So I realize this might not seem relevant to this sub, but I can't think of any other sub where people would have such niche experience as teaching in Japan, so I thought some people here might have ideas.
I feel I am successful in Japan because I got my masters and have been teaching full-time at the university level for several years now. I have several publications and presentations under my belt. I chose this career because I planned on staying in Japan indefinitely. I could keep doing this indefinitely, going from one university to the next every five years.
However, recently I think I'd like to go back to the U.S. (where I'm from) if I can find decent work there. From what I've heard and seen online, it seems like university ESL jobs in the U.S. are not that great compared to here. You can't find anything full-time, so you have to stitch together part-time jobs, and the pay and benefits are lacking. Are there any jobs that I could do in the U.S. with my experience that would give me a similar salary (~5.5 million yen/year), benefits, and stability to what I have here?
Some things I have considered are:
-Translation. I have N2 level Japanese and am working toward N1. Are there any jobs that require Japanese in the U.S.?
-Academic advising. It seems like a more stable job than teaching. Would I be qualified?
I have done some job searches, but it's hard to tell from that, so I'd like to hear about people's actual lived experience if possible.
by bellow_whale