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Aside from the traditional venues an instructor may work in, TESOL professionals can pursue other options. Large, international corporations with business in many countries hire English language teachers to help employees develop their English skills to enhance corporate communications or comply with governmental regulations. Some governmental entities hire English language professionals to teach English to allow work in English when the individuals speak different native languages. For example, customs agents, nuclear power plant employees, and judges need to be able to communicate with individuals in English. An example of both corporations and governmental entities requiring English language instruction are pilots, navigators, and air traffic controllers, who must speak English to interact with all those flying. In the United States, TESOL professionals have been hired to teach English in prison too. Finally, religious and not-for-profit organizations (such as the Literacy Volunteers of America) also offer English classes for children and adults.

Each of these nontraditional ESL/EFL/ELT instructional environments has unique benefits and drawbacks. For each of these instructional environments, the contract, wages, duration, size of the class, instructional materials and resources, and instructional practices will vary.