I struggle to think of somebody I know personally who couldn't do their job from anywhere in the world, if only they had the courage to demand it.
I have a friend who is going to college and paying for it with housekeeping. She could always unleash a roomba, but if she's going to clean the toilet, then we'll need some robotic tidy bowl man. For hands-on work, I guess if you are a surgeon, you might have more luck working remotely:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/04/worlds-first-remote-heart...