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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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 Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject: What's the most a tutor can earn in Korea? |
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| I'm currently a private tutor in the US and I make $120 per hour. Is there any chance that I could make that kind of money in Korea? |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Yes and no.
Legally no.
You can make that if you land a corporate training gig.
Tutoring privately and illegally you may be able to find
some clients in a rich neighborhood.
Depending on your credentials and qualifications.
Good luck with that. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Is all private tutoring illegal? Or is there a way to become a legal private tutor? |
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Cerriowen
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Location: Pocheon
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.
Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.
The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang
If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70 |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, just what kind of, "private tutoring" are you talking about?
Well, the glass houses charge 70,000, I hear.
The hill is probably a bit more, because it's a foreigner place.
Room Salon "tutors" can make 500,000 plus.
Just how good of a "tutor" are you?  |
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Toju
Joined: 06 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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| cbclark4 wrote: |
Legally no.
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Legally, yes you can, and easily too.
Private teaching licence allows you to have a maximum students at one time. You do the maths..... |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Cerriowen wrote: |
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.
Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.
The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang
If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70 |
Thanks for the info. When I do a class, I've been earning $2000 per day here. So I guess it would be impossible to find a job like that in Korea I take it? Even factoring in the apartment and airfare? |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| madoka wrote: |
| Cerriowen wrote: |
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.
Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.
The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang
If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70 |
Thanks for the info. When I do a class, I've been earning $2000 per day here. So I guess it would be impossible to find a job like that in Korea I take it? Even factoring in the apartment and airfare? |
If you're making $2,000 a day, why would you bother coming here? |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| xCustomx wrote: |
| madoka wrote: |
| Cerriowen wrote: |
Private tutoring on an E2 visa is illegal.
Even in rich neighborhoods they don't pay $120.
The standard is $35 - 50, even in a place like Daechi, or Bundang
If you do private *classes*, maybe, but you'd probably cap out around $70 |
Thanks for the info. When I do a class, I've been earning $2000 per day here. So I guess it would be impossible to find a job like that in Korea I take it? Even factoring in the apartment and airfare? |
If you're making $2,000 a day, why would you bother coming here? |
If you only teach Mon-Fri, then you are making $40,000 a month. Multiply that by 12 months then you clear $480,000 a year before taxes.
Are you are "tutoring" and not dealing cocaine? |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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If you get a tutors licence the most you are allowed to charge(and you have to agree to this at the dept of education) is 12 000 won an hour. I am not joking....
Of course you will charge more but LEGALLY it is meant to be only 12000 won. If you get caught charging more there is a big fine...... |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Toju wrote: |
| cbclark4 wrote: |
Legally no.
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Legally, yes you can, and easily too.
Private teaching licence allows you to have a maximum students at one time. You do the maths..... |
I thought for sure I read no more than 5 students at a time or you need a Hogwan license.
I could be wrong. One time (at band camp) I thought I was wrong but that was a mistake. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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I don't teach that many classes. Mostly 1 on 1. So about $1K a day during the busy season. About $500 a day during the slow.
BTW, I am a lawyer, so I could otherwise earn $350-$500 per hour, but I prefer a more laid back lifestyle, so I decided to teach, which I enjoy doing. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes you can easily make more than 500,000,000 won/year in Korea. I dont know why more people don't do it. |
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KoreanAmbition
Joined: 03 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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Seriously,
PKang's calculations are pretty accurate, except that this poster isn't dealing cocaine, they are sprinkling it on their cereal every morning.
1 day of work per week @ $2000 per day = $100,000 with 2 weeks vacation. 
(And that is if you don't consider their regular workweek a vacation.)
This poster is a complete retard if they even need to ask if you can earn that kind of money somewhere else.
We've established one thing, they certainly aren't tutoring math. |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Oops. I see I should have mentioned that I am a lawyer from a top 10 law school. Because of that I get some higher end clients who literally give me carte blanche when teaching their kids. I was wondering if that was possible in Korea as well given the emphasis on education. Sorry for the confusion. |
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