Teaching English Online List

North American Companies

1-StopEdu (US office) is an online English learning academy servicing Korean child and adult students domestic and abroad. They have a well-established program and are a subsidiary of the well-known 1-STOPASIA firm. They are looking for teachers with a degree and they must be in either the US/Canada or the UK. They have Skype-based 1on1 courses that allow both the student and teacher to find a unique learning style that works for them. Their students tend to enrol for longer durations than other typical online learning companies, so expect to build rapport and a unique style for each class!

Vnaya is an American company (with links to India). They provide 1 on 1 online classes to K-12 students in North America and in the Oceania region in English, Math and Science. I am not sure how much they pay yet, but it varies from location to location.

UASK Education is a Canadian company based in Ottawa that teaches Chinese students. They are looking for English and French teachers with a university degree, a TEFL certificate and one year of teaching experience. UASK provides all the teaching material and classes are small from 1 – 5 students who are young usually between the ages of 4-18. Full-time positions are available. They pay from $18 – $30 CAD per hour.

Seer English is a Canadian company that teaches Chinese students. They are looking for teachers with a North American accent, a bachelor degree or a TEFL certificate. Teachers must set their schedule for 10 months at a time. Scheduling is flexible. Peak hours are (EST) Mondays to Thursdays: 6:00 am – 11:00 am, Fridays: 6:00 am – 10:00 am and 19:00 pm- 24:00 pm, Saturdays: 2:00 am – 10:00 am and 19:00 pm – 24:00 pm and Sundays: 2:00 am – 10:00 am. They pay up to $25 CAD per 50-minute class, by Paypal every two weeks.

Novakid is an American company based in San Francisco. They teach 1 to 1 lessons to kids aged 4-12. They are looking for native speakers (from USA, UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa) with a university degree and one year of experience teaching children. They offer flexible scheduling and promise a minimum of 10 hours per week. They pay $16 USD per hour.

Accent Advisor is an American company that specializes in teaching the American accent. The students are adult expats that live in the US, are fluent in English and want to reduce their foreign accent. Teachers must have a North American accent and have two years of teaching experience. A university degree and TEFL certificate are not required but are considered an advantage. Teachers set their own schedule from 10 – 40 hours a week (from 7am – midnight EST) and the classes are fixed on your schedule. Accent Advisor pays $15 USD per hour and they increase the pay rate by $1 per hour every 500 teaching hours, until it reaches $20 per hour. Teachers get fully paid for student no- shows and for classes that were cancelled with less than 2 hours’ notice. Unlike most other schools, there are no payment penalties for being late, taking time off, last minute cancellations, technical difficulties, etc. They trust teachers to provide the best service possible.

Mango Languages is an American company. They teach English, Spanish, French, Russian, Hebrew and other languages (they have software for 70 languages!) They want teachers to commit to at least 10 hours per week.

COREnglish is based in Salt Lake City, USA but they teach Chinese students. A big advantage with this company is that they give teachers fixed classes with the same students. Classes are from 1 – 5 students and each lesson are 25 minutes long. Teachers must have a bachelor degree and they must be available at 6am to 8am EST working at least 2 hours per day at 4 days per week (You can teach at other times too.) A TESL certificate is preferred and so is teaching experience but they are not necessary to start working here. Non-natives are welcome to apply. They pay from $10 – $20 USD per hour by wire transfer or Paypal.

Preacher English is a Canadian company. They want native speakers with a TEFL/CELTA certificate and 3 years of teaching experience. Their students are Chinese students from 5 to 15 years old studying English in the public schools or training institutes. Teaching hours are from 6:00am – 9:00am EST, Monday to Sunday. They pay $25 – $35 CAD per hour.

Naativ is a brand-new company from the USA. They want “American English” speaking teachers to teach Asian children. They pay $20 -$23 USD per hour before bonuses.

Teach Part-Time is a company based in Toronto, Canada. They only want native speaking teachers from Canada, USA or the UK with a bachelor’s degree to teach kids aged 5-12. Teachers can earn $14-$22 USD per hour and most teachers work around 20 hours per week. They pay bi-weekly or monthly depending on the contract.

Chelsea International Education is based in Florida, USA and they describe themselves as a premium in-person and online company. They teach all ages from kindergarten to PhD students and they specialize in test preparation, college admissions, and life coaching. They want teachers with a college degree, teaching certificate and at least 2 years of teaching experience.

Native Monks is based in Texas and they teach English, Spanish, Mandarin, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Hindi and even Haitian Creole. Their lessons are done through Skype and are all 1 to 1. They want native speaking teachers only and teachers set their own rate. They pay out the 15th of every month.

