{"id":2243,"date":"2020-05-17T09:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-17T01:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/What-Jobs-Can-Foreigners-Do-In-China"},"modified":"2024-12-14T14:59:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T06:59:55","slug":"what-jobs-can-foreigners-do-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/what-jobs-can-foreigners-do-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"What Jobs Can Foreigners Do In China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Due to globalization and economic growth, the number of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign\" >foreign<\/a>ers wishing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">work in China<\/a> has increased significantly over the past few years. Who wouldn&#8217;t want to work in the world&#8217;s fastest-growing economy? So, what kind of <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/jobs\/\" title=\"View all posts in jobs\" >jobs<\/a> can you find in China?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24682\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-440x294.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"What Jobs Can Foreigners Do In China\" width=\"793\" height=\"530\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-440x294.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-220x147.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065422101-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/what-jobs-can-foreigners-do-in-china\/#English_Teaching\" title=\"English Teaching\">English Teaching<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/what-jobs-can-foreigners-do-in-china\/#IT\" title=\"IT\">IT<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/what-jobs-can-foreigners-do-in-china\/#Internship\" title=\"Internship\">Internship<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"English_Teaching\"><\/span><strong>English Teaching<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When looking for English-language jobs, they are generally in cities like Beijing and Shanghai, which are the commercial and industrial centers of China. Many multinational companies have their Asian headquarters in these eastern seaboard regions, as well as in Hong Kong, Guangzhou, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/shenzhen\/\" title=\"View all posts in Shenzhen\" >Shenzhen<\/a>, and Tianjin.<\/p>\n<p>This is perhaps the most common and stereotypical job in China. <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/in-china\/\" title=\"View all posts in In China\" >In China<\/a>, English teachers are widely distributed, from cosmopolitan cities like Beijing and Shanghai to small villages. English teacher jobs can be found in high schools, universities and, increasingly, private language schools.<\/p>\n<p>English teacher jobs also often require you to be a native English speaker and have a <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/teaching\/\" title=\"View all posts in teaching\" >teaching<\/a> certificate in English, such as TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language).<\/p>\n<p>Having a master&#8217;s degree will not only increase your chances of getting a job, it will also increase your salary. Professional teaching is one of the most lucrative careers for foreigners in China, especially for those with high academic qualifications, and is very <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/market\/\" title=\"View all posts in market\" >market<\/a>able.<\/p>\n<p>In China, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/international\/\" title=\"View all posts in international\" >international<\/a> school pay packages are among the best in the world, and universities are constantly looking for qualified teachers to lead math, science or history courses. In fact, the number of graduate schools offering English courses is also increasing dramatically these days, so if you have a professional degree and a certain level of English, this is exactly what you need to move you to the next stage of your career.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"IT\"><\/span><strong>IT<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>China&#8217;s IT industry is booming, with small and medium-sized technology companies providing expatriates with many employment <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/opportunities\/\" title=\"View all posts in opportunities\" >opportunities<\/a> in the IT field, especially in the southern coastal city of Shenzhen, Beijing&#8217;s Zhongguancun High-Tech Development Zone and Shanghai. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the development of the technology industry, and with the rapid development of the technology industry, there is often a shortage of IT talent. In addition, a large number of IT companies have been established in Ningbo due to the city&#8217;s significant development over the past decade, which has led to many foreign jobs in China.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Internet operates on completely different <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standards<\/a> and principles than the global market, so more and more large Chinese websites and companies are looking to establish international <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/markets\/\" title=\"View all posts in markets\">markets<\/a>. This directly makes IT one of the most popular careers for foreigners in China, as they need skilled expatriate IT masters to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24685\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-440x248.jpg?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"What Jobs Can Foreigners Do In China\" width=\"804\" height=\"453\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-440x248.jpg 440w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-220x124.jpg 220w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/2020\/05\/20241214065733866-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internship\"><\/span><strong>Internship<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Internships are a great way to experience the Chinese work culture and build valuable relationships before you move into full-time, paid employment.<\/p>\n<p>Before 2013, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/international-students\/\" title=\"View all posts in international students\">international students<\/a> could not even get an <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/internship-in-china\/\" title=\"View all posts in internship in China\">internship in China<\/a> during their studies. This is one of the main reasons why many aspiring students have changed their minds about studying in China. However, in July 2013, the then prevailing visa regime was amended as a result of the implementation of the Law of the People&#8217;s Republic of China on Exit and Entry Administration adopted by the Standing Committee of the Eleventh National People&#8217;s Congress. As a result, the procedure for applying for a residence permit has also changed. With the implementation of the new law, <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/foreign-students\/\" title=\"View all posts in foreign students\">foreign students<\/a> who study in China with a residence permit will be allowed to take up internships or part-time jobs outside the respective universities. This has proven to be great for foreigners who want to come to China to find a job!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Due to globalization and economic growth, the number of foreigners wishing to work in China has increased significantly over the past few years. 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