Home writing and editing jobs at CACTUS.

CACTUS Global is a company based in India, specializing in English language scientific, academic, and medical writing. They work with a large number of multinational pharmaceutical companies and medical research organizations.

CACTUS prefers home-based employees for certain positions, particularly content editors.

Working For CACTUS

The company has a video posted on their website (scroll about halfway down the page) and crossposted on Youtube with people describing in very plain terms the experience of working for the company as a home-based editor. In these videos, it sounds like a very flexible job where you’ll be assigned certain documents to edit by the company, and spend your days making corrections.

Most of the company’s writing staff aren’t native English speakers, and the editors are expected to watch for the kinds of language errors and typos that frequently occur when someone is writing in a second-language.

Also, since the company specializes in scientific documents, the editing process is likely to be quite technical. You can probably expect to spend a good amount of time fact checking, looking for notation problems, and fixing errors in terminology.

CACTUS Pay Rate

The company does not provide salary information on their website, and during my research around the Internet I found contradictory information. Some sources claim that editorial jobs pay about $15.00 an hour. Others insist (without any reservations) that the job pays very poorly—much less than the standard US minimum wage.

It’s hard to say for sure which number is accurate, and it’s possible that the rate has changed over time.

Related: How One Woman Earned $43,000 In One Year Proofreading On Her iPad

Scheduling at CACTUS

On the company’s website, scheduling is described as “flexible,” but there is no mention of a specific hourly requirement.

From what I could gather, it sounds like you can choose whatever hours you like, but you’ll have to produce a certain minimum level of output. Some workers claim that there are plenty of documents available to edit. Others insist that work is difficult to find and scarce.

The actual amount will likely depend on the particular job you’re hired for, and the time of day may also have a big impact on the number of documents available.

Requirements to Apply

To become an editor for CACTUS, you will need to have excellent written English skills with a good eye for small details, and you’ll need to be familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.

There are also specific educational requirements that vary depending on the position. Most jobs at CACTUS are subdivided into different academic fields, such as medicine, or engineering. They expect all editors and writers to have a college level educational background that directly relates to the position they’re applying for.

Additionally, while CACTUS has on occasion hired workers from all around the world, many of their jobs, including many work-from-home positions, require you to live in India. This may change depending on their needs at any given time, so you should check the website periodically for the availability of positions in your country.