Teach Away is a large recruitment company based in Toronto but they are now hiring teachers themselves. They are looking for 250 teachers to teach K-12 students in China. They hire everyone, non-native speakers too, with a bachelor degree. An ESL certificate is not necessary nor is experience but they are beneficial. Applicants need to create a Teach Away profile and go through a two-step interview process and can be teaching in a couple weeks. Training and materials are provided by the company. Peak teaching times are every day from 7:30am – 9:30am EST and 8:30pm – 5:30am EST, a good job for night-owls.

Fluency Tutors is a team of 30+ tutors based in India, Canada, US, UK and South Africa. You must be native English-speaking, Canadian, TESOL/CELTA certified and have 6- 12 months experience. Teachers can register with FT and build unique profiles on their website. Fluency Tutors partners with ESL schools in China, Russia and the USA. They negotiate to decide how much teachers will be paid.

LinguaPlex is based in Idaho and they are currently hiring English and Spanish teachers (they also teach a number of other languages). They want native speakers to give 1 to 1 classes and edit learners written work as well. It looks like they kind of specialize in proofreading and editing presentations, CVs and business reports. They pay $0.02 per word, or about $5 for editing one page of 250 words. For classes they pay $18.20 per 50-minute class, and $11.20 per 25- minute class.

EC Talk Canada is based in Canada but their students (aged 10-12) are in China. They are looking for teachers from Canada and the US to teach 1 to 1 part time. Teachers must have some experience and a university degree and be willing to work at least 4 hours per week. The working hours are Monday to Sunday from 7 am to 10 am EST, and weekends 9pm-11pm. They pay $11.25 CAD per 25-minute class.

English Ninjas is based in Delaware, USA but they teach mostly Turkish students. They want native speaking teachers with a degree, an ESL certificate and experience. Teachers can work as much or as little as they want, or they can work pre-scheduled shifts where teachers get paid no matter if there is a student or not. They pay teachers $10 USD per hour with Paypal. Peak hours are apparently 5pm-3am Turkish time. They have an app!

Zamenhof is based in the USA but it looks like most of their students are in Russia. They are looking for teachers from the UK and North America to work at least 20 hours per week. Experienced teachers are preferred. They pay every week through Paypal and teachers don’t have to fill out reports for every class! They pay between $12-$16 USD per hour for individual classes, $16-$20 for specialized English classes and $14-$16 for group classes with incentives.

Open English is all over the TV, (with some really silly commercials) It is quite popular across Latin America. They want native speakers with a “North American accent”. According to their application they want teachers who are able to work in the USA legally. Open English salary starts at around $10 per hour.

Rype is based in the US and is designed for students on the go, so they have an app. The teach many languages and students get to choose their teacher. They pay from $9-$11 USD per hour.

Global Mate New York (GMNY) teaches mostly South Korean professionals and students ages 19-50. Only Americans should apply.

Ginseng English is based in Boston. They hire the best candidates so non-native speakers are welcome. Masters degrees are looked on favourably. They teach both general and business English in group classes.

Golden Voice English (GVEOE) is based in Toronto, Canada and teaches English to students in China in grades 1 to 9. They offer a wide variety of curriculum and they do both group and 1 to 1 classes. They are currently hiring and looking for North American teachers. They pay $20 CAD per hour.

Voxy is based in New York, they want native speakers with a degree or TESL certificate. They pay up to $18 an hour.

Lingo Live is a company based out of New York. They coach adults in the tech industry on language & communication skills. They are looking for remote coaches who can commit at least 15 hours/week and as a human-centric company, prefer to receive cover letters with applications. They teach English, Spanish, French, Mandarin and some other languages too.

EnglishKey is based in New Hampshire and is looking to hire native speakers. They want someone who can work at least 10 hours a week in the afternoons and evenings (Eastern Standard Time). Students are in Latin America, so bilingual teachers have an advantage, but teaching experience is not required.

Cambly is based in San Francisco. It looks like they target Arab and Korean students. They are looking for native speakers. They have a system where students choose their classes and trainers at the time they want. Cambly pays $0.17 cents per minute or $10.20 USD per hour.

Pearson / GlobalEnglish is based in San Francisco, they have just updated their platform and it looks great. They specialize in business English and have both group and individual classes. They pay around $14 for individuals and $17 for group classes.

Duolingo was recently looking for experts in teaching languages and language assessment experts. They want “world-class language experts”. To help with their platform, not to teach languages but to act as a sort of consultant. They are now looking for freelance language teaching experts in early childhood education and Curriculum specialists.

