# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 25-3041.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Academic Coach
- Academic Guidance Specialist
- Professional Tutor
- Tutor
- Accounting Tutor
- Finance Tutor
- Grade School Tutor
- Private Mathematics Tutor
- Private Tutor
- ACT Instructor (American College Testing Instructor)
- ACT Tutor (American College Test Tutor)
- Academic Mentor

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students. | Core | 4.A.4.b.2.a |
| Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments. | Core | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests. | Core | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques. | Core | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress. | Core | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers. | Core | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents. | Core | 4.A.2.b.5.b |
| Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Communicate students' progress to students, parents, or teachers in written progress reports, in person, by phone, or by email. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.h |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Tutor students who need extra assistance. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Schedule instructional activities. | 4.A.2.b.5.b |
| Advise students on academic or career matters. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Organize informational materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Monitor student performance. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Communicate project information to others. | 4.A.4.a.2.h |
| Apply multiple teaching methods. | 4.A.4.b.3.b |
| Encourage students. | 4.A.4.b.2.a |
| Document lesson plans. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Maintain student records. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |
| Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs. | 4.A.2.b.2.l |
| Develop instructional materials. | 4.A.3.b.6.l |
| Discuss student progress with parents or guardians. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Assess educational needs of students. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs. | 4.A.4.a.2.f |
| Evaluate student work. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |
| Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress. | 4.A.2.a.1.c |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.5 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.23 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 4.14 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 4 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 4 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.88 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.73 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.38 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.38 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.38 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.38 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.25 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.24 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 3.14 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.12 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Negotiation | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Originality | ability | 3 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3 |
| Mathematics | essential_skill | 2.88 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | ability | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Facebook | Specialized Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Moodle | Specialized Skill |
| Google Meet | Specialized Skill |
| Google Drive | Specialized Skill |
| Google Classroom | Specialized Skill |
| Email Software | Specialized Skill |
| Database Software | Specialized Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Project Management Software | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Facebook | Web page creation and editing software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | no |
| Zoom | Video conferencing software | yes | no |
| Academic educational software | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Appointment scheduling software | Calendar and scheduling software | no | no |
| Blackboard software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Database software | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Desmos | Analytical or scientific software | no | no |
| Edpuzzle | Multi-media educational software | no | no |
| Email software | Electronic mail software | no | no |
| Flipgrid | Video creation and editing software | no | no |
| Google Classroom | Project management software | no | no |
| Google Drive | Cloud-based data access and sharing software | no | no |
| Google Meet | Video conferencing software | no | no |
| Moodle | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Nearpod | Multi-media educational software | no | no |
| Redrock Software TutorTrac | Data base user interface and query software | no | no |
| Schoology | Computer based training software | no | no |
| Screencastify | Video creation and editing software | no | no |
| Seesaw | Multi-media educational software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spend Time Sitting | 4.86 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.76 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.62 |
| Contact With Others | 4.59 |
| E-Mail | 4.5 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.38 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.36 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.27 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.81 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 3.76 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 3.57 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 3.52 |
| Time Pressure | 3.5 |
| Telephone Conversations | 3.29 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.14 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 2.86 |
| Conflict Situations | 2.82 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 2.76 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 2.59 |
| Level of Competition | 2.52 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 2.48 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 2.41 |
| Public Speaking | 2.27 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 2.24 |
| Spend Time Standing | 2.19 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.18 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 2.1 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.05 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 1.57 |
| Degree of Automation | 1.48 |
| Consequence of Error | 1.38 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 1.37 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 1.36 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 1.36 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 1.25 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 1.18 |
| Outdoors, Under Cover | 1.14 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 1.14 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 1.14 |
| Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | 1.14 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 3
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
- **Experience:** Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
- **Svp Range:** (6.0 to < 7.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Bachelor's Degree | 40.91 |
| Some College Courses | 36.36 |
| High School Diploma | 9.09 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 9.09 |
| Master's Degree | 4.55 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | career_interest_type | 6.75 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 6.4 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 5.13 |
| Dependability | work_style | 5 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 4.87 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 4 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 3.46 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.35 |
| Artistic | career_interest_type | 3.07 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 3 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 2.85 |
| Social Science | specific_interest_area | 2.73 |
| Mathematics/Statistics | specific_interest_area | 2.71 |
| Humanities | specific_interest_area | 2.65 |
| Optimism | work_style | 2.44 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 2.28 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25-2031.00 | role-25-2031-00 | Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Primary-Short |
| 25-3011.00 | role-25-3011-00 | Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors | Primary-Short |
| 25-2021.00 | role-25-2021-00 | Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | Primary-Short |
| 25-2022.00 | role-25-2022-00 | Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | Primary-Short |
| 25-9044.00 | role-25-9044-00 | Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary | Primary-Short |
| 25-2055.00 | role-25-2055-00 | Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten | Primary-Long |
| 25-2056.00 | role-25-2056-00 | Special Education Teachers, Elementary School | Primary-Long |
| 25-2058.00 | role-25-2058-00 | Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Primary-Long |
| 25-9042.00 | role-25-9042-00 | Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education | Primary-Long |
| 25-9043.00 | role-25-9043-00 | Teaching Assistants, Special Education | Primary-Long |
| 25-2057.00 | role-25-2057-00 | Special Education Teachers, Middle School | Supplemental |
| 25-2012.00 | role-25-2012-00 | Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Education | education |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Some college, no degree

