When living abroad some people feel more comfortable working and teaching at traditional institutions. In addition to language centers that are always hiring, if you live in a large city there is usually a couple of large international (English-only) schools that need qualified instructors.
I should point out that these jobs are much more serious and regimented than language centers, but also have a really good support network and monetary compensation. Be sure to check out Dave’s ESL for listings.　Here is some data regarding their popularity：
Another factor has been highlighted by Nick Brummitt of ISC Research. His investigations show that in April 2007 there were 4,179 “English-speaking international schools’, an increase of 146% in a period of seven years largely coinciding with the period of greater security concern. He estimates that there will be over 5,000 such schools by 2010 and 9,000 by 2020 and that the number of teachers at these schools will be:154,000 in April 2007
188,000 in 2010
246,000 in 2015
303,000 in 2020With the number of international school teachers needing to double in 12 or 13 years, the recruitment crisis is going to get worse.