Online japanese tutor

Adult learners, school students and their parents, and people preparing for travel, work or study in Japan.

Hourly rate per lesson, often with discounted blocks of lessons paid in advance. Small group classes can lift your hourly earnings.

• Strong spoken and written Japanese
• Patient, clear teaching
• Lesson planning
• Comfortable with video tools

• Check whether you need public liability or professional indemnity insurance
• If you teach under-18s, check your state's working with children check requirements
• Check when you need to register for GST as your income grows
• Be careful with copyrighted textbooks and materials, use your own or licensed resources
• Check any platform fees and terms if you use a tutoring marketplace

Startup costs are typically around $100 to $800, depending on your equipment, materials and any platform fees. Monthly revenue is typically estimated at $300 to $3,000, depending on how many students you teach and the hours you work.

If you teach under-18s, check your state's working with children check requirements. Also check whether you need public liability or professional indemnity insurance, when to register for GST, any platform fees, and use your own or licensed materials rather than copyrighted textbooks.

You need strong spoken and written Japanese, patient and clear teaching, lesson planning, and comfort with video tools. The estimate is at least around 4 hours a week, including planning lessons and tracking each student's progress.