The best jobs for Americans overseas are those that rely on the perceived value of being more like an American. That may be viewed as a fairly condemning statement but it is meant to convey a truth not to be a commentary. Most of the civilized world would like to follow in the steps of Americans or at least have some of their stuff to play with.
Those abroad want to learn like Americans, talk like Americans and at the very least speak like Americans. That will often open up doors for them somewhere in the world where American influence has created a job and a better or at least more American type of lifestyle exists.
The conclusion is that if an American wants a job overseas, then the best kind of job involves helping those that live elsewhere. The one job that most easily fits the bill is to teach English. If an American has gone through the public school system and achieved at least a bachelor degree then finding a teaching job overseas won’t be much of a challenge at least until the foreigners no longer want to be like us.
Jobs overseas for Americans don’t always come without a lot of red tape but this whole process is meant to weed out those that won’t have a good fit for this job and find those that really want to have the lifestyle change that comes along with living and working overseas. There can be some real culture issues that arise for a person that is seeking to live and work overseas for the first time and that should be a word of caution to anyone that is considering this employment. You definitely will be in for a lot of changes that come packaged with your new job, should you land one. Dorothy, you won’t be in Kansas anymore.
New food, new customs, new laws and new social norms are only the beginning. So if you are seeking teaching jobs overseas for americans, then be ready and do your homework first. If you are qualified and really want to make the change then it should be quite doable for most people.