Teach English Online: Get Paid With These 13 Companies

Updated 7/20/20-

There is a huge demand for people to teach English online to non-native speakers, particularly for Chinese students. More and more online companies are seeking English as a Second Language teachers or tutors with various levels of experience and education to meet this demand. These types of online jobs can be a great source of extra money or even a full-time gig.

Pay can range from $10-$25 an hour or more, depending on your experience, education and how often you are available to teach.  The companies I have researched offer an array of opportunities with varying requirements.  Some companies require a college degree, others don’t. Some prefer you have some teaching experience, while others only require that you be a native English speaker. Check out my list of 13 companies that pay you to teach English below.

1.) Berlitz– Teachers make an average of $14.50 an hour at Berlitz. They hire part-time teachers to teach a number of languages. They hire online teachers and tutors as well as onsite teachers at one of their 50 locations across the United States. Requirements to teach English are:

• • Must be a native English speaker.
  • Eligible to work in the U.S.
  • Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent
  • Teaching experience is not required but is a plus.

2.) Cambly – Cambly pays pay $0.17 per minute ($10.20/hour). Getting started is as simple as creating an account. You can teach English online without a degree on your schedule.

3.) DaDa – Pays online teachers up to $25 an hour. Teachers must work a minimum of four hours a week and can work up to 20 hours weekly. Instructors teach Chinese children between 4-16 years old.  Requirements are:

• Native English speaker
• Hold a BA degree or above
• Stable and strong internet connection
• Teaching experience is preferred
• TESOL/TEFL certification is preferred, or willingness to obtain certification

4.) English Hunt – This company pays an average of $10 an hour for phone teachers to conduct conversational English classes via a softphone app installed on your computer. Requirements include:

• Applicants must have at least 48 college credit hours, OR an ESL certificate.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

5.) GoFLUENT – Reportedly pays between $14-$16 an hour for online teachers. Hires corporate language trainers. Corporate English Trainer requirements include:

• Have some business and/or corporate experience.
• Be a Native English speaker with excellent communication skills.
• Applicants should be American, Canadian or British citizens.
• Some college is required; degree is preferred.

6.) iTalki – iTalki lets you set your own rates, so you make what you think your time is worth. You can also work anytime you’d like. iTalki is seeking teachers/tutors for various languages including English. There are two types of jobs available: Professional Teacher who teach courses and perform conversational tutoring and Community Tutor who do conversational tutoring. iTalki is seeking teachers/tutors for various languages including English. Requirements are:

Professional Teachers

• Native speaker who is professionally certified or experienced in teaching a language as a foreign or second language.
• Must provide documents outlining your professional training or experience.
• 1 to 3 minute introductory video.

Community Tutors

• Native speaker that enjoys teaching informally. 18 years or older.
• 1 to 3 minute introductory video.

7.) Landi English – Teachers are paid between $18 and $25 an hour.  Applicants must commit to teaching at least 12 hours a week.  Students range in age from 5 to 10 years old.  Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s degree or above preferred.
• TEFL/TESOL/CELTA or other teaching certificate preferred.
• Teaching experience preferred.
• Excellent communications skills.

8.) Learnlight – This company hires online language teachers. The reportedly pay about $14 an hour.  Requirements include:

• Native English speaker
• ESL or other educational field qualifications and/or experience
• Business experience is also highly-valued

9.) Open English – Pays $13 an hour. They hire practicing ESL and TESOL teachers.

10.) QKids – QKids pays between $16 and $20 an hour for teaching English online to Chinese students. The requirements for teachers are:

• Must reside in the US or Canada and either have a degree or currently be enrolled in a university program.
• Applicants must provide a current resume, their availability, their computer SPECS.
• Selected applicants must also provide a two-minute introduction video: Introduce yourself, where you live, your educational background, and any experience teaching or working with kids. Then tell or read a children’s story.

11.) SameSpeak – Native English speakers may apply to be an English speaking coach. Coaches provide online conversational lessons. SameSpeak pays $10 for every half-hour tutor session. Applicants can be as young as 16.

12.) SayABC –This company pays $21 per 40-minute session. The growing list of countries where teachers may apply include the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Among the requirements are:

• Must be a native English speaker
• Computer with fast internet connection and audio/video capability
• Bachelor degree or above, or in the final year of study.

13.) VIPKid– Earn between $14 and $22 an hour providing one-on-one instruction to Chinese children in English.  There are three basic requirements teachers must meet to teach for VIPKID:

• • You are eligible to work in the United States or Canada.
  • You have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
  • You have at least one year of experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, or mentoring. You do not need an education credential or experience in ESL.

Do you have experience with any of these or other companies teaching English online?  We’d love to hear your thoughts.  Please comment below.