This article is in partnership with Day Translations.

If you like the idea of a new challenge in a new country then Belgium ticks many boxes: that’s where you can put your language skills to the test while working remotely. Many remote jobs require at least two languages, mostly English and Dutch or English and French.

1. In Demand Remote Jobs in Belgium

Glassdoor, Indeed and LinkedIn list hundreds of remote jobs in Belgium that are in demand from Belgian companies.

Many vacancies are in the technology sector, particularly in AI, and some require language fluency in at least two languages (for example English and French or English and Flemish).

These are some of the current remote work vacancies with Belgiam companies:

• Senior Client Delivery Lead, working for an AI company requiring strong project management skills;
• Translators from Dutch to English;
• Senior Salesforce Architect for a Salesforce solutions company requiring fluent English and Dutch, with French optional;
• Engineer for Renewable Energy Projects with a monthly salary paid 13 times a year and a schedule of work with a number of weeks abroad alternating with working remotely from home;
• Senior Database Administrator;
• Freelance Linguistic Editor;
• Freelance Marketing Consultant;
• Freelance Content Optimisation Expert;
• Crypto Content Writer.

2. Highest Paying Remote Jobs in Belgium

• Project Nurse for a healthcare company providing care services paying a monthly salary between 3000 and 5000 euro;
• AI Trainer, Hospitality Professional for an AI company paying $30 per hour or about 26 euro per hour;
• Business Development Manager for a recruitment company paying 4,000 euro per month;
• Customer Services Manager for a recruitment company paying up to 5,500 euro per month;
• Contract Project Manager for a major international organisation paying up to $112,000 per year;
• Remote Sales Representative working for a digital platform paying up to 40,000 euro per year.

3. Advantages of Working in Belgium

These are some of the reasons why it makes sense to travel and work in Belgium as a remote worker or digital nomad:

• Belgium consistently ranks high for quality of life, offering a good balance between work and personal life. This is supported by excellent infrastructure and plenty of cultural activities and attractions;
• Belgium has a high quality healthcare system where you pay upfront and get reimbursed;
• there is a good public transport network with trains, trams, buses plus the metro in the capital Brussels;
• being in the centre of Europe you can easily access European capitals and other European destinations;
• many international organisations have headquarters in Belgium including the EU and NATO and several jobs have multicultural environments;
• competitive salaries, with a national minimum wage among the highest in the EU plus 13 monthly pay per year.

4. Languages Spoken in Belgium

The main official languages spoken in Belgium are French, German and Dutch, plus English is widely spoken. The population also speaks Walloon, Champenois, Limburgish and Flemish, which are dialects and variations of the main languages.

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