50 Great Companies that Hire Former Teachers in 2025
June 27, 2025
Being a teacher in 2025 isn’t easy. If you’re reading this article, I don’t have to tell you that teachers are looking to leave the profession in droves, searching for more work-life balance, better pay, and more flexibility. If you’re one of the folks looking to make the switch from the classroom to a different vocation, you might find it hard to find the right companies that hire former teachers and will value your skillset. But your job search doesn’t need to be a slog.
We’ve done the research and found you 50 different companies that hire teachers in 2025.
And these aren’t just companies that hire anybody. They’re the kinds of businesses that are actively seeking the knowledge and training that teachers like you bring to the table. Whether that’s the ability to manage projects over the course of time, foster relationships, stay organized—or simply, teach—you’ll find that you don’t need to start from scratch.
I know it can seem daunting to make the leap from the classroom to the corporate world, but you’ve got this. Never forget how much work you’ve put into each and every academic year. Why wouldn’t an employer want that same level of ambition and ability in their office?
Now, if you’re looking for ways to make yourself—and your resume—stand out, we’ve got some tips that might help.
Tips for Making Your Resume Stand Out
- Tailor your resume to the job posting. Lots of companies use some kind of AI or software to weed out resumes that don’t contain the same language as the job posting, so make sure your resume does that.
- Get some professional eyes on it. It can be worthwhile to pay a pro a small sum to help ensure that you’re emphasizing skills and accomplishments that align best with the job posting.
- Highlight transferable skills. Never done ed tech sales before? That’s okay—lean into the strengths and experience you do have and think about how they might transfer to this new position. Remember when you won that huge grant for your school? That should be top of mind when you’re trying to demonstrate your sales skills. Additional transferable skills for teachers often include public speaking, organization, and communication.
- Quantify and qualify every accomplishment. In other words, provide specific evidence of scope and impact so that your prospective employer can see how much value you stand to bring to their company. For example, “Instructed 80+ students per year across four sections of AP English Language; achieved 98% overall pass rate. 65% of students earned 4s and 5s (twice the national rate)” is much stronger and more information than “Taught four sections of AP English.”
Companies that Hire Former Teachers
We’ve broken these 50 companies that hire former teachers into categories based on what they do, including:
- Tutoring
- Curriculum, Content, and Assessment
- Publishing
- Technology
- Nonprofits, Fundraising, and Social Causes
- Human Resources and Travel
While each company may or may not be hiring at the time you find this list, you can keep them on your radar and come back to their jobs pages during your search.
Tutoring Companies that Hire Former Teachers in 2025
Tutoring is a great first step for teachers looking to make their transition out of the classroom. You’ll still get to use your teaching skills, but you might get to make your own schedule, set your own rates, and broaden the range of how you’re able to help students. Each tutoring company works differently, so be sure to check out their specifics—and their other job postings outside of tutoring that might be right up your alley.
Amplify says they are “remote first” and “Brooklyn based.” Outside of tutoring, you can also find Pilot Support, Brand Writer, and STEM Delivery System positions.
VIPKid offers $14–22 per 30 minute-session with 1–4 students. Tutors teach English, all from the comfort of home.
You can tutor for Sylvan in a brick-and-mortar location or through their mySylvania Marketplace+, which allows K–12 teachers to tutor online or in person as much as they’d like.
Varsity Tutors lets you set your own hours, choose how much you’d like to tutor, and earn rates depending on the subject. You can also earn different amounts of money for 1-on-1 tutoring and small group instruction. The longer you tutor, the more you can earn.
PrepNow offers SAT, ACT, and math tutoring. They expect a minimum of 6 hours of available time for tutoring on weekends and weeknights.
Tutor.com pays an hourly rate that’s dictated by subject matter. The application process takes 1–3 weeks, depending on how quickly you manage to complete each step.
QKids tutors can work from anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, and you’ll find out if you’re approved within 3 business days. You’ll be paid $6–8 per 30-minute lesson, after a $6 trial lesson. The schedule is set by Qkids.
At the time of publication, Paper isn’t searching for tutors, but keep them on your radar or check out their other job postings.
BookNook tutors K–8 students in a synchronous online platform designed for easy implementation in schools.
PearDeck offers live support on a 24/7 schedule in more than 50 subjects, including asynchronous writing feedback. They’re not looking for tutors as of publication, but keep them on your radar!
Flocabulary creates rigorous, standards-aligned, video-based lessons to build academic vocabulary and comprehension.
Elevate K–12 has both hybrid and remote opportunities, flexible/unlimited PTO, and promotes professional learning programs.
Curriculum, Content, and Assessment Companies that Hire Former Teachers in 2025
You already know how to create curriculum and build assessments front and back. Why not transfer those skills into a different job?
Imagine Learning does a bit of everything, from curriculum design to technology to delivering personalized learning to students. You can find roles as a Curriculum Advisor, an Education Coordinator, a Sales Specialist, or even an Online Tutor.
Great Minds creates curriculum and instructional materials, including a brand new K–8 English language arts class curriculum. A certified “Great Place to Work,” in 2024 and 2025, you can find jobs here in Accounting & Finance, HR, Marketing, Sales, Product Management, and more.
If you love the Discovery Channel, you’ll love working for Discovery Education. Work in the U.S. or the UK, and find positions like the Professional Development Specialist, whose job it is to deliver engaging learning experiences for classroom educators, specialists, and administrators. Sounds like you, doesn’t it?
Cambium has seven different education companies under its umbrella. You can find work as a Math Test Developer, Science Test Developer, or test writer in ELA.
Age of Learning creates school solutions in math, reading, Spanish, and other subjects. Right now, they’re hiring in Data & Analytics, Finance, and Marketing.
