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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.

Median salary

$40,090

Typical range

$28k – $79k

Job outlook

+1% (about average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Tutors

    Entry / Junior

    $28,430

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Tutors

    Established

    $40,090

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Tutors

    Senior

    $59,450

Key skills

A typical day

  • 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.

Fields of study

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