, consider these 10 jobs – some rather traditional and others unexpected – for interesting at-home work and good (if competitive) prospects.

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