## Study Programs


## Market

- **Median Wage:** 40090
- **Mean Wage:** 47780
- **Pct10Wage:** 28430
- **Pct25Wage:** 33410
- **Pct75Wage:** 55380
- **Pct90Wage:** 78810
- **Employment:** 174660
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 155040 | 40370 | 10.03 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 10030 | 38230 | 0.38 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 3830 | 45170 | 0.76 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 2140 | 41600 | 0.21 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 1320 | 47410 | 0.44 |
| 71 | 71 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | Sector | 520 | 39140 | 0.17 |
| 51 | 51 | Information | Sector | 500 | 41570 | 0.15 |
| 621340 | 621340 | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | National industry | 390 | 71590 | 0.72 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 250 | 35720 | 0.08 |
| 54 | 54 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | Sector | 200 | 47360 | 0.02 |
| 623220 | 623220 | Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | National industry | 170 | 49230 | 0.58 |
| 713940 | 713940 | Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers | National industry | 130 | 46850 | 0.18 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 155040 | 10.03 |
| 541720 | 541720 | Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities | National industry | 120 | 1.74 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 3830 | 0.76 |
| 621340 | 621340 | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists | National industry | 390 | 0.72 |
| 623220 | 623220 | Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities | National industry | 170 | 0.58 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 1320 | 0.44 |
| 621330 | 621330 | Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) | National industry | 120 | 0.44 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 10030 | 0.38 |
- **Count:** 19

## Ai Signals


## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 84
- **Percentile:** 89
- **Band:** High
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 81 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 86 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 2

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.9142857142857143 | 81 | High | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.29163897687352386 | 86 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.17142857142857143
- **Beta:** 0.5428571428571428
- **Gamma:** 0.9142857142857143

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments. | 0.8740432769536048 | 4.73 |
| Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests. | 0.6215875337395084 | 4.45 |
| Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes. | 0.5376752708404373 | 3.43 |
| Administer, proctor, or score academic or diagnostic assessments. | 0.04621850465677112 | 2.92 |
| Research or recommend textbooks, software, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring. | 0.012427642363265122 | 2.81 |
| Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records. | 0.005546220558812534 | 3.83 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 0.6
- **Growth Percentile:** 29
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 37.1
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 87
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 215.5
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 216.8

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 19
- **Skills:** 43
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 24
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 8ca1adaa5c652bef