Online Teaching Jobs

Online teachers are in high demand and many teachers, professionals and subject matter experts are turning to online teaching as a flexible teaching career option.

Online teachers instruct students from around the country, as well as around the world, and include the following roles:

• College-level online teaching faculty
• K12 online teachers
• Adult education online teachers
• Online English teachers
• Online tutors
• Course developers
• Instructional designers (ID)
• Subject matter experts

Online teaching jobs are increasingly growing across all subject areas and grade levels across at elementary, middle and high schools. At a minimum, a Bachelor's degree and relevant teaching experience are usually required for K12 online teaching jobs.

Now here’s a teaching opportunity abroad you may not have considered. Did you know that it’s possible to teach English abroad - without actually moving to the other side of the world - by teaching English online? Best of all, this job doesn’t require a work permit!

Due in no small part to the explosive demand for English language learning in Asia, as well as an ever-growing number of adults looking for business English lessons in order to further their careers, online English teaching job opportunities have been experiencing massive growth over the past few years.

Why? Well, more and more multinational companies are increasingly seeking to hire job candidates skilled in English, fueling the exponential demand for English language learning globally. In fact, English is the most widely-taught language today.

As English becomes more of a base requirement for future career success, the online education sector has seen an explosive increase in the number of children learning English as a second language online, especially in countries across Asia, like China and Japan.

In order to get started with teaching English online, you’ll need to have:

• Native English proficiency
• Bachelor’s degree in any major
• An ESL certification, such as a TEFL certificate

Some classroom teaching experience and a teaching license, while not strictly required, are also considered an asset.

However, if you are a native English speaker, it is possible to teach English online with no experience if you have a university degree and have taken a TEFL course.

You’ll need to ensure you have a stable internet connection and a functioning computer or laptop with a microphone and webcam, as well as a quiet space to teach online English lessons.

Once hired, you will be working on a one-on-one basis with students via the company’s online English teaching platform that allows teachers and students from all over China to connect and learn, using supplied, easy-to-use teaching materials.

Companies catering to Chinese ESL students online are currently seeking thousands of native English speakers with a degree and a TEFL certificate.

There are two primary avenues for employment as an online English teacher available:

1. Start your own online English teaching business

If you’re of an entrepreneurial mindset and have impressive ESL teaching credentials, you can opt to strike out on your own and build your own private online English teaching business.

However, starting and growing a successful online English teaching business is no easy task. You’ll need to learn how to effectively market and promote yourself and your business and put in the hard work of sourcing and building relationships with your own online English students. You’ll also be responsible for designing the curriculum and lesson plans you'll be delivering.

If you’re undecided as to whether a freelance online ESL teaching career is the right long-term move for you, the quickest and most cost-effective way to get some first-hand experience industry is through applying to teach with an established online English teaching company.

2. Apply to an online English teaching company

There are various online education companies out there that connect remote English teachers with Chinese students. The majority of the online English teaching platforms currently operating provide online ESL teachers with curricula, course materials and teaching resources developed internally, which means that you won’t need to spend additional time grading students or planning lessons in advance.

Get paid to teach English online (now hiring)

Most online ESL tutoring companies looking to hire native English speakers to teach ESL online require candidates to hold an internationally recognized TEFL certification.

• VIPKID
• DaDa
• iTutorGroup/TutorABC
• Hujiang EDTech

There’s a world of people out there who want to learn English. Check out our job board for the latest online English teaching jobs.