IXL reaches 17 million students in 190 different countries, and contains companies like Wyzant and Rosetta Stone. You can work for them as a tutor, but also in Curriculum Design, Product & Design, Marketing, and more.
Learning Resources, along with its sister companies Educational Insights and hand2mind, create toys, educational products, and curriculum. Work for them remotely, in the US, or in Great Britain.
Newsela consists of a remote team across the U.S. and an HQ team in New York City. You’ll earn wellness discounts, generous maternity and paternity leave, learning assistance, and great healthcare.
Goalbook has remote and regional positions across the country. They’re frequently looking for content contributors and customer success agents—specifically folks who used to be special education teachers or school leaders.
Work for Avela in the San Francisco Bay Area or in the Greater Boston area. The company leads research on how to make enrollment in schools easier, fairer, and more accessible.
Sirius operates in the state of Texas and crafts test prep and TEKS-based solutions to empower students and teachers.
Publishing Companies that Hire Former Teachers in 2025
Academic publishing companies offer former teachers the ability to use their expertise to bring knowledge to students in a different way.
What kind of dream job would it be to run a Scholastic Book Fair? Work for Scholastic Books in any number of positions and make your dreams come true.
The publishing giant frequently needs sales representatives and customer success managers. Who better than you to help school administrators feel like they’re being treated well?
Savvas earned a Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation in 2024. As of publication, they’re looking for curriculum specialists in a range of subjects. Get out there and apply.
Publishing giant Pearson hires for roles all across the country and in remote capacities.
Larson Texts employees help create “innovative print and digital mathematics products.” They offer competitive salaries and benefits.
There are anywhere from 201–500 employees working at Britannica at any time, across the country and in their headquarters in Chicago.
Epic offers a slew of extensive benefits like mentorship, employee resource groups, philanthropy, and a family-focused attitude that helps maintain work-life balance.
Technology Companies that Hire Former Teachers
Education technology companies are often looking for subject matter experts to guide their software development. Throw your resume in the ring!
Renaissance is a global pre-K–12 education technology company that is used in more than 40 percent of U.S. schools and 100 countries. Their assessment and instruction tools provide teachers and administrators with valuable insight into how to teach their students more effectively.
HMH operates an educational technology platform with award-winning instructional materials in all subjects. Depending on your expertise, you can find tech and engineering jobs, account executive jobs that have you dealing directly with school districts, and product manager positions.
Curriculum Associates creates data-driven cloud technology products to assist students and teachers in the classroom. Their i-Ready program serves a third of K–8 students in the United States. They’re often seeking Professional Learning Specialists and Educational Consultants—a perfect transition for a teacher.
CDW is an IT company that offers education solutions in the U.S., U.K., and Canada. This Fortune 500 company is frequently hiring.
Ranked by Builtin as one of the Best Places to Work in 2024 and 2025, BrainPOP creates learning solutions and works in both the U.S. and Tel Aviv.
Zearn hires entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, designers, and problem solvers of all stripes to help create “Numeracy for All.”
GoGuardian creates tools for educators, students, and schools to increase equity and engage learning environments. Expect jobs in engineering, product management, customer support, and sales.
Edpuzzle has offices in both Barcelona and Spain and is used in more than 80% of schools in the United States. They create interactive video lessons—and many of the employees are former teachers.
Take it straight from Edmentum: “In all we do, we are committed to putting educators first, and we are always looking for passionate, collaborative, and energetic people to join our team.” They’re remote first—and at the time of publication, they’re searching for a School Counselor.
Peaksware specifically makes software that helps athletes and musicians reach their goals. If you’re skilled in setting goals, creating and delivering a curriculum, and responding to feedback, this could be the company for you!
InStride develops education programs for businesses to help their employees professionally develop so that they can fill roles from within. If you understand how to teach a child, you can certainly help create learning structures for adult learners.
Panorama manages a suite of digital tools including surveys, tiered intervention planning, and professional development to help students get the support they need. They’re a remote team that already includes educators, so you’ll be in good company.
AlertMedia builds and manages an emergency communication solution for organizations. Former teachers might excel at roles like their Customer Onboarding Specialist, helping new clients to learn the AlertMedia system.
Nonprofits that Hire Former Teachers
Teachers already know that their best work comes from the heart. Why not extend that into the nonprofit world?
Khan Academy is so famous that people don’t often think of it as a nonprofit, but it is. You can join their Content Talent Community to teach for them, or check out their administrative roles.
TNTP—The New Teacher Project—brings together research, policy, and consulting to change the public school system. Their Effectiveness Coach role (location dependent) would be great for a former teacher. You would train and coach current and aspiring teachers. Perfect!
The GSA frequently needs program managers at their camps who know how to work with children. If you’re passionate about equitable experiences for girls, this could be the organization for you.
Snap! Mobile helps youth sports and activity leaders to fundraise for their organizations. You can finally get those groups you love some much-needed funding!
Human Resources and Travel Companies that Hire Teachers
Being a teacher means you have plenty of transferable skills to bring to Human Resources—or even organizing other people’s events, like their travel. Think outside the box a bit and find your perfect fit.
Guild creates business solutions to help companies in many different areas, including: nurturing foundational knowledge, cultivating job-specific skills, and preparing employees for licensed roles. A former teacher would excel at helping to create these instructional products.
CSC Global helps its clients maintain regulatory compliance with a suite of solutions. They have positions in sales, technology, service, and more.
This last one on our list might be a little unconventional: Fora is a travel agency. A teacher with immense organizational skills, curiosity, and the ability to manage a lot of different client needs at once would make a great addition to this team. You can work for their corporate office or build your own business as a travel agent.
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