Often it is wondered what jobs can skilled American workers obtain overseas and how can they go about finding those employers abroad?
Before commencing that search, wisdom will be served by weighing the Pros & Cons of Moving Abroad & Working Overseas.
There is a constant need for teaching English as a second language; charity work, and in construction, petrochemical plants, power plants, and in the oil and gas industry.
English Teaching, Charity Work Abroad Jobs in Asia, Africa, Latin America
People with education backgrounds can find positions that pay well in the Middle East:
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Kuwait
- Jordan
Teaching English as a second language positions also are available in Africa:
- Egypt
- Sudan
- Libya
- South Africa
Pay in these positions often is likely lower than what is paid in the more prosperous Mideast, but it is possible to find work with some of the international contractors working in Libya because of its recent influx of thousands of laborers from Thailand, Vietnam and several South American nations with only weak understanding of English.
Construction, Power Plants, Oil And Gas, Petrochemical All Pay Big Salaries
A subsidiary of Orascom Construction Inc., OCI, built the tallest structure in the world, Burj Dubai, and Consolidated Construction International Companies, CCIC, built the largest mall in the world, Dubai Mall. Together, the two firms joint ventured to build what then was the largest mall/living complex in the world in Cairo, Egypt.
With Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and noted airport construction and maintenance power house TAV, based in Turkey, CCIC has been engaged in new airports construction in Libya and Oman. Each of these international companies are building a strong base of operations in North Africa and are present in the Arabian Gulf.
Odebrecht, it should be noted, has a strong presence in Latin America, and in the USA cities of Miami, Florida and New Orleans, LA.
Still, these organizations, and many others, continue searching for engineers to assist them throughout the Arabian Gulf, Egypt, Libya, Algeria and other regions. Engineers from Western Europe, North America, South Africa and Australia continue to be recruited by OCI and CCIC to insure they are better able to meet the increasingly complex specifications associated with ISO Specifications.
Expatriate hopefuls will join and become active members in trade organizations associated with their occupational skills. A short list for construction or oil and gas employment:
- ACI, American Concrete Institute
- ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASNT, American Society of Nondestructive Testing
- ASSE, American Society of Safety Engineers
- AWS, American Welding Society
- SAME, Society of Military Engineers (a favorite among US Army Corps of Engineers)
FIFA Football Fans May Find Work Abroad Near Next World Cup Soccer in South Africa
For the expatriate who is also a fan or FIFA's World Cup Football and is fortunate to gain assignment to work in South Africa, the cost savings for attending the upcoming matches may well be reason enough to take charity work abroad in southern Africa.
The rewards in terms of pay, personal growth, or simply in getting to see, with little personal financial expense, the Giza pyramids, or safari to photograph rampaging wildebeests on the Savannah, the gorillas of African forests, the stunning beauty in jungles of Asia or Latin America, or the virgin coastline of pristine Libya that houses antiquities dating back to Hannibal not yet overrun by tourists and hawkers selling souvenirs makes living overseas while working abroad a most rewarding experience to share with loved ones or report to grandchildren in later years.
Source:
The Big Guide to Living And Working Overseas - by Jean-Marc Hachey, (4th edition revised 2007) published by Intercultural Systems Systemes Interculturels, ISSI, was consulted in preparing this report and provides a wealth of information in its 1,000-plus pages. This "Bible" includes a wealth of information regarding charity work abroad and volunteer work abroad.
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