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Teaching english as a second language majors have a hard time finding a job right out of college. Graduates with a teaching english as a second language degree are entering a strange job market and it can be hard to find your first job in teaching english as a second language. To make finding a job easier, Zippia scanned through 2,695 teaching english as a second language major resumes to identify the jobs teaching english as a second language majors most prefer.

Highest-paying jobs with a teaching english as a second language degree

  1. Starting salary
    $44,000
    Job openings
    205,561
    Job description:
    Account Executives are responsible for looking after the company's client as well as keeping the company-client relationships at a high standard. Their goal is to increase the amount of business a company does with those clients.
  2. Starting salary
    $42,000
    Job openings
    97,211
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Boston, MA;  Philadelphia, PA;  
    Job description:
    Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a wide variety of academic and career and technical subjects beyond the high school level. They also conduct research and publish scholarly papers and books.
  3. Starting salary
    $41,000
    Job openings
    44,365
    Job description:
    Human resources specialists recruit, screen, interview, and place workers. They often handle other human resources work, such as those related to employee relations, compensation and benefits, and training.
  4. Starting salary
    $40,000
    Job openings
    63,897
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Boston, MA;  Philadelphia, PA;  
    Job description:
    Kindergarten and elementary school teachers prepare younger students for future schooling by teaching them basic subjects such as math and reading.
  5. Starting salary
    $40,000
    Job openings
    74,779
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Los Angeles, CA;  Boston, MA;  
    Job description:
    Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a wide variety of academic and career and technical subjects beyond the high school level. They also conduct research and publish scholarly papers and books.
  6. Starting salary
    $35,000
    Job openings
    27,111
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Chicago, IL;  Atlanta, GA;  
    Job description:
    Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a wide variety of academic and career and technical subjects beyond the high school level. They also conduct research and publish scholarly papers and books.
  7. Starting salary
    $30,000
    Job openings
    39,273
    Job description:
    An Instructor works with individuals through providing them support and instruction. They initiate various program goals and team objectives and solve problems. They may instruct individuals in swimming, biology, esthetics, or fitness.
  8. Starting salary
    $28,000
    Job openings
    37,103
    Top locations:
    New York, NY;  Los Angeles, CA;  San Diego, CA;  
  9. Starting salary
    $27,000
    Job openings
    3,787
    Job description:
    Interpreters and translators convert information from one language into another language. Interpreters work in spoken or sign language; translators work in written language.
  10. Starting salary
    $23,000
    Job openings
    77,479
    Job description:
    Teacher assistants work under a teacher’s supervision to give students additional attention and instruction.

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Zippia created a teaching english as a second language career map to help recent graduates find career paths. It's based on real resumes from job seekers with bachelor's degrees in teaching english as a second language. The map shows the most common jobs teaching english as a second language majors take throughout the first four jobs of their careers.

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Average teaching english as a second language major salary by industry

RankIndustryAverage teaching english as a second language salary Teaching english as a second language salary range
1Retail
$56,026
$42k
$68k
2Government
$53,148
$42k
$68k
3Education
$51,270
$42k
$68k

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