I have got a question to all of you. I Thought about moving in to China when I will finish my studies. I would like to stay there for a long time.

Do you think it is hard to find a job connected with languages (translator, technical writer)?
I study french ( I will be on the highest level in this time), I know english (c1 now), I study Chinese by myself in home and I am native polish.

If i won't get job connected with languages - is it hard to find permanent job?

What is the lowest month salary ? What amount of money is necessary to live there in average conditions?

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I have got a question to all of you. I Thought about moving in to China when I will finish my studies. I would like to stay there for a long time.

Do you think it is hard to find a job connected with languages (translator, technical writer)? 
I study french ( I will be on the highest level in this time), I know english (c1 now), I study Chinese by myself in home and I am native polish.

If i won't get job connected with languages - is it hard to find permanent job?

What is the lowest month salary ? What amount of money is necessary to live there in average conditions?

siqitang · Answer

you can find jobs in shanghai or beijing. like weronika Truszczyńska.  i have seen many of foreigners work there...some of them even don't speak much Chinese .

siqitang · Answer

I think Aiueosa answer the question the best ....  the salary is not much difference like Poland ...china and Poland are much similar ....

siqitang · Answer

and I think you better know some friends in China to help you....

Aiueosa · Answer

Really hard question. It depends on what kind of expectation you have and in which part of China you want to move. Whether you are after a good career, want to travel and enjoy the life in a relaxed way or you just want to spend some time in China whatever you do.

Gernerally it's not hard to find a job related to the language in China. You can work as teacher in different kind of education institution, maybe in some companies. But you need to know Polish-learning is not common in every city. So if you look specifically for a job about Polish, you might be able to find it (at the universities for example, but not every university has Polish), and you would be good for you're native. But in generally I would say that your chance in English and French would be more (more in schools and private language-institution I suppose, even in Alliance Francaise in China, or as private teacher). You wouldn't earn much if you work as freelance translator, as interpreter maybe possible, or if you're employed by some companies (but I doubt about the conditions they could offer you).

Jobs not connected with the languages would be hard to find, because you don't major in things like IT, Physics. But if you mean jobs which makes your life more interesting, there're some restaurants or bars in some big cities that hire foreigners, but you need your luck to find reliable employers.

Permanent job is hard to find, the job-market changes. I can't answer this question. I suggest that you try to find some non-Chinese who have lived in China for many years, they might be able to answer your question. But as said, it is not easy if you say "permanent".

The salary differs from area to area, and in different branches also a lot. In small cities you may live comfortably with 3-4 thousand RMB per month, in cities like Beijing and Shanghai it might not be even enough for your basic living.

Aiueosa · Answer

@JustaStudent visit all China is great plan, it could really take years of time ;) Some of my foreign friends really did that, I didn't ask where they got the money from, but at least it's not mission impossible, but you would come across with more other daily problems than problem with the money I guess, it's foreign city with foreign language for you after all.

To eat good... you'll definately get lots of good food. But you may lose your hometown food for some time (cheese would not be very cheap in many cities for example) and not food in every region is suitable for your taste.

Aiueosa · Answer

@JustaStudent It's an advantage if you have business knowledges, then yoru can try some companies with international business. This kind of jobs are often more than only about translation. You might also pick up some communication tasks in the companies.

annabel_lee0997 · Answer

You can come Shanghai, there are a lot of foreign companies, they need translators or you can work as a teacher.