LOI English is based in Montana and requires teachers to be available for at least 25 hours a month. All their material is online and they give classes with Skype. They want native speakers including teachers from South Africa. The pay starts at $10 but goes up to $11 after 30 days. They will consider a higher wage for teachers experienced with TOEFL and for those who speak Portuguese.

Rosetta Stone is now teaching English online! Their software is famous in the language learning industry and now you can use it as a teaching tool. They want native speakers with a university degree and ESL teaching experience with children is preferred. Teachers must be available between 12-6am Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

eBerlitz if you have taught ESL abroad you have probably heard of Berlitz. This American company has offices in more than 70 countries.

goFLUENT is looking for business English teachers to teach a minimum of 4 hours per day 5 days a week. They have a specific time range when they need teachers so check the website. They also want native English-speaking teachers who have some post-secondary education.

Live Lingua is a smaller American company with less than 20 teachers. They offer a wide variety of specialty courses and charge students at least $20 an hour. Teachers are required to speak two languages and they are looking for native speaking teachers with 2 years’ experience and a university degree.

LearningU is based in Utah, USA. They offer business English and IELTS and TOEFL exam preparation courses. Not much else is known about them at this point.

SkypeEnglishClassNow is a very small company, based in the US, they only offer 1-1 classes. Students buy packages of classes. One class costs $28.99 and a 15 class package costs $299.85 or $19.99 per class.

British Companies

IQBar is the newest company from the UK. They are looking for native speakers who have at least 1 year of teaching experience with children. (It looks like they are really interested in getting students from UK universities.) They offer a flexible schedule and teachers can work full or part time. They want teachers to have an internet download speed of 20 mbps or more. IQBar pays between $12 to $18 per hour plus bonuses. Apparently, some of their bonuses include discounted gym memberships, public transportation fare, mobile plans, phone insurance and Apple discounts.

Tutor Supply is focused on teaching Chinese students. They pay well depending on your education and experience. If you have “Qualified Teacher Status” you can earn even more. You must also have a British background check done (aDBS). You can earn from £20 – 30per hour with a £5 bonus for every extra student in your class.

ESLstarter is looking for Canadian or American nationals to teach Chinese children. It looks like they teach both individuals and groups. They want teachers with a TEFL/TESOL certificate and a university degree. The really want teachers to be available from 6:00am – 9:30am EST. They pay up to $20 USD per 45 minute class and a base rate of $18 for group classes.

Tute is a new tutoring program for UK students. They want only UK teachers. They teach English and other subjects to primary and secondary students in a small group setting.

Fleet Tutors is not an ESL company but one that teaches all types of UK curriculum to UK students. They are only looking for UK qualified teachers.

TES is based in the UK and teach Chinese children 1 to 1. They are looking for native speakers from Canada, the UK, New Zealand, the USA and Australia. They pay up to $30 USD an hour plus bonuses.

PhoneBoxLanguage / English Skype Lesson are two closely related companies based in England. They want native teachers to teach one-to-one classes. They teach general and business, English, exam preparation (TOEFL, IELTS, FCE, CAE) and they do many lessons by phone.

Brown Cow English is a smallish company but you have to like the name. They offer general and business English courses as well as exam preparation (IELTS, FCE, CAE, etc.) and English courses for kids.

Online Teachers UK (OTUK) is a small UK based company targeting mostly Russian students. They only want British teachers. All classes are 1 to 1 and 45 or 90 minutes long.

English Skype Classroom is a really small company, they teach a wide variety of classes including exam preparation job interview practice. They offer lessons by Skype or in person. They only hire native speakers.

Bespoke Language Tuition (BLT!) teaches English, Spanish, German and French as well as exam preparation. It is not known how much they pay, but everyone likes a BLT!

Russian Companies

AllRight.io is apparently based in the USA but they teach Russian kids aged 5-12. They are looking for native English speakers who can also speak Russian, bilingual teachers are preferred. They also want teachers who have a bachelor degree and an ESL certificate or teaching experience is preferred. They provide basic teaching material to help teachers get started. They pay $18 USD per hour and $12 per 30-minute class.

Career Land Center is a new Russian company that is currently hiring (as of February 2018). They teach kids and adults in Russia and Asia. They also teach some business English group classes. They pay$15-20 USD per hour. Now they are also looking for native English-speaking teachers who are willing to travel to Thailand, Vietnam and China for work.

Skyeng is an ESL teaching company from Russia that wants teachers with university degrees and a TEFL/CELTA certificate. It appears that non-natives are welcome to apply, (it looks like many of their teachers are Russian) They use the “Vimbox” platform. Skyeng pays $4-5 USD per hour.

