• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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).

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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)
174,980	1.9 %	$ 21.55	$ 44,820	1.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Tutors:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 12.52	$ 14.53	$ 17.63	$ 23.63	$ 35.29
Annual Wage (2)	$ 26,040	$ 30,220	$ 36,680	$ 49,150	$ 73,400

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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	64,440	13.78	$ 23.24	$ 48,340
Elementary and Secondary Schools	35,020	0.42	$ 23.53	$ 48,940
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	31,010	1.03	$ 17.33	$ 36,050
Educational Support Services	13,920	6.27	$ 23.10	$ 48,040
Junior Colleges	13,220	2.11	$ 17.31	$ 36,000

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	64,440	13.78	$ 23.24	$ 48,340
Educational Support Services	13,920	6.27	$ 23.10	$ 48,040
Junior Colleges	13,220	2.11	$ 17.31	$ 36,000
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	1,260	1.58	$ 19.39	$ 40,340
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	31,010	1.03	$ 17.33	$ 36,050

Top paying industries for Tutors:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	180	0.10	$ 27.71	$ 57,630
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	200	0.02	$ 26.36	$ 54,830
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,390	0.03	$ 24.73	$ 51,440
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	70	0.04	$ 24.56	$ 51,090
Outpatient Care Centers	60	0.01	$ 23.89	$ 49,690

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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	54,620	3.10	2.62	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
New York	14,930	1.64	1.39	$ 32.27	$ 67,120
Texas	12,150	0.94	0.79	$ 17.55	$ 36,500
Florida	10,190	1.11	0.94	$ 20.63	$ 42,900
Illinois	6,610	1.12	0.95	$ 19.71	$ 40,990

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	54,620	3.10	2.62	$ 20.41	$ 42,460
Alaska	620	2.03	1.71	$ 27.82	$ 57,860
Connecticut	2,880	1.77	1.49	$ 26.23	$ 54,550
Hawaii	990	1.67	1.41	$ 18.26	$ 37,980
New York	14,930	1.64	1.39	$ 32.27	$ 67,120

Top paying states for Tutors:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	14,930	1.64	1.39	$ 32.27	$ 67,120
Massachusetts	5,060	1.42	1.20	$ 31.58	$ 65,690
Alaska	620	2.03	1.71	$ 27.82	$ 57,860
Wyoming	290	1.09	0.92	$ 27.44	$ 57,070
Connecticut	2,880	1.77	1.49	$ 26.23	$ 54,550

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	23,020	3.77	3.19	$ 20.14	$ 41,880
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	16,550	1.80	1.52	$ 31.45	$ 65,410
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	8,730	3.65	3.09	$ 22.29	$ 46,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	5,150	1.17	0.98	$ 20.33	$ 42,290
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	4,090	2.75	2.32	$ 19.36	$ 40,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	4,000	1.48	1.25	$ 33.15	$ 68,950
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	3,540	1.35	1.14	$ 20.37	$ 42,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	3,440	1.13	0.95	$ 17.60	$ 36,610
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	3,280	3.19	2.69	$ 19.24	$ 40,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,220	0.85	0.72	$ 18.06	$ 37,560

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	1,500	7.10	6.00	$ 15.70	$ 32,660
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA	750	6.31	5.34	$ 18.83	$ 39,160
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	590	6.14	5.19	$ 16.63	$ 34,580
Chico, CA	380	4.89	4.13	$ 15.56	$ 32,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	23,020	3.77	3.19	$ 20.14	$ 41,880
Clarksville, TN-KY	350	3.76	3.18	$ 13.56	$ 28,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	770	3.76	3.18	$ 16.64	$ 34,610
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	8,730	3.65	3.09	$ 22.29	$ 46,370
Merced, CA	260	3.37	2.85	$ 17.89	$ 37,200
Olympia-Tumwater, WA	410	3.36	2.84	$ 19.27	$ 40,090