No Degree Necessary

Online English Teaching Companies that Hire Native Speakers without a degree

Here is another list, but this one is for companies that hire English teachers without a university degree. They probably won’t pay you as much as other companies, but these companies could be perfect for some people. Another option for teachers without a university degree is to fast track your Bachelor’s Degree using your work experience as partial credit. This will open many more TESL doors.

Of course people without a degree can also create their own profile, use their own teaching material and set their own wage on many websites listed here.

Leave a comment if one of these companies is not hiring teachers without a degree and I will update the info.

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Published on November 26th, 2020, Last updated on April 12th, 2024

The TEFL Academy is looking for English teachers from the Philippines to teach Japanese adults. A university degree is not necessary and teaching experience is not required but they do want teachers with a neutral accent.

Twenix <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in Almeria, Spain. They offer 26-minute online one-to-one English conversation classes for adults in Spain and Italy. They provide great flexibility for teachers; you can work as much or as little as you choose. You simply open slots in your schedule, and the system matches you with students. No setup or self-marketing is needed – once hired, you can start earning immediately. What’s more, Twenix supplies all lesson materials, requiring minimal preparation and no homework grading. It’s ideal for both full-time and part-time work. Requirements: Native-level English and registration as a freelancer in your country of residence. No experience, degree or TEFL certificate is required. We’re looking for passionate conversationalists who are proficient in correcting and enhancing students’ English proficiency. TEFL certification and knowledge of different business sectors are a big plus. Pay rates vary from country to country based on the cost of living and local market rates.
For example: UK: 13-15€/hour and Argentina: 7-11€/hour. Seasonal bonuses can boost pay rates by as much as 20%. Your rate will be confirmed during the selection process. Click here for the Twenix reviews and comments page.

Tutlo <—- (Click here to Apply) is located in Kielce, Poland. Their students are mostly adults and teens. They want teachers to dress professionally. Teachers do not need a Bachelor’s degree to work with them. They pay $11 USD per hour. Click here for the Tutlo review page.

Uptick <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in Israel. They are looking for English coaches to give 1 to 1 business English classes via Zoom. They prefer teachers with experience but they aren’t many requirements listed on their website. They pay for teaching hours, meetings, and referrals. You can upload your CV on their website and wait to be contacted for an interview. Click here for the Uptick review page.

LiveXP <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in beautiful Cyprus. Nonnative speakers can apply and a degree is not necessary either. They teach many languages including English, Spanish, German, Chinese, French and Russian. Teachers must upload an introduction video and the lessons can be 30, 45 or 60 minutes long. Lesson prices are determined by subscription plans, not by tutors, according to their website. They guarantee $3.48USD for  a trial lesson of 30 minutes and if a student buys a subscription 30 days after the trial lesson you get 2 XP points and an extra $10. For one 60-minute lesson, you can earn from $10 to $15 depending on your tutor level. Click here to leave a review of LiveXP.

Engliphone <—- (Click here to Apply) is from South Korea. They only hire North American English teachers. They teach business English to adults in Korea. They have 2 shifts from 6am to 11am and from 6pm to 12am Korean time. Teachers work one of these shifts with classes being done either by phone or video. They want teachers with one year of experience but a TEFL certificate and Bachelor’s degree are not required. They pay a guaranteed minimum rate of $13.50 USD per hour for your shift, even if there is a no–show. Engliphone pays up to $19 per hour for phone classes and $20 per hour for video classes. The website is hard to navigate because it is in Korean, but you can contact them at engliphone@naver.com. Click here for the Engliphone review page.

Ziktalk <—- (Click here to Apply) is an English learning app from South Korea. They hire both native and non-native English teachers. A TEFL certificate is not required but because students choose their teachers it is a plus. Classes are 1 to 1. Teachers can make videos and upload them to attract more students on the app. They pay with PayPal or bank wire transfer and teachers are paid between $10 to $15 USD per hour. Ziktalk is available on Android and iOS app stores. Click here for the Ziktalk review page.

All Right <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in the USA and they teach English and Spanish to kids aged 3-12. They operate in more that 30 countries with most of the students being in Russia, Spain, Poland, Italy and Germany. They don’t require a degree or TEFL certificate and non-native English speakers are welcome to apply.  They prefer bilingual and multi-lingual teachers. They provide basic teaching material to help teachers get started. They pay a maximum of $18 USD per hour but for non-natives they offer as low as $4.75 per hour. Click here for the AllRight review page.

Lingo Turtle <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in Belgrade, Serbia. They teach 25 minute, 1-to-1 classes to young learners (4-16). Teachers don’t need a university degree and only need a C1 level. You set your schedule, but you have recurring classes with the same students and the same times. You must work a minimum of 15 hours per week. They pay $7 USD per hour for working weekdays and $9 USD per hour for working on weekends. Click here for the Lingo Turtle review page.

