Education & Library
Tutors
Also called: Academic Coach, Academic Guidance Specialist, Accounting Tutor, Finance Tutor
US median pay
$43,350
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
-0.2%
declining
Openings a year (US)
34,200
208,400 employed
Typical entry education
Some college, no degree
Preparation 3/5 · Medium preparation
What this job is
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.
What they do day to 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.
- 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.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Instructing4.1/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.6/5
- Service Orientation3.4/5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.2/5
- Time Management3.1/5
- Persuasion3.0/5
- Negotiation3.0/5
Knowledge
- Customer and Personal Service4.5/5
- English Language4.2/5
- Education and Training4.1/5
- Mathematics3.7/5
- Computers and Electronics3.2/5
- Psychology3.1/5
Importance rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 3 of 5 — Medium preparation. Usually vocational training, an associate's degree or an apprenticeship.
Typical entry education (BLS): Some college, no degree.
Highest education of people in this job:
- Bachelor's degree41%
- Some college36%
Who this job suits
Mostly Social
Helping, teaching and caring for people
Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Artistic
Creating, designing and self-expression
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.