International Language E-School (ILES) is a Russian company with some connections to Los Angeles. They have more than 300 teachers and are only looking for native speakers. It looks like they also teach Spanish, French, Russian, German and Chinese.

English Den is another online ESL teaching company based in Russia. They teach business English; exam preparation and they teach children. They want teachers who have 3 years of experience, if you have worked with British materials that is a plus. They charge their students about 500 rubles ($8.50 USD) per 45-minute class with a Russian teacher and about 1000 rubles ($17 USD) per class with a native speaker.

Lingua Airlines is hiring qualified teachers to teach Russian students. They teach business, conversation and exam preparation classes. They want native speaking teachers with an ESL certificate who are available for at least 15 hours per week. They pay from $10 – $20 USD per class depending on experience and class type.

Spanish Companies

LingoKids is based in Madrid. They teach languages to children with their app, by focusing on language immersion through games, videos and songs along with other offline activities. Teachers conduct 1 to 1 videos lessons with children from around the world (China, USA, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia). They want teachers who can commit to 10 hours of availability per week during peak times in Europe. Teachers must have a 15 Mpbs internet connection. Classes can be cancelled or booked up to 2 hours beforehand. Applicants are required to make a 10-minute demo class video on a topic of your choice as if it were given to a 4-year-old. LingoKids pays $10 per 30-minute class.

Break Into English has over 100 teachers and 1500 students they are looking for native speakers to teach 1 on 1 to mostly European students. They teach kids and adults and offer business English and exam preparation courses. They are currently branching out into Asia. They pay between 12€ and 14€ per hour.

Training Express is looking for native speakers to teach English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and other languages. They specialize in business language.

Learnlight (formerly called Ispeakuspeak or ISUS) is based in Barcelona. They not only teach English, but 15 other languages including Spanish, French, German and Italian. Their online platform is new and sleek. They mostly teach business English to employees of multi-national companies based in Europe. Working part-time is possible, you choose your hours and they find the students for you.

EnglishOnlineTV another Spanish company that a fellow teacher works for. They specialize in business English and exam preparation. I know they hire non-native speakers to teach English and they also teach Russian, French and German.

Inglesissimo is another company based in Spain offering business lessons and lessons for individuals and travellers. They have about 900 teachers. They also teach French, Italian, Spanish, German and Chinese.

OS Connect is based in Seville. Their website looks good (it is in Spanish) and they offer a wide range of courses. They pay $7 to $9 USD per hour for individual and group classes. They also pay for writing correction, marking, answering questions on the platform and developing teaching materials.

Other European Companies

LinguaTV is a German company. They provide 1 on 1 and small group classes to adults. Non-natives with a C1 English level are welcome to apply, but teachers need a bachelor degree, TEFL certificate and 1 year of teaching experience. I am not sure how much they pay yet.

CasaTalk is a Portuguese company that is now hiring online English, Portuguese, Dutch and Spanish native teachers. They teach 15, 25- and 45-minute individual and group classes. The don’t have a set course, their lessons are specialized.

Iboux is an Irish school that hires native English-speaking teachers to teach 1to1 classes. They want their teachers to be “certified”. Teachers are assigned a student and get to keep them for the duration of the course, the student chooses the time of the class. They also teach French, Italian and Spanish. It looks like a small company, not much else is known about them at this point.

Speexx is based in Germany and they are looking for native speaking teachers (or non-native teachers with a C2 level) with experience teach online business English. Their students are mostly business professionals looking to improve all aspects of their English, meaning they have many activities that focus on writing. (They also teach other languages). They pay €10 per 30-minute class as well as €2.15 for written corrections with their writing activities. Training is also paid and teachers should be able to devote around 20 hours per week to the company.

Fluentify is based in Italy and Britain and they specialize in teaching business English. They want teachers with a TEFL certificate, two years of teaching experience and online teaching experience. They provide some material, but you can also use your own teaching materials. They pay up to 11 EUROS per 30-minute class.

Telelangue is based in France. It looks like they teach Spanish and English. They want native speaking teachers but a degree/certificate is not necessary. They teach students around the world with classes of 15, 30 or 60 minutes long. They pay only $9 or $10 USD per hour.

Novo English is in France. It looks like they teach kids, teenagers and adults. Teachers must be native speakers and the students choose their teachers. Classes are only 15 minutes long and are primarily just conversation classes.

Educastream is based in France, it looks like they want native speakers from the UK to teach part-time. They teach children, adults and business English. They also teach math. They pay teachers between £9.10 – £10.80 per hour.

