Education and libraries
Tutor
Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.
Median pay
$43,350
Growth to 2035
0%
little or no change
Openings a year
34,200
Time to qualify*
Minimal
* From a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
Pay
Tutor
Getting in
- Typical entry education
- Some college, no degree
- On-the-job training
- None
- Prior experience
- None
What the work is like
Dealing with the public
Unpleasant or angry people
Time pressure
Freedom to make decisions
Repeating the same tasks
Time sitting
Time standing
Exposure to disease
Tutor: 0% usually work over 40 hours a week
Core tasks
- Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
- Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
- Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.
- Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
- Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
- Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.
- Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.
- Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.
Also called: Academic Coach · Academic Guidance Specialist · Accounting Tutor · Finance Tutor · Grade School Tutor · Private Mathematics Tutor · Private Tutor · Professional Tutor
Outlook and AI
Tutors held 208,400 jobs in 2025. BLS projects 208,000 by 2035 (0%, little or no change; all jobs: +3.5%).
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