Tutors
Education & Training · Teaching/Training
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $25,600; experienced workers reach $46,120. About 660 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +16.7%
- Openings a year
- 130
- Employed in 2024
- 639
Typical entry education: Some college, no degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Instructing3.9
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking3.9
- Learning Strategies3.9
- Critical Thinking3.8
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Writing3.8
What the work 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.
- Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents.
- Prepare and facilitate tutoring workshops, collaborative projects, or academic support sessions for small groups of students.
- Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.
- Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.
- Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.
- Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less9%
- Some college36%
- Associate degree9%
- Bachelor's degree41%
- Master's degree5%
Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.
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