Why Teaching English for Magic Ears?
Great Pay and Flexibility
Straightforward Hiring Process
The hiring process of the Magic Ears is quite rigorous and strict. However, the hiring process at Magic Ears seems to be very straightforward and clear compared to many other companies. The pay rate is transparent has a range of $18–26 per one-hour lesson up to 4 students aged 5–12. Teaching hours are 6:30pm-9pm weekdays and weekends 10 am-11:30 am & 6:30 pm-9 pm (Beijing Time). Fast internet connection is required, 10 MB/s uploading and downloading. They are looking for teachers from the US and Canada only. TEFL or relevant teaching certificate or 2 years of teaching experience is highly preferred.
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Great Culture
From what we have heard in our groups they are a lot more understanding when it comes to sick days and emergencies. Magic Ears has very thorough details in expectations and explanation of the salary breakdown and interview process which you find on their recruiting page, which is one of the most detailed and comprehensive we have seen.
Scheduling is totally flexible and Magic Ears don’t penalize you for sick days or emergencies as some other online companies do.
Class Structure
Magic Ears’ teachers are expected to teach 1-on-4 classes
Class Booking
How do bookings work? Your classes will be booked by the company, not by the parents/students to maximize your time usage and avoid the idle.
Is there a minimum hour commitment per week? Nope, but we do recommend you provide stable commitment say 10 hours allocation weekly to optimize your booking and earning. The companies do prefer teachers with a stable and predictable schedule. Magic Ears also use your total teaching hours and reviews from the parents/students to calculate your guaranteed hours. Class booking will increase as you rank up.
- All new teachers start out as Freshmen rank and have limited slots open.
- After you teach your first 10 classes, you can rank up to Benchmark (can open full schedule but not high bookings) or Junior (about 50–60% of your open slots booked).
- After 100 classes you can rank to Senior if you’re in the top 20% of teacher feedback, and you’ll be guaranteed for 80% of your open slots to be booked.
- Magic Master is for those in the top 5% of feedback and has 100% of opened slots guaranteed.
Candidates
Magic Ears is a bit more strict on the nationality of the candidate, mainly looking for teachers from US/Canada.
You can apply via Oakary to receive additional assistance or use the application link directly.
Compensation
- Base pay of $9 for a 25-min class.
- $1 bonus per class if you enter your first class of the day within 10 minutes early.
- $1 per class if you open 60+ class slots per month.
- So based on this structure, you’ll receive a total of $11 per 25-minute class, or $22 an hour.
- You will have opportunities to receive a raise for outstanding teacher performance every 6 months (caps at $26/hr).
- If you have a BS or MS in Education + ESL certificate (TEFL/TESOL/CELTA, etc) + 5 or more years teaching experience, your base pay will be $10/class (plus the bonuses mentioned above) for a total of $24/hour.
Class Cancellation
One significant benefit working for Magic Ears is that they understand life is full of unexpected situations.
Sick days
Anytime you are ill, Magic Ears would rather you take time off than suffering from teaching ill. You will not be penalized for having to cancel due to illness. If you are the only care-taker for your children during class times, you may also cancel penalty-free if they got ill.
Emergency Cancellation
This covers essentially any type of situation out of your control, including natural disasters, power outages, family emergencies, etc.
Non-Emergency and Not-sick Cancellation
You get 2 days of non-emergency/sick cancellations per month.
- Cancellation must be made at least 24 hours in advance to avoid the penalty.
- Cancellation within 24 hours but prior to 2 hours will be penalized $10.
- Cancellation within 2 hours of class time that are not due to emergency or illness will be counted as absent.
This type of cancellations count for the entire day, so if you are canceling two classes within the same day, it will be counted as one cancellation.
Keep in mind that absence is a penalty of $20 and can result in a class suspension of up to one week, and 2 absences within one contract can lead to contract termination.
Open Slot Cancellation
Open slots can be closed and opened at any time without penalties



Interview Tips
For Magic Ears, you have an option of a live video interview with HR or recording an intro video for it. Learn how to make a great intro video.
- Apply online → Live interview (8–10 min demo class)/Demo
- 1v4 Training → 1v1 Training → Trial Classes
- Background check → Sign contract → Become a Magic Ears’ teacher Flowchart for your reference
How to Apply?
You can apply via Oakary to receive additional assistance or use the application link directly.
About Magic Ears
Magic Ears is founded in 2016. HQ in Beijing, China.
About Oakary
Beyond job matching, Oakary also assists along the hiring process with interview tips and communication with the HR. Furthermore, we also providing support to teachers got hired by our teaching partners to nurture trustworthy relationships and strong community, English Teaching Resources and Jobs. Please feel free to reach out and join the community whether you need help with communication with the HR, class materials, news update, or anything beyond!
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