1to1Progress is based in France and they teach mostly business English to adult students in France. They provide 30 minute or 1-hour training sessions by telephone, Skype and/or video conference (Adobe, Webex). Teachers must write a language audit at the beginning and end of each training period on the platform. They also must write detailed lesson reports online at the end of each session to ensure continuity.

1to1Progress doesn’t just teach English as they have students all over the world. They also teach German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and Dutch. They are looking for native speaking teachers with a TESL/CELTA or other language teaching certificate. Teachers must have 1 year of experience in distance language training for adults, experience in the business world and mastery of professional vocabulary. It is not necessary to be bilingual but if you are bilingual in French, English, Italian or Spanish it will be a plus for beginner level learners. FluentBe is based in Poland and are currently hiring teachers with 1 year of experience teaching adults.

The students are mostly Polish adults. It looks like they teach 1 on 1 and group classes of up to 4 people. FluentBe pays around $10 USD per hour.

Learnship is based in Germany. They teach 1 to 1 and group classes. They specialize in business English, but they also teach many other languages. They pay around €17 per hour.

Woospeak based in France and they would like their teachers to be able to speak French. Woospeak salary: Starting pay is good from $16 to $18 per hour.

GoForLanguages is an international company with offices in the USA, Spain, France and Belgium. They teach and do translations. They want native teachers to give 1 to 1 classes that are 30 minutes long. They specialize in business English.

Tandem is a new company based in Germany. They offer language tutoring services but only through an app with iOS and Android. That means you have to use a smartphone to teach. Teachers set their own pay rate. Another interesting feature they have for students is the ability to find other students and chat with them online. They teach multiple languages including Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese and Russian.

Asian Companies

Education First (English Live / English Town / English First) is a large company that has been around since 1965. They are looking for native speakers in the US or abroad with a bachelor degree and TEFL certificate. Their students are kids in China who attend English classes in one of EF Kids & Teens English Centers. Teachers must open long term availability, as students will be taught by the same teachers every week. Peak slots in Chinese time are for classes starting between 5pm and 8:30pm on weekdays and on weekends from 9am to 8:30pm. Education First salary: The pay starts at $12 per hour and $14 if you are bilingual in Russian or Portuguese.

iBestTeacher - is a Chinese recruitment company and they are looking for native and non-native speaking teachers to teach Chinese kids aged 4-16. A degree, TEFL certificate and experience are not required to work with them. Working hours are Monday to Friday 6pm – 9pm and Saturday to Sunday 9am – 10pm Beijing time and you must work at least 2 days per week for 2 hours. IBestTeacher pays $14 – $26 USD per hour depending on qualifications.

iTutorGroup (TutorABC) is based in Shanghai, China. They offer individual and group classes. If you are looking for a rewarding work-from-home job that offers flexible working hours at the most competitive rates.

Palfish is an app and a create-a-profile type company but they have recently launched a course for children. In the create-a-profile version teachers set their own rate, typically between $10-$20 USD per hour and non-native teachers are welcome to set up a profile. For the children’s course they are looking for native speakers who have an ESL certificate and experience teaching children. They also want teachers to commit to at least 10 hours per week between 6pm-9pm Beijing time. (It looks like South Africans are welcome to apply but that they prefer other native speakers for some reason.) The base rate is 50 RMB ($8USD) per 25-minute class, but they offer some bonuses and incentives like 5 RMB for every lesson the teacher attends on time. They also offer a bonus if you teach over 150 classes per month you get 60 RMB per lesson or 210 classes you get 65 RMB per lesson and you can earn another of 200 RMB if you can get your student to purchase a lesson package after your trial lesson.

Koolearn (also called New Oriental Online in Chinese) is looking for British or North American teachers to teach Asian children and adults. They would like teachers with a bachelor degree or higher who have experience teaching TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS and SAT tests.

Panda ABC / Teach Future a new company that looks like it could be a recruitment company. The do hire non-native English teachers though. They teach 25-minute classes to groups of 4 students and require teachers to work at least 7.5 hours per week during peak time in Beijing. (Peak hours being Monday to Sunday 6-10pm and weekends 9-11am) They want teachers with a bachelor degree, a TEFL/TESL certificate and one year of teaching experience. They pay $20-25 USD per hour.

HiTutor is based in Taiwan and they are looking for teachers with at least one year of teaching experience and a bachelor degree. A TEFL/TESL/CELTA certificate is also preferred. They also teach French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Polish, Chinese, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesian. They do hire non-natives.

