Best Online Tutoring Jobs: Earn 30 k and above!
If you are a teacher and looking for an online job, you are in luck. In this article we will discuss some of the best online tutoring jobs and online tutoring sites for teachers.
It’s possible to earn money from the comfort of your home, especially if you are skilful. We are moving more and more towards a digital economy, more so in this era of Covid-19 and lockdown. Hence, both the supply and demand of online jobs has increased tremendously. It’s even more so in case of education sector. As a trainer myself, I can assure you that this trend in teaching jobs is here to stay.
Moreover, you can earn pretty decent amount of money this way. You may do it full time or look into it as a genuine source of extra income. So, it’s a pretty good option even for college students and suitable for homemakers.
Table of Contents- Benefits of being an online tutor
- How much money can we make by teaching online?
- Can you be an online tutor?
- Procedures involved in becoming an online tutor
- List of sites providing online tutoring jobs
- Subject specific online teaching portals
- International websites
- Alternatives to famous online tutoring sites
- Another option for absolute beginners
Benefits of being an online tutor
Perks of being a freelancer:
You may earn as much you want and renumeration is good. You are not bound with the whims and fancies of some organization.
No travel required:
You need not hop on a cab 3-4 times a day to go to different classrooms for your classes. You just need to open up your laptop (with sound internet connection) from the comfort of your home. As a trainer myself, I can assure you that if you are taking classes for various education centres, there is a lot of travelling involved. It’s not only a waste of time but also stressful.
Better time-management:
You will have a lot of spare time, not only at the end of the day but also between online classes. You may utilize it for your research or spend quality time with your family and enjoy the fruits of a better work-life balance.
Flexi-time and global reach:
As an online tutor you will have flexibility of working hours. So, if you are a night person you can teach someone in USA or Canada. If you are a morning person, you can cater to Australian students. So, you have control not only on the number of working hours, but also on the time of working hours. Also, the world will be your stage to showcase your skills. With no geographical boundaries the avenues of growth increase exponentially.
Degree not a major necessity:
Online tutoring does not require you to have any particular degree. If you have knowledge and a knack of teaching, you will go a long way. Though some online tutoring websites do demand specific educational background or experience, but there are enough avenues where even freshers may showcase their teaching skills. If you have subject expertise and can help your students in achieving their goals, you will succeed.
How much money can we make by teaching online?
Well there’s no straight forward answer to that, as a lot of factors are involved. How much you earn online depends on the subject you teach, how much you teach, whether you are teaching individual students or a group of students etc. If you are experienced then you may expect to earn more. But then it’s true for any job. Some sites will even let you set your own fees. Depending on all these factors you may easily earn anything from 10k to 100k (i.e. ten thousand to 1 lakh) or even more.
Can you be an online tutor?
Yes, you can be! Just make sure you have the following:
Skill and Will:
You need to be an expert in your field, should have a passion for teaching and good communication skills. You should know how to explain even complex concepts in a simple manner. Rest will happen on its own. Other things on this list are rudimentary. But let’s read out the rest of the list for the sake of avoiding Zeigarnik effect.
Laptop/Desktop:
You need to have a laptop or desktop, preferable with a camera if you want to show your face.
Mic:
What you definitely need is a good quality mic, e.g. a Rode mic with pop screen. It’s really essential if you are recording your lessons for platforms like YouTube. But for starters any decent mic will do, even your run-of-the-mill earphones.
Digital pen and writing pad:
Some companies provide it to you, but some don’t. If you are even a bit sincere in your efforts towards online tutoring then I suggest that you should definitely buy one for yourself.
Software:
The kind of software you require may depend on the platform you aim to teach on. Most online tutoring websites will allow you to use their own software platforms. But if you are keen on making your own education video lectures, then you should have basic knowledge of some software like Microsoft Power Point, some Video editing tool like Camtasia and maybe some Audio editing tools too, e.g. Audacity.
Internet Connection:
Needless to say, you should have a good internet connection, preferably a WiFi that will allow you to work from anywhere in the house.
Procedures involved in becoming an online tutor
The procedure will vary from website to website. You will have to go through their websites for it and then apply.
The first thing you need to do is to choose what subject you will teach. Some online teaching platforms even let you choose more than one subject. But beware, do not bite off more than you can chew!
Generally, these online education portals demand you to submit a copy of your educational and experience related certificates (don’t submit your originals), along with your resume. It may be followed by a test or an interview or both. You may also be asked to give a live demo or submit a recorded demo lecture on a topic of your choice.
List of sites providing online tutoring jobs
Unacademy
On this platform (Unacademy) you can make a video lecture series by using Microsoft Power Point Presentation (PPT). You need not take live classes.
You may teach students preparing for competitive examinations, e.g. UPSC, IIT-JEE, NEET UG, SSC, Bank exams etc. It is one of the few online platforms where you can teach UPSC aspirants.
You need to download their app and upload your demo lecture. In some time you will get approved.
The renumeration you get here is not much but you will gain experience of online tutoring. It’s really useful for beginners as the entry barrier is low.
Vedantu
Vedantu is also a pretty famous platform where you can find online tutoring jobs. You will get students from various state boards, CBSE, ICSE etc. You may also teach competitive examination aspirants, e.g. IIT-JEE, NEET etc. As usual, you have the liberty to choose the subject you are comfortable in.