CNK English <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in South Korea.  They are looking for native English speakers with a Canadian or American accent. Classes are 1-to-1 with Skype and last either 30 minutes or 1 hour. No experience is required and neither is a university degree or a TEFL / CELTA certificate.  Their cancelation policy requires students to cancel at least 12 hours before the class starts, if they don’t teachers are paid for the class. They pay weekly which is great, $12.6 USD per hour or $16 CAD per hour. Click here for the CNK English review page.

Dazao English <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in China. They are owned by Hangzhou Danyue Technology Co., Ltd. which is the same company that owns Landi and ABC360. They are looking for native English speakers including South Africans (although they may be hiring more Filipino teachers nowadays).  A university degree and a TEFL / CELTA certificate is preferred but not required. They teach Chinese kids aged 3 – 12, classes are 1-to-1 and last for 25 minutes. Teachers must be willing to work 10 hours per week during 5:00pm-9:30pm Beijing time Mondays – Fridays and all day on weekends. Dazao pays anywhere from $2 – $8 USD per hour. It looks like they pay South Africans $5 USD per hour. They pay once per month with direct deposit. Click here for the Dazao review page.

Hallo <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in Provo, Utah, USA. They have an app, and use it for some types of classes but not all. Potential teachers must install the Hallo app and create a student account. Then they have to make a 1 minute introduction video and submit an application through their website. The students are mostly 18-30 years old English learners from many countries, the most common ones are Indonesia, India, Turkey, Egypt and Brazil. They have two types of teachers. For the basic level, teachers must speak English with a native or bilingual fluency and have at least 1 year of experience. For the more advanced level (Hallo courses) teachers must be legally eligible to work in Canada of the USA, have two years of teaching experience and have either a bachelor’s degree in any major related to English or a TEFL certificate. They pay different rates for their different types of classes. It seems like thy pay a minimum of $7.5 USD per hour for 1-to-1 classes but usually more. Their group classes pay like this: 4 students: $30/hour, 3 students: $22.25/hour and 2 students: $15/hour (though teachers are required to spend 30 minutes before each group class preparing). They pay with Stripe and PayPal. Click here for the Hallo review page.

Tutoroo <—- (Click here to Apply) is based in Singapore and appears to be a create-a-profile type of company. The website allows you to teach language online or in your city face to face. The languages they offer are English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Italian, German, Korean, Thai, Japanese, Vietnamese and Portuguese. They want native speakers but teachers do not need certification. We would love to hear from someone who works for this company so please leave a comment. Click here for the Tutoroo reviews and comments page.

Spoken English Practice <—- (Click here to Apply) has offices in Boston, London and Sydney and they focus on conversation classes. It sounds like the classes are more relaxed for teachers as students are encouraged to speak 80% of the time. Classes are 1-to-1, 30 minutes long and typically the student is assigned one teacher for their entire course. Students aren’t from any specific country they come from all over the world. Teachers and students have to use Skype for the classes. They only hire native speakers, but a TEFL certificate is not required. Preference is given to teachers with experience. It looks like they pay $10 USD per hour, once per month with Paypal. Click here for the Spoken English Practice review page.

ISpeakBetter <—- (Click here to Apply) appears to be based in the Philipines (possibly Turkey), although their students are from all over the world, primarily from Turkey, the Middle East, Balkans and Asia. Students range in age from elementary children to middle aged professionals. It doesn’t look like you need a university degree according to their recruitment page, but teachers should have a TEFL / TESOL / CELTA certificate and ESL teaching experience. They offer 1 to 1 classes and pay $8 – $10 USD per hour with Paypal to native teachers. They pay Filipino teachers with bank transfers. Click here for the ISpeakBetter review page.

NativeCamp <—- (Click here to Apply) is looking for English teachers from the Philippines to teach Japanese adults. A university degree is not necessary and teaching experience is not required but they do want teachers with a neutral accent. Teaching hours are from 9am – 9pm. Apparently the pay is not great, according to the comments here $1.5 – $2.5 USD per hour and they pay twice per month with BPI or PNB. There are some bonuses if you stay with the company. Click here for the NativeCamp review page.

ETalking <—- (Click here to Apply) is a Taiwanese company that focuses on teaching English to adults. They also have younger students, but most of their students are adults who want to improve their English for business or travel reasons. They want native speaking English teachers only, but a degree and TEFL certificate are not necessary (but preferred). ETalking online pays a starting rate of $12 – $15 USD per hour but performance bonuses are also available. Classes are 45 minutes with about 15 minutes of report writing after each class. Their website is in Chinese but their main email is service@etalkingonline.com. Click here for the ETalking review page.

Lyngo <—- (Click here to Apply) 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 (they would be beneficial though). 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. Click here for the Lyngo review page.

