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- Everything you need to know about getting a job here in Uruguay! What visas you need, where to find the jobs, what jobs can you get as a fluent spanish speaker, what job can you get as an english speaker and so much more.
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00:00 intro
02:25 Disclaimers
05:08 Visas
07:18 Jobs for Spanish speakers
10:21 Jobs for English speakers
11:45 How to find job listings
15:04 Specific companies to work for
16:57 Minimum wage & Average income
20:20 Real Pay Rate examples
24:47 Warnings and Notes
28:50 How I make money ONLINE
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Hi Maddie, I've been working here for three years now as a teacher. I agree with everything you said. I think the challenge of finding a job here is another aspect resulting from the simple fact that this country doesn't get much outside stimulus. Friendship circles get formed in middle school, maybe even before, and it's hard for an outsider to break in. Family circles are even tighter. It's very hard to penetrate those circles and that adds to the challenge of finding a job. En Uruguay todos se conocen. That's the charm and the problem. I think it's a paralell problem to other issues of acclimation here.
Yes interesting points! I have found that here, everyone is generally super friendly and welcoming, but to break into the "inner circle" is challenging! Even with family if you have not grown up here.
Hi Jonathan! I am an art teacher in NY, USA. If I am not a fluent Spanish speaker how difficult would it be for me to continue teaching in Uruguay?
im glad your making videos still
Thanks for sharing.
Uruguayan here. If you are a I.T. professional you can get a salary of 1500 to 2000 US dollars each month. Or more if you have good formation and experience.
Thankyou for the tip! Is this for people with a degree in software engineering or just anyone?
@@MaddieAle If you have a certification on coding you can find work on the area, but you are not going to get a high pay if you don't have already many years of expertise. If you do have a degree or are doing one then you have better possibilities.
thanks for the input!
Sorry to jump in on this comment/reply I just have a background in IT so wanted to clear some things up real quick... Hopefully? So I have a bachelor's in IT but my focus is mainly on Enterprise Administration, virtualization and network security. I have 10 years working experience in these. So would I be as likely to benefit from my experience in Uruguay not being someone who does backend coding? Thanks for reading if this does get seen and hope everyone the best this new year. Cheers! 🥂
And thanks 👍
I’m an Uruguayan living in USA and this video was very interesting!! Good work
thankyou! Would you ever move back to Uruguay or do you love the USA?
Thanks your on the ground info and approach. I'm a former ESL teacher and finishing my Masters in Counseling Psychology. I'm hoping to move with my family and would love to chat about some questions I have before coming. Hope all is well. I've learned a lot from your series. Thanks again from Canada
Hi Steve, did you reach out on our email? because we could definitely set up a chat if you need
Nice! ❤
Glad you like it!
Hey Maddie, Uruguay is not an easy place to come and look for work for sure. I wouldn't recommend it for most folks. Congrats on the channel, you're doing a great job at a newcomer, teasing out info.
amazing experiecne maddi
thanks for you efforts and your Valuable information, and if you can to tell us about the health care in there and comparison with other countries , especially there's no videos talk about it, my greetings 🌷
I'll do my best but I don't want to talk about it without having someone from within the system help! Because honestly its very confusing and I don't want to give any incorrect information!.
Very knowledgeable video 👍
Glad you think so!
You are so smart and a very nice person!!!!!....
URUGUAYANS: I would love to hear if you have other suggestions or corrections to make on my video! I know I can't get everything right but I tried my best :)
Everyone else: If you know the minimum salary of your country... I would love to know! Please comment the country name below and what the minimum pay is per hour or per month :)
El salario mínimo es $ 19.364.
Saludos
Hi Maddie and Ale! Your videos are wonderful and so helpful, God bless you and your family! I''m an European Union citizen and am studying pharmacy, next year get graduated and would like to work in the field of biotechnologies or even as a pharmacist in Uruguay. I speak native Spanish and also fluent in English, what are the opportunities to be useful for the Uruguayan society working in the biotech or pharmaceutical field? Also would like to marry an Uruguayan girl and form a happy family there. Any ideas are very welcome from Maddie and from Uruguayans as well. I have been to the country as a tourist and it is really a wonderful place to have a happy family and chidlren one day in the future. God bless Uruguay!
Hi again, Maddie
This was a very informative video. It is always interesting to compare salaries between countries.
My understanding is that in Uruguay salaries are reported after taxes, and that people are paid for 14 months per year...is that right?
I had heard about tech and call center jobs there, so that is interesting that there are English language jobs in a Spanish-speaking country.
