Besides teaching English in schools, working in retail or restaurant (food and beverages), what other modest jobs can expatriates hope to achieve in other industries if they were to live in Thailand? - especially if they are living in Bangkok. I'm talking about jobs that help them to earn at least 40000 baht per month. Thanks much! :)
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Without specific talents: probably none - maybe tell us what you can do that a Thai cannot? - After that, the only other thing is to check the classifieds - for restaurants and retail they can hire Thai for 5000 baht a month... sorry
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None, zero, zip, zilch, nada. Absolutely no chance in hell. Bt. 40.000 is a pretty good salary for a middle manager. A guy or gal with a lot of experience in the field and a lot of responsibility to handle. Forget about it. If you are that uninformed about salaries, better stay home.
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can you sing? anyone who can sing specially in english are most wanted anywhere in thailand. in the hotels, restaurants, etc. your 40000 tripples with a singing job.
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Are you a Surgeon or a Pilot because thats what they earn - qualified teachers earn between 16 - 20 Baht a month - Policeman 7000 baht - 7/11 4000 baht get real why would someone employ you when you dont even read or write Thai either. The Only way as a Farang ( Like Me ) is to own bar or resturant work at least 6 days a week and then you should be ok. Moving out here for good next year
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Interesting that you're being dissed as there are many foreigners working in Thailand. But you do of course need to have skills/competencies that are in demand. This is accentuated by the fact that there are minimum salaries set as prerequisites for issuance of a work permit - the minimums depend on your nationality, As a Westerner, you must have at least 50,000 or 60,000 baht per month. This means that you will be competiting with well-educated Thais for the jobs. But as I mentioned in the beginning, there are many foreigners working in Thailand - in managerial and / or "expert" positions. You need to have a niche or specialty, but it is not impossible for a foreigner to get a job in Thailand.
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Aside from teaching English, it is generally very hard for a foreigner to find employment in Thailand, unless they own their own business, having said that this can be a big gamble if you cannot speak/read Thai, do not know the rules and regulations and you would require a work permit if you want to actually work in your business. The vast majority of foreigners who work in Thailand are there because of their qualifications, technical knowledge and experience. Almost all Thai employers would prefer to hire a Thai National over a foreigner because of a number of reasons, such as easier to communicate with, lower wages, same culture, etc. One possibly is to find a job working for a multinational company, who has links and relations in Thailand in your home country, then eventually get a transfer - this can be a challenging and hard process, because of the above.
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A number of issues. Service work such as a retail clerk or bar tender is prohibited to foreigners, wouldn't matter since you wouldn't be hired anyway if you don't speak Thai fluently and that kind of business would never meet the requirements to be able to legally hire a foreigner. 40,000 baht per month is below the minimum wage for most western countries so if you had a legit job offer for that amount you can't get a work permit anyway. Those good jobs some people talk about are almost exclusively multinational companies that stationed a few employees in Thailand. Next to impossible to get those jobs unless you have a connection within those companies. Some oil and gas workers are the exception. The requirements for a company to hire a foreigner are prohibitive. $2 million baht of registered capital per foreigners and a minimum ratio of Thai to foreign workers (can't remember, maybe like 20:1) and demonstration of a special skills need. So only larger companies with a dire need for special skills only available from foreigners. English schools the obvious exception. It's a waste of you time and energy. Just come on vacation and enjoy then go back home.
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Unless you have a specific skill (i.e. heart surgeon), that a Thai cannot do at a fraction of the cost forget about a "regular job", You need to open your own business to make 40,000+ and even then you need to meet the visa requirements, income requirements, legal requirements and hope you don't fail or get hired by a comapany in your home country that has an office in Thailand. Either way your chances are slim. http://www.worldsalaries.org/thailand.shtml http://www.thaivisa.com/
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