Tutors
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.
Also called: Academic Coach · Academic Guidance Specialist · Accounting Tutor · Finance Tutor · Grade School Tutor · Private Mathematics Tutor
Median pay (national)
$40,090
$28,430–$78,810 (10th–90th)
Employed (US)
174,660
BLS OEWS, May 2024
Outlook 2024–34
+0.6%
~37,100 openings/yr
Typical entry
Some college, no degree
What the numbers say
Refit analysis ·Pay for tutors shows an unusually wide range: the top 10% earn $78,810 versus $28,430 at the bottom 10% — 2.8x. The median of $40,090 leaves roughly 97% of headroom to the 90th percentile, which is where seniority, specialization, and the skills below tend to pay off.
Refit analysis ·Employment is projected to change +0.6% from 2024 to 2034 — slower than the 3% all-occupation average. Even so, BLS projects about 37,100 openings a year, mostly to replace workers who retire or change careers.
Refit analysis ·Where you work moves the number a lot. Across the 50 states with released data, Wyoming pays the most for this role (median $64,450, +61% vs the national median), while Texas sits lowest at $29,200 — a 121% spread for the same job title.
Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list.
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Top skills employers ask for
Ranked by O*NET importance for this occupation.
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
- Mathematics
- Science
What they actually do
Core O*NET tasks for this role.
- 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.
- Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents.
- Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.
Tools & technology
- Zoom
- Academic educational software
- Appointment scheduling software
- Blackboard software
- Database software
- Desmos
- Edpuzzle
- Flipgrid
- Google Classroom
- Google Drive
- Google Meet
- Moodle
- Nearpod
- Redrock Software TutorTrac
- Schoology
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Psychology
- Administrative
- Chemistry