First Future currently hiring native and non-native English-speaking teachers who speak at a native level. A bachelor degree (in any discipline) is required, they want teachers who have one year of experience and/or a TEFL certificate. Non-natives must have passed the IELTS or TOEFL exam. The recruitment process is a 15-minute interview and a 30 minutes mock class, there is no training required. They offer a fixed schedule with 100% booking rate so you are guaranteed to be paid for that time. They pay non-natives less per hour but it could be as much as $12 USD and native English speakers could earn $15 – $20 with bonuses.

Oikid is based in Taiwan and they teach children between the ages of 4-12. They welcome both bilingual (English and Chinese) and native speakers. Experience teaching young learners is preferred but not required. Their materials are designed to meet the U.S. CCSS and GEPT standards. They pay $14-22 USD per hour.

Woogie Global is based in Hong Kong. It looks like the teach kids from many different countries. They use games to engage kids. They only hire teachers from the US and Canada.

New Vision Learning Services teaches English learners from children to adults. They teach multiple subjects (history, science, etc.) and they teach groups of 2-5 students. They are looking for teachers who have a bachelor degree and a TEFL certificate. They pay between $14 and $22 USD per hour depending on experience and incentives.

Hujiang is one of the largest ESL companies in China. They are looking for experienced native speaking teachers (including South Africans) who are able to teach at specific times in Beijing to a wide variety of students (not just children). They want teachers with experience teaching young learners and a TESL certificate or a university degree. The starting pay is $16-$20USD per hour and there are bonuses.

DMA1on1 is looking for native English speakers, they are based in Taiwan and teach only 1 on 1 50-minute classes. Teachers use the provided material; training is provided for new online teachers. Their students are mostly adults but they do teach some children. They do guarantee a fixed schedule between 6am and 11pm Taiwan time. Pay depends on experience and is paid in New Taiwan Dollars. They currently pay on average $8 or $9 USD per hour through Paypal.

ALO7 tutors English to kids and prefers native English-speaking tutors. Pay ranges between $15 to $22 an hour. ALO7’s student base comes from large educational institutions in China. Alo7 is a start up by PhD graduate from MIT Media Lab.

A Top Class teaches kids and adults. They also teach Spanish, German and French. They require you to teach one free class per student. They pay $10-$11 per hour with chances for bonuses.

Swoosh English is based in Hong Kong and it looks like they only hire UK teachers. They specialize in teaching English to doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. They also specialize in the IELTS test. They have their own platform and teaching materials that they use to teach groups and 1 to 1 classes. Teachers must be willing to work at least 5 hours per week. They also want teachers to have an ESL teaching certificate and 2 years of experience teaching the IELTS exam.

LeWaijiao is looking for native speakers from Canada, the US or the UK with a bachelor degree. They offer flexible scheduling, bonuses and paid training. They want teachers who are available from Tuesday to Sunday 18:00 to 22:00 Beijing Time. They pay $13 to $23 USD per hour.

NiceTalk is an app that allows Chinese students to reach English speakers. Students choose you based on your rating. They prefer native speaking teachers with a TEFL certificate and experience teaching TOEFL and IELTS tests. Nicetalk pays $10 an hour with a $10 bonus for signing up. They also have a referral bonus system.

Likeshuo is affiliated with Meten and based in Shenzhen, and they teach Chinese children aged 5-17 and adults as well. They want native speaking teachers to commit to 20 hours per week. They pay $16-$26 USD per 45-minute class with children and teenagers and apparently $10-$18 USD per class for adults depending on bonuses.

Eigox is a company from Japan. They want part-time native speaking teachers from the USA, UK, Canada, Australia or New Zealand. They teach both conversational and textbook English. They currently pay 600 yen or about $5.50 for every 25-minute class. However, in February 2018 they are changing the entire system and teachers can set their own ratesbetween 600 – 1200 YEN ($5.50 – $11.00 USD) per 25-minute lesson, based on their work performance. Payment is made with Paypal.

Mainichi Eikaiwa offers business and conversational classes to Japanese students. They want native English speakers, including South Africans! Applicants should have a university degree and 6 months of teaching experience. An ESL teaching certificate is not required but would be an asset. Teachers have to be available to work 5 days a week and at least 3 hours consecutively between 18:00 and 24:00 Japanese time. They pay $13.50 USD per 50-minute class.

ECommunication (ecominc.co.jp). Ecommuincation is looking for online teachers in Japan and around the world. They do not list their requirements for applicants so non-native speakers should apply. Teachers set their own schedule and students choose their teachers, teachers must be available for 20 hours per week. They also teach other languages like Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Arabic and Italian. They pay $16-20 USD per hour through Paypal.