Thanks for the very informative video!
Yes i think its similar in many South American countries because... "the US is where the money is" so being able to speak english is a bonus! as far as "paid for 14 months" i'm not sure maybe someone can confirm in the comments. BUT I know you do get guaranteed holidays, but it will depend on the company hiring you. One of my English students is Uruguayan but he works for an international company here (hence the english classes) And he often has to work Uruguayan holidays. Not the major ones... but there are "optional public holidays" where most Uruguayans don't work, but some companies can make you. It's kind of a confusing system until you're IN it.
@@MaddieAle Yes, being able to speak English opens doors, wherever you are, I think, tbh
I have heard of people working for international companies and working odd holidays as well.
Thanks for the reply!
Tienes una excelente pronunciación en español y tu inglés es muy bueno. En Uruguay hay mucha gente que gana más de 25 la hora, médicos etc. Con tu nivel de inglés podrías trabajar en Zona América, ahí se paga muy bien, es muy bonito Uruguay. Éxitos, saludos.
Que es Zona America?
@@JorgeGonzalez-ei6ft Buenos días Jorge, es un conglomerado de empresas que se encuentra en las afueras de Montevideo. Free tax, Uruguay es el 3 pais del Mundo en venta de software per cápita y está entre los primeros en energías renovables y gobierno digital, por tanto muchas empresas uruguayas y extranjeras requieren gente con altos niveles de inglés para potenciar sus negocios internacionales. Incluso hay call center solo para los mercados angloparlantes. Saludos
@@gonzaloperez6508 gracias Gonzalo.
Hello!
I've been looking at Uruguay for about a year. This channel is exactly the NEW information ive been looking for.
I retired early a year ago, out of the IT profession, and I am wondering if there are opportunities in that arena. I really like the chill vibe of the place, from what I have seen and read, but have never been, since the lock downs. (not much Spanish, but I'm working on that now)
Can you point me in a direction?
Thanks in advance!
yes there is quite a big IT industry and many companies are grateful if the workers also speak english, if they are international companies that is! I don't know any names of specific companies unfortunately, but if you do research and find a company that has partners in the USA or UK or even in Brazil, many will communicate in english as its a common middle language!
@@MaddieAle Indeed, IT and programming professions are a good to go here, specially if you have experience and degrees, companies are thirsty for this
Urugray has a territorial tax system. I might be wrong. I think trading gains from a foreign exchanges are not taxable in uruguay. It should be a great place for stock/currency/cryptocurrency/commodity traders. Any thought on being a trader in urugray?
Hay que empezar por decir que los extranjeros que vienen con experiencia y el idioma inglés nativo tienen muchas cosas a favor.
Luego decir que si vienen a Uruguay yo creó que lo mejor que pueden implementar es servicio de traducción para las épocas de turismo, muchos extranjeros de habla inglesa prefieren evitar venir a este país por qué no todo el mundo habla más lenguas en los comercios de acá.
No creo que la gente evite el país por esto, tal vez solo sientan que es más pequeño y tiene menos que ofrecer que Argentina o Brasil, PERO personalmente amo a Uruguay y sé que tiene mucho que ofrecer que es diferente a su vecino. países.
Creo que traducir es un buen trabajo, pero por supuesto que también querrás ser un buen hablante de español, ¡o al menos conocer muy bien Uruguay antes de ofrecer un servicio turístico para extranjeros! :P
Hay trabajos que pagan muy poco.
Yo estoy en la industria de la construcción y un peón gana 900 dólares x mes y oficial 1700 dólares x mes.
Mano de obra especializada como : sanitarios ,electricistas o Steel framing 2500 en adelante.
Esto es sueldo liquido aparte tienen todos los beneficios de seguro de salud, aguinaldo,salario vacacional , días feriados pagos.
Administrativos en esta industria desde 800 a 1700 dólares por mes.
Saludos y feliz 2022.
How much is avg cost of living in uruguay (montevideo) ? and how is the food ? it is easy to find vegetarian food there ? and is montevideo safe ?
Thanks for information.....but do you have any idea about the salary of doctors in Uruguay if a GP or specialist ?
And how many taxes percentage that doctors pay ?
I have no idea! But I can ask around for you :)
Hi maddie, how can we apply for TRC IN Uruguay if someone come to Uruguay on visit visa. I meant what are the requirements?
