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Tutors

Part of Education & Training, in the Teaching/Training pathway.

Job zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 25-3041.00

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.

On a typical day

  • 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.

What it pays

$37,640
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $25,600
Experienced workers reach $46,120
  1. $26k10th
  2. $29k25th
  3. $38kMedian
  4. $46k75th
  5. $46k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $25,600, 25th $28,880, Median $37,640, 75th $46,120, 90th $46,120

About 660 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+16.7%

employment change in the Alamo region, 639 to 746 jobs · U.S. +1%

130

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 37,100

639

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 215,500

Typical entry education: Some college, no degree

Skills 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.

  1. Reading Comprehension4.0
  2. Instructing3.9
  3. Active Listening4.0
  4. Speaking3.9
  5. Learning Strategies3.9
  6. Critical Thinking3.8
  7. Social Perceptiveness3.1
  8. Writing3.8

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.

  1. High school or less9%
  2. Some college36%
  3. Associate degree9%
  4. Bachelor's degree41%
  5. Master's degree5%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

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