Lyngo is another company with Japanese students. They are looking for native level English speaker and Japanese speakers to teach English. No certificate or experience is required. All teaching material is provided and their teaching times are from 5:00am to 1:30am Japanese Standard Time. They are really looking for teachers available from 8:00pm to midnight and weekends. You can work from 6 to 40 hours per week. Lyngo pays 1,100 Yen to 1,300 Yen ($10 – $12 USD) per hour, depending on the type of class and incentives. They pay through PayPal.

Eigooo is an interesting new company offering “chat type English learning” service. They use an app that allows students to basically text and chat with teachers. It is unknown how much they pay.

South Korean Companies

Ringle is a South Korean company that has over 1000 teachers. They want native speakers who have a university degree from a top school in the US or UK. No Canadians apparently. Classes are either 40-minute discussion or 55- minute interviews. There are also some editing and proofreading tasks. There are no minimum or maximum working hours, they provide the lesson material and they pay once a week or once a month with Paypal. Wages start at $15 USD per hour but can increase up to $25.

1-StopAsia (1-StopEdu and 1-StopGlobal) is a Korean school that is looking for hires native English teachers and non- native English teachers from Europe and the Philippine to teach English to Korean adults and children. Teachers must have a university or college degree. Teaching hours are Monday – Friday from 5am – 11am EST and from 5pm – 9pm EST. Hours are flexible and the pay starts at $14 USD per hour (Paypal).

Tutoring wants teachers with a university degree (or enrolled) with 2 years of teaching experience. They teach Korean children and adults. They have an app that students use to learn and take classes from anywhere. They also accept non-native teachers as there are many Filipino teachers working with the company. They make $200 PHP or $4 USD per hour with Paypal. They pay 3 times per month.

NIL English is a new company it looks like they only teach individual classes to children and adults. According to the translated version of their website they only hire American teachers. They pay $10 – $15 USD per hour depending on experience.

MentorPhone is a Korean company that has been around for a few years. They want teachers to commit to a fixed long-term schedule, Sunday to Thursday from 4-10pm EST and/or Monday to Friday 8am-12pm. Ideally, teachers should be from North America with teaching experience, a university degree and a TESL/CELTA certificate.

GlobalT is based in Seoul and they have over 50 teachers. They have two shifts morning and evenings and you are required to work at least one of the shifts. The lessons are over the phone and either 10, 15 or 20 minutes long. The lessons follow a textbook but sometimes there are free conversation topics. You need to do report cards every month and it’s unpaid. They only want native speakers from English speaking countries with a university degree and one year of teaching experience. They pay $14 USD an hour.

Boktutors in South Korea is looking for native English speakers with a university degree. They pay $13 – 18 USD per hour depending on your qualifications.

EnglishHunt is based in South Korea and pays $15USD per hour. They train teachers and have American managers. They schedule the students and have their own teaching platform and curriculum. The number of students fluctuates as contracts expire and renew. The peak teaching time is apparently 2-6am EST.

Spicus (Korean website) has offices in the USA, South Korea and the Philippines. They are looking for North American teachers with a university education. They teach government workers, university students and business professionals.

ABC360 has offices in China and The Philippines. They want teachers to work 20 hours per week with 12 between the peak hours of 6 – 10pm. They are looking for Filipino teachers. They pay up to 150 PHP per hour.

CCClass Online - is a Filipino company looking for teachers with a bachelor degree, experience is preferred but not necessary. They are owned by the company Hujiang. They want teachers to commit to working 20 hours per week and peak times are from 6pm – 11pm and 8am – 12pm all week. They pay $2 -$4 USD per hour.

RareJob is based in the Philippines and they are looking mostly for Filipino teachers to teach English to Japanese students. It looks like they have a good reputation according to what I have heard from the Filipino teachers. They offer a flexible schedule as well. The pay is around $3-5 per hour.

UNHoop teaches English to Filipino, Japanese and Taiwanese students of different ages and levels. They want teachers with at least two years of university education and you have to be in the Philippines as the training takes place in Makati. No previous experience required. They only pay 110 PHP ($2 USD) per hour, but they apparently offer some bonuses.

Learntalk is based in Manila. They provide language training to individuals, corporations, institutions and other language schools around the world. They are currently focused on students in Latin America. Teachers can work as much or as little as they like. Learntalk does hire non-native speakers. They have 3 different teacher categories: Language Tutors, Experienced Instructors, and Professional Teachers. Language tutors get paid $4-5 USD per hour (C1 level needed), Experienced tutors will make $8-10 USD per hour (C2 level needed and two years of teaching experience), and Professional Teachers can make $15 USD per hour (with a CELTA/TESL certificate, C2 level and 4 years’ experience).

