Tutors

Overview

Tutors has a national median salary of $43,350 per year, with -0.2% projected job growth from 2025–2035. The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists some college, no degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation.

Description

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.

Work Values

• Relationships
• Independence
• Achievement

Work Styles

Responsibilities

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.

Work Activities

• Training and Teaching Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
• Thinking Creatively
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Getting Information
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Detailed Work Activities

• Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
• Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
• Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
• Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
• Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
• Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
• Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

T-A-S-K

Technology, Abilities, Skills & Knowledge

Education

Education Levels of Current Workers

The Bureau of Labor Statistics lists some college, no degree as the typical education needed to enter this occupation. The chart below shows the highest level of education held by people already working in this field, ages 25 and older. It includes workers who earned more education than the job requires and workers who entered the field under earlier requirements, so the largest bar is not the entry requirement. For example, if someone finished a bachelor's degree and then started working in this field, they are counted under “Bachelor's degree” here, but the job itself typically asks for some college, no degree.

Certificates

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