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Posted on December 30, 2019 | By Isabelle Sudron

Where can I find the best online teaching jobs?

Do you like the sound of working from the comfort of your own home? Choosing your own working hours and perhaps wearing a pair of slippers while you work? Thought so!

Teaching English online is becoming increasingly popular, especially with such a high demand for English teachers in Asia, particularly China. There are thousands of positions available and tons of online employers. So, where do you start?

We’ve put together a list of a few of our favourite online TEFL employers to help you on your way. Since there are a growing number of employers that require candidates with degrees, we’ve split our recommended employers into two groups: one that require a degree and ones that don’t.

 

EMPLOYERS THAT REQUIRE A DEGREE

A bird's eye view of someone working on a laptopFlying Cows

Flying Cows are based in the UK but have jobs both online and in Asia. They help teachers find positions with companies that are communicative and willing to answer questions. Or, in their own words, they have a ‘no bull’ approach. On top of that, they make a donation to a charity every time a teacher is successfully placed at one of their partner schools.

Hours: 10-20 per week
Salary: $11.40-26 per hour
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree & TEFL cert.

Visit Flying Cow’s profile

BlingABC

BingABC is the first home-based online teaching platform of New Oriental – China’s largest private education group with more than 24 years in the education industry. The company brings private tutoring to the homes of Chinese students through online teaching.

Hours: Flexible number of hours
Salary: $24-38 per hour
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree & TEFL/TESOL/CELTA

Visit BlingABC’s profile

ZebraEnglish

ZebraEnglish is an English education app that reaches 450,000 students in China. The company employs 5,000 teachers and uses an advanced teaching app and AI-based technology. The online platform has lots of tools and materials to help teach grammar, phonics, vocabulary and sentence structures. As a teacher, your focus will be speaking to the students and making sure they master the language.

Hours: Flexible number of hours
Salary: $16-24 per hour
Requirements: Bachelor’s degree & TEFL/TESOL

Visit ZebraEnglish’s profile

 

EMPLOYERS THAT DON’T REQUIRE A DEGREE

A person working at a laptop in a cafeCambly

Cambly is a popular online teaching platform that allows students to chat to a tutor one-to-one, replay recorded lessons and use in-chat translations to type any phrases they might not know in English. There is a reservation system so that your students can book lessons with you and you will be paid for the number of minutes you teach.

Hours: No minimum number of hours
Salary: $10.20 per hour
Requirements: Fluent English

Visit Cambly’s website

PalFish

PalFish is one of the most flexible online teaching platforms around and boasts having the fastest interview process in the online ESL industry. The company has a few different teaching programmes, including live streams that you can host from your tablet or phone.

Hours: No minimum number of hours
Salary: Up to $22 per hour
Requirements: TEFL/TESOL

Visit PalFish’s website

iTalki

iTalki not only offers the opportunity to teach a variety of languages online, including English, Spanish, German and Arabic. Students can book one-to-on lessons with you and choose exactly what they would like to focus on learning.

Hours: Flexible number of hours
Salary: Set your own rate
Requirements: ‘Native’ level English or Advanced (C2) language proficiency

Visit iTalki’s website

Paper Airplanes

Paper Airplanes is a non-profit organisation in the USA that pairs conflict-affected individuals with personal tutors. Their mission is to bridge gaps through language and provide a means of pursuing educational and employment opportunities. As an online teacher, you will offer a peer-to-peer connection with an individual and help them improve their English through one-to-one training.

Hours: At least 2 hours per week
Salary: Unpaid (Volunteering)
Requirements: Fluent English

Visit Paper Airplanes’ profile

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If you enjoyed this blog, you may also like: How to make money teaching English online or What is teaching English online really like?

Isabelle Sudron

Isabelle is a writer, animal lover and murder mystery enthusiast from Leeds. She has previously taught English in Hanoi, Vietnam where she enjoyed hosting spelling bees and making up teaching games. Her writing work has been featured on The Culture Trip, Buffalo Tours and Hong Kong Airlines’ magazine, Aspire.

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