ESL Companies that hire students

Here are companies that will hire students to teach English online. You do not need your Bachelor's to teach for these companies. You can keep working towards your degree while making extra money on the side.

Remote teaching is a great part-time job for a student. Here are companies that will hire students to teach English online and don’t require a BA. You do not need your Bachelor’s to teach for these companies. You can keep working towards your degree while making extra money on the side.

If you are a current student, then teaching English online will likely be a great fit for your lifestyle. The hours are flexible, and you’re already in school mode. You probably have a desk and a great internet connection and everything you need to be an engaging online teacher.

Teach for Cambly

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  • No degree or teaching certificate is necessary
  • Get paid ASAP every Monday via Paypal
  • Pop on whenever you have a free moment, no minimum hours, no commitment
  • Earn $10.20 USD/hour
  • Must be a native English speaker

Teach for Amazing Talker

This isn’t a company that assigns students. It is a platform where you set your hourly rate. You teach 25 and 50-minute lessons around your schedule.

Teach for Preply

Preply is another platform where you post your profile and attract students. Your average hourly rate could be as low as $10.00 or as high as $38 but you need to build your student base.

Teach for Skyeng

Skyeng is another good option for students to teach English online. The pay is low (around $400–$600 per month) but it is an easy side gig that pays you every 2 weeks.

Teach for Verbling

Verbling is another platform allowing students to teach English online, market themselves, and set their own rates.

Teach for Palfish

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As a current student, you can also teach FreeTalk classes for PalFish, an application for iOS and Android. PalFish pays its teachers to chat with students from their phones or tablet. Palfish free-talk teachers can teach without a degree.

For more options, look at our English Tutor Company COMPARISON CHART and go to the column “requirements,” and sort by “no degree required” for more options.

Also, you can look for online English jobs on OET Jobs and use the filter to sort for degree not required positions.

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Ingrid Maria Pimsner, MA, BA, TEFL
Ingrid Maria Pimsner, MA, BA, TEFL

Ingrid Maria Pimsner has been teaching for over a decade in various universities, nonprofits, and private academies. She has taught English as a Second Language for Lutheran Children & Family Service, Nationalities Service Center, Lernstudio Barbarossa Berlin-Tegel, and more. In addition to her Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Certification, she holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and a MA from Maryland Institute College of Art.