Reading through some of your comments, it seems that IT jobs are demanded by a lot of industries. A lot of Europeans are thinking on moving out due to current conflicts and direct consequences affecting over the long term. Do you recommend, based on your experience, acquiring a house in Montevideo or is it ok to get a house in other areas that may be cheaper but will also offer same commodities and stuff?
Thank you very much!
if you have an IT qualification I truly believe you can make it well here in uruguay!
If you're talking about BUYING i have no ecperience, but there are definitely some areas of montevideo that are nicer and some that are... cheaper. we could maybe discus this in more detail?
How much do construction jobs warehouse , laboures pay please enlighten us thank you
hy how are you please let me know how to convert tourist visa to residency card and how much can get monthly average salary in uruguay please reply me
Hi ! Does anyone know if it’s possible to get a job in Engineering as a CNC machine setter/operator ? I’ve been working in England for 12 years doing that , but can’t find anything like that on the internet while I’m looking for a job in Montevideo , I want to move to Uruguay this year but my Spanish is not very good and I’m still learning , never worked on call centre or anything like that , how difficult would be for me to find a job ? Appreciate any information. thanks
Bella video 😍😍😍😍 auguro che rendi visita
gracias Mimi! :)
Hi! Nice video ! Can I get a teaching job over there ? How long it takes to get a residency ? Thank
Residency really depends! For me it was a very slow process but some people say it is easy and fast. If you have money to transfer to a Uruguayan Bank account, ($5-10,000) then they can fast track everything, or if you come from certain countries like Venezuela or Cuba, BUT this was not how things worked out for me!
Hi are you live in uruguay ?
In all my searches online, I noticed apartment rents are too high for the amount of expected salary (for a tech job) in Monte Video. Not sure how expats are managing there !!!!
It depends of the quality of the apartment and the neighborhood. If you have not problem with commute then outside Montevideo you get much better prices. If you are and Software Developer then you can get be just fine but you are not going to save any money, at least not if you are the only one paying the rent.
Basically yea… it’s hard 🤪 you can get apartments cheaper if you live further out from the city or with something smaller haha
Hey Maddie! About doctors (9:30), it's pretty common to see cuban and venezuelan doctors working for our healthcare providers, you need to revalidate your degree with our government but it's easier to do than in Europe for example. Foreigners also get the chance to apply to medical specialty programs in our public university.
Also, unrelated question. What's your take on the difference between "expat" and "immigrant"? Are they one and the same for you?
Oh Thankyou! Yes I had no idea so thanks for the tip! And for me… I really don’t know the difference if I’m honest, immigrant makes it seem like you moved for a better life and more opportunities, where expat to me almost seems like you moved just for a change of scenery or an extended working holiday? Not sure on the official definition
You’re an immigrant, an expat is someone that moves to another country with an expat package a job a house and school allowance for your family private and international healthcare also relocating bonus and services , usually people who work for multinational companies or embassies would be considered expats , the rest are nomads , migrant workers , retirees , or even self made expats is when you move to another country and open up your own business
me encantaria trabajar en algo que me apasione !!! siga adelante bs
sakutes from Bluefields
Wow, i didnt know alot of this things, and i born here 🤣. My sister has a girlfriend from Cuba, and she found a job like in a week. I can say that we dont really care about the law, so "can i work in uruguay?", YES, anyone can do that, BUT "en negro", and thats really normal in this country,. Saludos desde Tacuarembó Maddie y Alejandro!.
I m intetested in job there m bachelor in pharmacy having many years of exp
Uber eats existe acá también.
😅😅 no it did, then they discontinued it during the pandemic. Unless you’ve ordered from there recently? Maybe they brought it back?
hi! I have a small business here. I sell seeds on Ebay and shopify. . Do you think I would be able to continue to do that in Uruguay? Thanks anyone who answers ❤
uuuuhhh... shipping may be a problem! What kinds of seeds? the regulations here for shipping are complex, I ship CLOTHING out of the country no problem, i mean it is expensive though.
How did you get more subscribers than I do, you joined in 2020 and I joined in 2018 with 318 subs
Highly specific videos! :P Also I've been making youtube videos since 2014... just on a different account, so I have a lot of practice :)
Hi 😊
Hello 😊
Can I do a small business there ?
what type of small business?
@@MaddieAle like a cafeteria business or Supply goods as trading
Hello I am interested in working
How can I help you?
My friend you live in uragay or not . I am willing came in Uruguay please give me suggestions
Glad you got fully vaccinated! I'm from the US. Minimum wage in my state is $7.25, but many businesses are paying more right now. If I move to Uruguay, I will be retired! Thanks for the videos!
you're welcome, and thanks for the info. I've heard unfortunately many times businesses try to pay worked much less than that, BUT it's nice to know the minimum isn't $3 or something at least!
From Pakistan
hi again, if you have any specific questions let me know.
How to get Uruguay girl numbers?
Estimados Uruguayos, Por favor, comprenda que hay buenos inmigrantes en su país que trabajan duro, se concentran en lo que pueden controlar y no tienen una mentalidad prepotente. Los idiotas como Maddie caminan gritando en inglés y haciéndote demandas sin hablar tu idioma y te llaman racista, pero ella es la minoría. Ella es más visible porque es una narcisista arrogante, pero por cada uno de ellos hay diez o veinte de nosotros que nunca ves. Por favor, no endurezcan sus corazones, pero comprendan que ella es una tonta y, obviamente, se irá pronto.
Si tiene más que le gustaría agregar, o correcciones a mis puntos, por favor comparta, sería útil para los demás espectadores.
Pero criticarme por intentar compartir información no ayuda a nadie. Espero que tengas un maravilloso día.
Uy flaca, que te hizo? Es una falta de respeto y una inmadurez total que la estés insultando, diciéndole tonta e idiota, en su video. Se está ganando la vida de la forma que le gusta mientras trata de hacer las cosas bien, pero el gobierno pone trabas, es así. Para poder darse la vacuna estuvo meses. Ese comentario a la más de tu ignorancia e inconformidad con tu vida.
@@valentinamartinez3766 quejarse del país al que decide inmigrar es inaceptable. si eliges salir de uruguay y mudarte a otro lugar, debes cerrar la boca y estar agradecido o regresar al lugar de donde vienes. Maddie se queja de la intolerancia y el racismo como una niña blanca privilegiada. No solo es patético, sino que le hace la vida más difícil a todo inmigrante real a este país que no se queja y atribuye sus problemas a los defectos de carácter de otras personas y, en cambio, asume la responsabilidad de su vida
@@lesliewu3208 Si se quiere quejar está en todo su derecho. Y si, hablará desde su privilegio blanco en cuanto al racismo, pero la xenofobia existe y la discriminación por esta tmb. Además hay que aceptar que no somos una maravilla y tenemos toneladas de cosas para mejorar como país, que las señale no tiene nada de malo así como las puedo señalar yo y con muchísimo más odio que Maddie.
@@valentinamartinez3766 pero es un poco mira imagínate tu migrar a Australia y sobrevivir sin inglés 😂 o andar pidiendo a todos que hablen en español , quejarte por que el banco o no hay ikea , imagínate sólo la cantidad de papeles que tendrías que hacer para estar en Australia vs lo nada que tuvo que hacer esta boba para estar en Uruguay y disfrutar del clima hermoso la gente linda y la paz ✌️
Coming to you from the lady who can't speak Spanish but wants to sell you English language classes is her take on the job market in a location where she has been unable to demonstrate sufficient competence to secure a cedula after almost 2 years. Respectfully, I would avoid offering advice on subjects where you so obviously have not put in the work.
Lolol. Ouch
Te criaste con chinos? Por tu falta de respeto es obvio! Lol stop being so rude and assuming or labeling the young lady as racist. If the complaining component troubles you, stop watching. But id say to you, she is becoming a common Uruguayo. Porque son re-considos por quejones.
Deja quieto loca. Deja de mirar Maddie's videos. No seas tan cancerosa. 🤣
No entiendo la insistencia en hablar de cosas de las que no tenés ni la más mínima idea.
exactamente, por lo que vale, hay inmigrantes a este maravilloso país que no se quejan y pontifican en áreas donde no tenemos competencia y no hemos hecho ningún esfuerzo.
... ¿Viste el video y lo entendiste?
Estoy compartiendo CONSEJOS y menciono que, por supuesto, no soy un experto, pero la gente me hace estas preguntas, así que SOLICITE AYUDA A LOS URUGUAYOS y compartí sus respuestas.
Si tiene más que le gustaría agregar, o correcciones a mis puntos, por favor comparta, sería útil para los demás espectadores.
Pero criticarme por intentar compartir información no ayuda a nadie. Espero que tengas un maravilloso día.
@@MaddieAle please dont pay any attention to these negative ppl you are doing a great job advising how to getting around in getting jobs paying bills renting etc ect judt keep going your channel is growing even more cheers from the dove city 😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
@@lesliewu3208 I didn’t think she was complaining at all she is just saying how it is 😮
@@Jsarson1976 stay in the UK