Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
25-3041 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. Excludes “Postsecondary Teachers” (25-1000), “Elementary, Middle, Secondary, and Special Education Teachers” (25-2000), “Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors” (25-3011), and “Self-Enrichment Teachers” (25-3021).
National estimates for Tutors
Industry profile for Tutors
Geographic profile for Tutors
National estimates for Tutors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tutors:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 147,100 |
2.1 % |
$ 20.09 |
$ 41,780 |
1.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Tutors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.36 |
$ 14.05 |
$ 17.53 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 29.61 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,640 |
$ 29,230 |
$ 36,470 |
$ 47,070 |
$ 61,580 |
Industry profile for Tutors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tutors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Tutors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tutors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
50,060 |
12.58 |
$ 20.73 |
$ 43,120 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
35,530 |
0.44 |
$ 21.93 |
$ 45,600 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
22,820 |
0.77 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,070 |
| Junior Colleges |
12,570 |
2.03 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 33,560 |
| Educational Support Services |
9,500 |
4.87 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,860 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tutors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
50,060 |
12.58 |
$ 20.73 |
$ 43,120 |
| Educational Support Services |
9,500 |
4.87 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,860 |
| Junior Colleges |
12,570 |
2.03 |
$ 16.13 |
$ 33,560 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
22,820 |
0.77 |
$ 17.34 |
$ 36,070 |
| Religious Organizations |
1,280 |
0.71 |
$ 20.52 |
$ 42,680 |
Top paying industries for Tutors:
Geographic profile for Tutors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tutors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Tutors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Tutors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
38,800 |
2.35 |
2.25 |
$ 19.12 |
$ 39,760 |
| New York |
15,040 |
1.74 |
1.66 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 59,450 |
| Texas |
12,070 |
0.99 |
0.95 |
$ 14.58 |
$ 30,320 |
| Florida |
6,870 |
0.80 |
0.76 |
$ 19.82 |
$ 41,220 |
| Illinois |
6,010 |
1.07 |
1.02 |
$ 22.30 |
$ 46,370 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tutors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
38,800 |
2.35 |
2.25 |
$ 19.12 |
$ 39,760 |
| Hawaii |
1,160 |
2.12 |
2.03 |
$ 16.24 |
$ 33,780 |
| Connecticut |
3,270 |
2.08 |
1.99 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,420 |
| New York |
15,040 |
1.74 |
1.66 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 59,450 |
| Maryland |
3,380 |
1.33 |
1.27 |
$ 20.89 |
$ 43,440 |
Top paying states for Tutors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
15,040 |
1.74 |
1.66 |
$ 28.58 |
$ 59,450 |
| Massachusetts |
4,200 |
1.24 |
1.19 |
$ 27.68 |
$ 57,580 |
| Rhode Island |
110 |
0.25 |
0.24 |
$ 27.43 |
$ 57,060 |
| Connecticut |
3,270 |
2.08 |
1.99 |
$ 25.20 |
$ 52,420 |
| Alaska |
390 |
1.32 |
1.27 |
$ 23.92 |
$ 49,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tutors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
16,550 |
2.89 |
2.77 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,080 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
15,670 |
1.81 |
1.73 |
$ 27.12 |
$ 56,420 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
4,660 |
2.08 |
1.99 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,550 |
1.07 |
1.03 |
$ 23.25 |
$ 48,360 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
3,470 |
2.50 |
2.39 |
$ 18.04 |
$ 37,530 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,430 |
0.96 |
0.91 |
$ 15.50 |
$ 32,250 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,360 |
1.30 |
1.24 |
$ 28.90 |
$ 60,110 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
3,080 |
2.01 |
1.92 |
$ 16.40 |
$ 34,110 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,060 |
1.05 |
1.01 |
$ 14.30 |
$ 29,740 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,810 |
0.96 |
0.92 |
$ 20.50 |
$ 42,630 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tutors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
1,350 |
6.71 |
6.43 |
$ 15.00 |
$ 31,200 |
| Odessa, TX |
300 |
4.53 |
4.34 |
$ 16.74 |
$ 34,810 |
| Chico, CA |
300 |
4.08 |
3.91 |
$ 15.54 |
$ 32,310 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
630 |
3.25 |
3.12 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,930 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
460 |
3.16 |
3.03 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
460 |
3.09 |
2.96 |
$ 16.69 |
$ 34,720 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
330 |
2.98 |
2.86 |
$ 15.91 |
$ 33,090 |
| Waterbury, CT |
190 |
2.90 |
2.77 |
$ 26.77 |
$ 55,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
16,550 |
2.89 |
2.77 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,080 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
140 |
2.89 |
2.77 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,150 |
United States Department of Labor
