| Employment in Central America can be found as a | | | | volunteer or in a tourism-based job as well. Spanish |
| volunteer or in a tourism-based job. Several English | | | | language skills are also not required but do help with |
| speaking communities have sprung up and especially | | | | finding a job. When I traveled through Peru, Argentina, |
| cater to job seekers from the U.S., Canada, and | | | | and Colombia, I was surprised to see that there were |
| England; these are Ambergris Caye in Belize and | | | | a lot of job advertisements for English teachers but |
| Roatan in Honduras. Panama is also a country that | | | | they only paid $7 to $9 per hour! The higher paying |
| has a growing English speaking population and can be | | | | teaching jobs are found in the Universities but, |
| a source of job opportunities as well. If you are a U.S. | | | | generally, you have to have a Masters degree to |
| citizen, I'd recommend staying out of El Salvador and | | | | obtain one of these jobs. |
| Nicaragua due to safety concerns. Spanish language | | | | There are also jobs to be found as a translator (both |
| skills are not required but do help with finding a job. | | | | speaking and writing), tour guides, hotel staff, |
| Guatemala has successfully marketed itself as an | | | | Internships, and volunteer positions. For some reason, |
| inexpensive place to study Spanish and has a lot of | | | | unknown to me, Brazil is the most difficult country to |
| schools that offer intensive classes. | | | | obtain a work visa and find employment as a |
| Employment in South America can be found as a | | | | foreigner. |