Yaounde - Post Report Question and Answers
What types of jobs do most expatriate spouses/partners have? Locally based or telecommuting? Full-time or part-time? Can you comment on local salary scales?
We work at the US Embassy. - Jan 2020
It's very tough to find a job on the local market. There are a lot of qualified graduates here who cannot find work. If you can telework that would be good, but we found internet not to be reliable. If you are a teacher, ASOY is often looking for teachers (pre-K all the way through to Grade 12). Most people who get a job either work in the embassy or work long distance with their U.S.- based employers. Local salary pay appears to be very low. - Jun 2018
Most either work at the U.S. embassy, telecommute to a U.S. employer, or don't work. I don't know any who work on the local economy, other than at the international school. - Apr 2017
No. - Apr 2014
Not too many. You may need to get a job through the Embassy or an NGO. - Jan 2014
Don't know, but doubt it. - May 2012
Work for an non-governmental organization, or sit home and knit. - Sep 2011
I don't know, but I have noticed that many of the restaurants and stores I frequent are owned by expats. Most of my working friends have jobs at the embassy. - Mar 2010
Only if you have a development background, most expats work in Embassies or for mining companies. - Jan 2010
Only decent jobs are EFM jobs within the embassy. - Nov 2008
Some - especially NGOs. - Sep 2008
Not the local economy, but the Embassy has a lot of positions for EFMs. - Jun 2008
Unless you speak French, the job opportunities for expats are limited. The available jobs are usually very low paying. - Jun 2008
