Tutors
What Tutors Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- None
- Self-employed
- 13.7%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 3 of 5Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations.
- Education
- Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- Job training
- Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.5/5
- English Languageimportance 4.2/5
- Education and Trainingimportance 4.1/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.7/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.2/5
- Psychologyimportance 3.1/5
- Administrativeimportance 2.8/5
- Chemistryimportance 2.7/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Spend Time Sitting4.9/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8/5
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.6/5
- Contact With Others4.6/5
- E-Mail4.5/5
- Physical Proximity4.4/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Special Education Teachers, Middle School99% skill match
- Law Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors99% skill match
- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary99% skill match
- Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education98% skill match
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
- Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary98% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Instructingimportance 4.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.6/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.4/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.3/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.1/5
- Coordinationimportance 3.0/5
- Persuasionimportance 3.0/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Academic educational software
- Appointment scheduling software
- Blackboard software
- Database software
- Desmos
- Edpuzzle
- Email software
- Flipgrid
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Optimism
- Empathy
- Social Orientation
- Integrity
- Sincerity
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- ArtisticMedium
- InvestigativeLow
- RealisticLow
- EnterprisingLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where tutors make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Ann Arbor, MI7.38× national avg
- 2Visalia, CA3.80× national avg
- 3Lawrence, KS3.49× national avg
- 4El Centro, CA3.31× national avg
- 5Kalamazoo-Portage, MI2.61× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationAdvancement
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationAdvancement
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language InstructorsAdvancement
- Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolAdvancement