How to become a relief teacher
Official title: Relief teacher
Also called: Relief allied educator, Relief teacher (junior college and pre-university education), Relief teacher (preschool), Relief teacher (primary education), Relief teacher (secondary education), Relief teacher (vocational education), Relief allied educator, Relief teacher (preschool), Relief teacher (secondary education)
Relief teacher teaches students on a short-term basis as a temporary replacement for a regular classroom teacher.
Main tasks
- Maintaining discipline and order in the classroom
- Delivering pre-prepared programmes of study, lessons and workshops
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $33,180 a year. The middle half earn $20,784 to $39,984 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 relief teacher earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $33,180 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $20,784 to $39,984.
Will AI change the work of a relief teacher?
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