English as a second language teacher in China

A student uses a pencil to write in class at Pengying School on the outskirts of Beijing, November 11, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee

"Perhaps one out of every three English teachers I've met in Beijing describe themselves as 'intelligent, but very lazy,'" writes game designer Andy Lee Chaisiri.

The demand for English teachers in China is so high, he explains, that the standards for hiring are not very stringent. He says that while customers feel more satisfied learning from a teacher with a college degree, demand is so high that many schools are willing to lie about credentials and hire someone without a degree that speaks native English.

Chaisiri writes that English teaching offers flexible hours, and you can work as much or as little as you want.

What's more: "Income levels will match the middle-class college graduates that work 50 hours a week and do overtime until they die," he says. "In China you will be paid at the very least three times more than a Chinese person who studied teaching, working full time at a school."