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Gaining employment in Thailand as a foreigner typically means taking in an English teaching position. Even though there are well paid English teaching jobs in universities like Thammasat or Chulalongkorn, the vast majority of such jobs aren’t terribly well paid.

In fact, don’t anticipate a high salary for any job requiring skills, teaching or otherwise. It doesn’t sound very promising, but actually if you want to live in the Land of Smiles for a few years, such poorly paid jobs aren’t too much of a problem since the cost of living is very low in Thailand, the infrastructure is the best in South East Asia, it’s a safe country, and there’s still every chance to further your career and get some useful work experience.

However there’s a hidden problem that only presents itself after some time: so you’ve been staying in the Land of Smiles for 1 or 2 years, and you’ve accumulated great work experience, your wage isn’t great, but so what : the cost of living is low so no problem. HOWEVER, do you know what’s coming next? : You haven’t had the opportunity to actually BANK money while staying in Thailand. The cost of air tickets look very expensive compared to your salary. The cost of living back home starts to panic you when you compare your Thai wage slip. This dilemma hits a lot of foreigners in Thailand a year or two after deciding to work there. Long- term plans can often be put on hold since you don’t have the savings to realise any ambition like purchasing a house, purchasing a car, or getting married.

Therefore, key point : when thinking about staying in Thailand, also consider that it is very difficult to bank substantial quantities of cash when thinking about the prices of “back home”.

Yet, it’s not all about money is it? You can gain a wonderful experience in Thailand, perhaps learn the language, make new friends, go travelling around the country when you have time off work, and gain some precious overseas work experience.

So what kind of work placements can you find in Thailand? Looking at jobs-quality.com - a site listing positions in and around the Chonburi and Bangkok areas of Thailand - they have listed HR work placements, Admin work placements, engineering work placements in Thailand, safety officer job positions etc. Essentially the sort of work placements you’d find in your home country. While most of these posts may be looking for a Thai national who speaks Thai, there are still English-speaking prerequisites for placements inside many international organizations based in Thailand.