You will teach on a one-to-one basis. You will interact with students through a 2-way interactive whiteboard, which acts as a bridge to share LIVE audio and video feed.
You can earn upto Rs. 75 thousand per month if you are working full time. But you can also work part time and invest 2-4 hours daily. They expect you to be available for a minimum of 3 hours daily between 4-10 PM IST, consistently.
You may join their online teaching team here.
You will need to go through a screening and then give a teaching demo to their experts on a topic of your choice. Thereafter document verification, training and induction webinar will be conducted.
You may see their other open positions here.
Meritnation
Meritnation is among the leading online tutoring platforms. They cater to students of classes 1 to 12, as well as competitive examination aspirants. They also have a special module on NCERT.
You can choose a subject of your choice and then teach via video calling. For it you may use Skype etc. Most of the sessions will be one-to-one, kind of an online tuition.
You may get around Rs. 600 per hour here. Compare it with around Rs. 500 per hour that is generally paid to freshers in offline coaching centres. So, you can earn decent amount of money teaching to school going students.
You may have a look at their other open positions here.
Vidyalai
Target Students – 6 to 12 class students and also competitive aspirants (e.g. IIT, NEET, SAT, ACT etc).
Class Type – live One-on-One video classes. Can also take Language classes.
Remuneration – Depends on your experience and performance.
Learnpick
Target Students – There’s a wide variety. Learnpick only provides you offline and online tuition leads. You need to pay to connect to the student. After that you can communicate directly with the student.
Class Type – You can teach online or get home tuitions.
Remuneration – Depends on your experience and performance. You need to fill the amount you will charge for each hour.
Some other online websites for teaching:
Subject specific online teaching portals
Cuemath
If you are interested in teaching Maths to school going children then this website will provide you interesting opportunities.
They will provide you teaching material, training and certification too.
You may easily earn upto Rs. 40 thousand per month from your home.
Italki
Here you can teach English and even other foreign languages. You can even teach Hindi.
You need to create your video introduction. If you are a professional teacher, then you need to upload your Teaching certificates.
Emaester
It’s a good platform if you want to become English language tutor, a STEM trainer or a UPSC exams faculty.
You need to undergo their 6 week training program, after which you will be provided a certificate.
Other online portals where you can teach English are:
International websites
There are some international websites too where you may try your hand. But their entry procedure may be a bit lengthy and complex. You may try your hands here once you have gained some experience on Indian online tutoring websites. I am listing some of the UK/USA based tutoring portals here for you:
Tutor, Tutorme, TutorVista, MyTutor24, Brainfuse, Skooli
Using these websites you can earn very decent amount of money by either working full-time or part-time. If teaching is your passion then these online platforms will help you graduate into a professional.
Alternatives to famous online tutoring sites
Online teaching jobs
You may also make profile on famous job search engines like naukri.com, glassdoor.com, shine.com etc. Online teaching jobs are often posted on these websites.
YouTube channel
Another alternative is to create your own YouTube channel. It’s a route which will test your patience as it will take consistent efforts on your end for atleast a year before your channel starts getting some traction. But if you can pull it off then it will create your brand value in the education market and will open numerous business options before you too.
Online course sites
You may also create your own video course and upload it on online course sites like Udemy (https://www.udemy.com/). Here instead of providing live classes, you will upload your pre-recorded lectures. The subject and topic can be anything of your choice, ranging from Digital Marketing, to Programming languages and English etc.
Though it might take you some time to make your video course, the positive side is that once you are done you will get paid whenever anyone buys your product. Moreover, you will be the sole owner of whatever you create and whatever you earn. But you may have to put in some effort to market your course initially. If you have created good quality lectures, your course will sell like hot cakes pretty soon.
Another option for absolute beginners
If you are an absolute beginner and have yet not perfected your teaching craft or lack confidence in your subject knowledge, you may still earn while working in your area of interest. You can be a content developer or become a Q&A expert. And in due course of time you may start taking classes when you fell like you are ready.
Chegg
CheggIndia is really a good option for beginners. Many of the teachers first work as content developers and get a command over the subject of their choice. CheggIndia is an online platform that pays you on sharing your subject-specific knowledge. You need not give any video lecture.
You are supposed to answer the questions posted on their website. You can choose the question you are comfortable in answering.
Subjects – Management, Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Geography etc.
The best thing is that you will be paid as soon as you answer some question correctly. The more you answer the more you get. As per their website you may earn upto 1 lakh per month.
The amount paid per question varies a bit from subject to subject.
You will need to go through an online screening and then document verification to become their Q&A expert.
Winding Up
If you are aware of some other awesome online tutoring platforms then do let us know in the comments section. Even if you have some extra information with respect to the sites mentioned in this article, do feel free to share with us.
Before we end, it’s essential to underline the role of online teaching in present times. 21st century is going to witness a knowledge driven economy. While searching for online tutoring jobs, keep in mind that you are applying to be part of the core engine that’s going to shape this knowledge-based economy and the future of this world. Be an expert and share your knowledge. In this digital world no geographical barriers or physical boundaries can hold you back.