How to become a language instructor
Official title: Language instructor (extracurriculum)
Also called: Intensive language teacher, Language school teacher, Language teacher (language school), Language school teacher
Language instructor (extracurriculum) educates non-age-specific students in a language that is not their native language at a specialised school, not bound by a level of education. He/she focuses less on the academic aspect of language teaching, as opposed to language teachers in secondary or higher education and organises classes using a variety of lesson materials.
Main tasks
- Teaching non-native languages for migration or other purposes
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $51,948 a year. The middle half earn $46,860 to $58,800 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a language instructor earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $51,948 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $46,860 to $58,800.
Will AI change the work of a language instructor?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026