Bizmates is based in the Philippines but they teach business English to Japanese students. Non-native speakers welcome, it looks like they aren’t very strict when it comes to requirements. Bizmates pays $3 – $4.60 per hour (140 – 220 PHP) up to $1200 per month.

Skybel is a Filipino company that teaches Korean students. The teachers are both non-natives (Filipinos) and native speakers. Skybel pays $15 an hour (to native speakers). Their website is hard to navigate even with Google translator.

LingualBox is another company from the Philippines. The only really hire Filipino teachers with a BA degree and 6 months teaching experience. Call centre experience and an ESL certificate are not necessary but preferred. Teachers should be available for 20 hours per week. They pay 120PHP-160PHP ($2.25 USD – $3 USD per hour) depending on experience.

Engoo is based in the Philippines and is hiring. Bibo salary: Bibo pays $6 an hour ($1.40 – US$3 per 25 min lesson). Their website says you can earn up to $1500 per month.

English-Mania has offices in the US and the Philippines and they teach through Skype. I am not sure what they pay their teachers, but they charge students $10 for a 45-minute class.

Other Locations

1on1 English is a Vietnamese company that teaches Vietnamese children aged 6-12 in 1 on 1 classes of 25 minutes. They want American and Canadian teachers with a bachelor degree, TEFL/CELTA certificate and 1 year of experience teaching children. Scheduling is flexible, but peak hours are 6pm – 9pm Vietnam time. They pay up to $24 USD per hour depending on the incentives teachers achieve.

Antoree is based in Vietnam and teaches 1 to 1 classes. The website has many Vietnamese teachers listed so it appears that they hire non-native English teachers as well. Students can choose their teachers and give them ratings. The teachers are responsible for creating their own teaching materials. Classes are taught through Skype and they pay between $9 and $12 USD per hour.

English Gang is based in Thailand. They teach Thai children (aged 4-12) and they want native English speakers with a bachelor degree or 3 years of experience teaching ESL to children. A TESL certificate is not necessary. They say that in rare instances they will hire non-natives who have spent a lot of time in native speaking countries, have a neutral accent and experience. Peak teaching time is 4-10pm Monday to Friday and weekends 8am-10pm (Thailand time) they want you to commit to at least 5 hours per week. They pay $10 – $15 USD per hour depending on experience, the interview and how you do during the mock class.

English Place is based in Saudi Arabia, it looks like they teach business English, exam preparation and English for nursing. It is not known how much they pay and the website is a bit difficult to navigate as it is not in English.

Oteacher is based in Iran and they teach many languages (English, German, Arabic, French, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Kurdish, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.) to Iranians. Students can see teachers’ schedules and choose when they want to have classes. The pay is set by the company based on teachers’ qualifications. Non-native speaking teachers are welcome to apply and a language teaching degree or certificate is preferred but not necessary. Oteacher uses Zoom (not Skype) to give classes and they pay with Paypal from $16 – 18 USD per hour.

LatinHire is based in Chile and is looking for Americans to teach English and many other subjects like marketing, economy, IT, calculus, chemistry, physics, statistics and accounting. They use online classroom and chat tools to teach. Teachers will have to pass Latinhire’s client’s evaluation before they start working with them. They may require you to send copies of your certificates and a police record check. Their students are primarily Spanish speaking Latinos. They pay around $10 USD per hour but that could change depending on lesson quality and who the client is.

321-English is based in South Africa and they hire non-native English speakers. They do want teachers with a TEFL certificate and experience. Most of their students are from China and they don’t usually teach business English. They pay $12 USD per hour.

Turks Learn English is exactly what it sounds like. They only hire teachers that have experience living and working in Turkey.

Create-a-Profile Companies

Preply (USA, Ukraine, Russia).

Tutorfair is based in London and they teach English, Spanish, German, French, Latin, math and science. They are currently looking for online English teachers. It is a create-a-profile type company so teachers can set their own hourly rate.

AmazingTalker is a Chinese company that lets you set your own rate. You don’t have to be a native speaker, but non- native speakers have to have an English degree. Their teachers offer classes in 46 different languages, including Spanish, Italian, French and German. Most classes are in English and there are many exam preparation classes being offered. Classes are either 25 or 50 minutes.

BuddySchool looks like a relatively big company possible based in Russia. Their teachers offer classes in many different languages, including Spanish, Italian, and French.