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 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Tutors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Pittsfield, MA |
30 |
0.95 |
0.91 |
$ 39.86 |
$ 82,910 |
| Santa Fe, NM |
120 |
2.19 |
2.10 |
$ 32.91 |
$ 68,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,360 |
1.30 |
1.24 |
$ 28.90 |
$ 60,110 |
| Casper, WY |
100 |
2.69 |
2.58 |
$ 28.20 |
$ 58,650 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
15,670 |
1.81 |
1.73 |
$ 27.12 |
$ 56,420 |
| Waterbury, CT |
190 |
2.90 |
2.77 |
$ 26.77 |
$ 55,690 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
730 |
1.95 |
1.87 |
$ 26.03 |
$ 54,150 |
| Syracuse, NY |
290 |
1.02 |
0.98 |
$ 26.02 |
$ 54,120 |
| Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI |
240 |
2.11 |
2.02 |
$ 25.30 |
$ 52,620 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
170 |
0.32 |
0.30 |
$ 25.21 |
$ 52,430 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Tutors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tutors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Tutors:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