Bright Learning <—- (Click here to Apply) is hiring native English speakers to teach adults and children. It looks like they are based in Saudi Arabia but their students are in many different countries. They do not require teachers to have a degree so that is an advantage for some people. They pay $12 USD per hour to start. Click here for the Bright Learning review page.

EnglishDom <—- (Click here to Apply) offers all types of ESL classes to Russian students. The classes are 1 to 1 and last 50 minutes. They want native speakers or bilingual teachers who are fluent in Russian and English. According to a commenter EnglishDom pays teachers $10 USD per hour. Apply by emailing: hr@englishdom.com. Click here for the comments and the English Dom review page

Lingua Airlines <—- (Click here to Apply) 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. Click here for the Lingua Airlines review page.

TalktoCanada <—- (Click here to Apply) is a great company for Canadians (such as myself) to work for. It’s not big, however, and when I applied they were only hiring teachers to start in a few months from when I was looking for a job. I believe the teachers have to use Skype to talk to the students. The starting pay was $14 an hour a year ago. Click here for the TalktoCanada review page.

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 looking for North American teachers. They pay $20 CAD per hour. You can find out more here.

Accent Advisor <—- (Click here to Apply) 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 15 – 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. Click here for the Accent Advisor review page.

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 with Paypal $0.17 cents per minute or $10.20 USD per hour. Click here for the comments and the Cambly reviews page.

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. For the children’s course they are looking for native speakers who have a 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. Click here for the Palfish review page.

Simple Intern (<— Click here to apply) is another Chinese company that teaches kids (although their website say they are based in North Carolina). Teachers must have a native level of fluency, a university degree and teaching experience is not required (but preferred). Teachers can choose as many hours as they want to work from Monday to Sunday: 6:30am-11:30am & 6:30pm-11:30pm, Beijing Time. Simple Intern pays a starting wage of $15 per hour but you can earn as much as $22 per hour. Click here for the Simple Intern review page.

Micro Language (link to teacher sign up webpage) is a Chinese company that is hiring (as of September 2018) part-time English consultants. They teach groups and 1 to 1 classes with all types of students but mainly kids aged 4-18.  Each class is 25 or 50 minutes long and they provide the material. They want teachers from Canada, Australia, the UK, the USA, New Zealand and Europe. Teachers must have one year of teaching experience, a university degree or a TESL certificate is not necessary but preferred. Peak time is Monday to Friday from 8:30am – 11:30am and 2:00pm – 4:00pm and on Saturday & Sunday from 9:00am – 9:00pm. They pay $18 – $22 USD per hour depending on experience. Click here for the Micro Language review page.

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 $8-14 USD per hour. Send a resume and one minute introduction video to zenny_su@nuuo.com. Click here for more comments and the Oikid reviews page.

KK Talkee is another Chinese company that teaches Chinese children. They give 1 to 1 lessons and the classes are either 25 minutes or 50 minutes long. Students try out teachers during a demo class and then they can decide whether or not to book regularly with them. They want teachers who are available between 6-9pm Beijing time. I have read that non-native speakers are welcome to apply if they have a native level. A university degree, ESL certificate and teaching experience are not necessary but beneficial. The base pay is $16-$20 USD per hour, but they offer bonuses for attendance and performance. Click here for the KK Talkee reviews page.

Yeko (Chinese link) (be careful with this company, there are plenty of bad reviews here). A Chinese company who are looking for non-native (with a neutral accent) and native English speaking teachers. A bachelors degree is not necessary and neither is a TEFL certificate or teaching experience but they are preferred. Yeko supplies all the teaching material. Scheduling is flexible and teachers are paid for no-shows. They teach adults in one to one classes and children in group classes for 20 – 25 minutes. They pay between $10 – $15 USD per hour (I think they pay $12 per hour for one-to-one classes but I have not confirmed this). They pay with Paypal. They want teachers to commit to 20 hours per week and teaching hours are every day from 9:00am – 8:00pm Beijing time. Click here for the comments and the Yeko review page.

Nicekid teaches Chinese children and teenagers from kindergarten to grade 12 via video class. They prefer native English speaking teachers (South Africans!) with an ESL certificate but they will consider non-native teachers as well. Peak time is 6:50pm – 9:10pm Beijing time. They pay up to $28 USD per hour with bonuses with Paypal.  You can send your resume/CV with photo, Skype ID and current location to hi@nicekid.com. Click here for the Nicekid review page.

HelloKid is a Chinese company and it apparently has a lot of students. They employ natives and non natives and they are paid the same $15 base rate per hour.  They typically teach 30 minute classes Monday – Friday from 6-9pm (Beijing Time) and 3-9pm on weekends. Click here for the comments and the HelloKid review page.

iBestTeacher <—- (Click here to Apply) 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. Click here for the iBestTeacher review page.