Any Jobs Available Other Than Teaching English?

[BellaBoo]

My boyfriend and i would like to travel to Thailand and stay for a year or so, we have researched the TEFL courses, but i would like to know if there are other jobs out there - real estate etc?

Are there any restictions on jobs?- the only jobs seem to be teaching English.

Any info would be helpful.

[cookstar]

if you manage to keep hold of your boyfriend after the first 2 weeks i comend you. lol

only joking, bar teaching english forieners have a very small chance of finding decent paid work within thailand the reason being is you will not be offered a work permit for any jobs that a thai can do. unless you have a specialist degree in a certain profession, it is near impossible to find any work other than teaching english (which doesn't pay well, 30,000 baht a month or possibly more if you have a bachelors degree and work in an international school in bangkok)

there are ways of making money in thailand but the people who know aren't willing to divulge for obvious reasons.

[BellaBoo]

ha ha!...are things really that bad? i have heard that Patong is terrible, we hope to stay away...! Are there any other areas to stay clear of?

thanks for the info, TEFL it is then!

[road2dharma]

true, there are restrictions, but i personally have experience of, and know many many people working in jobs other than teaching (some have degrees, some professional qualifications, but most are unrelated to their field of work, some even have no first degrees). The rules can seemingly be flexed (This is Thailand) depending on your employer's abilities to do so. Right place right time and good personal impressions can count for a lot in Thailand job hunting.

not all jobs need a degree (and often the type/specialisation of the degree is not that important), just a relevant professional qualification, to get a work permit. one example are diving instructors/divemasters in resorts such as Samui / Koh Tao / Phuket / etc (although many do work illegally). there are also hotel jobs (section manager / customer relations / tour rep) going in these places, which can provide WPs. real estate jobs are out there, but a lot of scams/no work permit jobs (in Patong especially!!), but i know people who work as office managers in property firms in BKK and resort areas who have only a basic degree and can get a WP from their employers.

editing jobs (circa 40-70,000) are another (boring/hard/long hours) option in BKK - and these may also only require an unspecified BA degree or even just an appropriate diploma/accreditation.

please note that a real teacher with PGCE/M.Ed/MA/PhD or alternative similar qualifications can actually make a salary of 80,000-120,000 baht at a decent international school or university in BKK.

A TEFL (+BA degree) teacher can only expect 30,000-40,000 in a regular school job, but if you are lucky u could make 40,000-80,000 with a good job with some extra teaching hours

but honestly, if u r in it for a lifestyle or life experience rather than financial rewards, avoid low-paid BKK teaching jobs and head instead for rural Thailand where u will get more or less similar salaries for a first-time TEFL job, and probably a more interesing experience of Thai life.

Good luck with the search for jobs.

[ricwoo09]

if you manage to keep hold of your boyfriend after the first 2 weeks i comend you. lol

only joking, bar teaching english forieners have a very small chance of finding decent paid work within thailand the reason being is you will not be offered a work permit for any jobs that a thai can do. unless you have a specialist degree in a certain profession, it is near impossible to find any work other than teaching english (which doesn't pay well, 30,000 baht a month or possibly more if you have a bachelors degree and work in an international school in bangkok)

there are ways of making money in thailand but the people who know aren't willing to divulge for obvious reasons.

there are many foreigners working in hotels in pattaya - from management down to chefs and fitness instructors.....

[RAZZELL]

ha ha!...are things really that bad? i have heard that Patong is terrible, we hope to stay away...! Are there any other areas to stay clear of?

thanks for the info, TEFL it is then!

Have you ever been to Thailand?

Good luck!

RAZZ

[sallymae]

if you manage to keep hold of your boyfriend after the first 2 weeks i comend you. lol

only joking, bar teaching english forieners have a very small chance of finding decent paid work within thailand the reason being is you will not be offered a work permit for any jobs that a thai can do. unless you have a specialist degree in a certain profession, it is near impossible to find any work other than teaching english (which doesn't pay well, 30,000 baht a month or possibly more if you have a bachelors degree and work in an international school in bangkok)

there are ways of making money in thailand but the people who know aren't willing to divulge for obvious reasons.

tell us how they are making it...............i would like to make some too .