Private tutor
| Highest | $4,000 / mo · Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Not required |
| First paycheck | ~2–4 months (building a student roster on online platforms) |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| SwitzerlandIELTS 6.5 · CHF 0.9–8k | $4,000max |
| NorwayIELTS 6.0–6.5 · NOK 130–260k | $3,700 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $3,500 |
| DenmarkIELTS 6.5 · DKK 45–135k | $3,450 |
| GermanyIELTS 6.5 · €0–3k | $3,350 |
| FinlandIELTS 6.0–6.5 · €6–18k | $3,350 |
What does the day look like?
Direct teaching takes up only 40% to 50% of your working time, conducted one-on-one or in small groups over Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, or in person. The rest of your time is unpaid administrative overhead: 20% to 25% goes to lesson preparation and making worksheets, 10% to 15% to grading homework and recording voice-note feedback, and 15% to 20% to finding clients, answering messages on WhatsApp or Telegram, scheduling, and running trial lessons.
Your main daily tools are digital whiteboards like Miro, Google Drive, Notion, Canva, and payout tools like Stripe, Payoneer, or Wise. Work hours depend on when students are free: weekday evenings (17:00 to 22:00) and entire weekends (09:00 to 20:00). Teaching international students remotely often means working early-morning or late-night shifts to align with their time zones.
Where does this lead?
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