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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
162,300 1.6 % $ 23.36 $ 48,580 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tutors:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.32 $ 15.77 $ 19.03 $ 26.74 $ 38.67
Annual Wage (2) $ 27,710 $ 32,800 $ 39,580 $ 55,620 $ 80,440


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 63,360 12.43 $ 23.55 $ 48,980
Elementary and Secondary Schools 36,540 0.42 $ 25.16 $ 52,320
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 16,610 0.54 $ 21.11 $ 43,910
Educational Support Services 14,020 5.52 $ 25.37 $ 52,760
Junior Colleges 13,760 2.19 $ 18.82 $ 39,150

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 63,360 12.43 $ 23.55 $ 48,980
Educational Support Services 14,020 5.52 $ 25.37 $ 52,760
Junior Colleges 13,760 2.19 $ 18.82 $ 39,150
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 940 1.12 $ 17.59 $ 36,590
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 16,610 0.54 $ 21.11 $ 43,910

Top paying industries for Tutors:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Religious Organizations (8) (8) $ 50.22 $ 104,450
Civic and Social Organizations 1,740 0.52 $ 30.23 $ 62,880
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 260 0.02 $ 29.61 $ 61,580
Outpatient Care Centers 40 (7) $ 28.84 $ 59,990
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (8) (8) $ 28.25 $ 58,760


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.



Map of employment of tutors by state, May 2023


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 38,320 2.14 2.00 $ 23.74 $ 49,390
New York 13,260 1.41 1.32 $ 33.00 $ 68,630
Florida 11,400 1.19 1.12 $ 22.86 $ 47,540
Texas 10,340 0.76 0.71 $ 18.16 $ 37,770
Ohio 6,750 1.23 1.16 $ 24.00 $ 49,910


Map of location quotient of tutors by state, May 2023


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)
Hawaii 1,970 3.19 2.98 $ 18.08 $ 37,610
California 38,320 2.14 2.00 $ 23.74 $ 49,390
Connecticut 2,680 1.61 1.51 $ 29.02 $ 60,370
Alaska 490 1.56 1.46 $ 25.12 $ 52,250
New York 13,260 1.41 1.32 $ 33.00 $ 68,630


Map of annual mean wages of tutors by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Tutors:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 13,260 1.41 1.32 $ 33.00 $ 68,630
Wyoming 360 1.33 1.24 $ 32.44 $ 67,470
Massachusetts 4,790 1.32 1.23 $ 31.54 $ 65,610
Connecticut 2,680 1.61 1.51 $ 29.02 $ 60,370
District of Columbia 150 0.21 0.19 $ 28.47 $ 59,210



Map of employment of tutors by area, May 2023


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 17,010 2.75 2.57 $ 22.50 $ 46,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,580 1.54 1.44 $ 32.87 $ 68,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 5,380 2.22 2.08 $ 28.32 $ 58,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,270 1.17 1.09 $ 20.17 $ 41,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 4,720 1.73 1.62 $ 24.55 $ 51,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,170 1.48 1.38 $ 22.25 $ 46,280
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,790 1.37 1.28 $ 32.68 $ 67,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,970 0.93 0.87 $ 18.31 $ 38,080
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,960 1.94 1.82 $ 25.49 $ 53,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,900 0.73 0.68 $ 18.31 $ 38,090


Map of location quotient of tutors by area, May 2023


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 1,830 8.50 7.95 $ 18.12 $ 37,700
Visalia-Porterville, CA 720 4.28 4.00 $ 18.95 $ 39,410
Urban Honolulu, HI 1,650 3.76 3.52 $ 17.81 $ 37,050
Clarksville, TN-KY 340 3.58 3.35 $ 14.25 $ 29,640
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 440 3.55 3.33 $ 18.94 $ 39,390
Leominster-Gardner, MA 170 3.23 3.02 $ 20.75 $ 43,160
El Centro, CA 200 3.21 3.00 $ 23.16 $ 48,170
Cheyenne, WY 140 2.96 2.77 $ 30.40 $ 63,220
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 280 2.89 2.71 $ 19.96 $ 41,520
Bloomington, IN 210 2.88 2.70 $ 19.83 $ 41,240