# Tutors

SOC 25-3041. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $43,350 (middle half $35,000–$54,860; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $20,109; 69% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: -0.2%; ~34.2k openings a year; typical entry: Some college, no degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- English Language And Literature: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/english)
- Psychology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Biology: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)
- Mathematics: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/mathematics)
- History: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/history)
- General Education: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/education)
- Political Science And Government: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Elementary Education: 3%
- Computer Science: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/computer-science)
- Communications: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $45,990
- AL: $35,500
- AR: $30,830
- AZ: $38,940
- CA: $45,100
- CO: $47,420
- CT: $50,350
- DE: $33,240
- FL: $37,310
- GA: $47,380
- GU: $30,410
- HI: $36,590
- IA: $36,790
- ID: $34,990
- IL: $37,400
- IN: $38,090
- KS: $34,170
- KY: $34,240
- LA: $33,780
- MA: $60,900
- MD: $52,810
- ME: $49,880
- MI: $37,380
- MN: $44,800
- MO: $32,270
- MS: $49,610
- MT: $41,380
- NC: $42,390
- ND: $46,190
- NE: $38,470
- NH: $53,790
- NJ: $42,270
- NM: $36,660
- NV: $30,420
- NY: $47,100
- OH: $43,610
- OK: $34,510
- OR: $48,280
- PA: $36,270
- PR: $41,890
- RI: $77,850
- SC: $33,220
- SD: $38,760
- TN: $50,280
- TX: $33,620
- UT: $35,190
- VA: $40,750
- VT: $53,920
- WA: $45,360
- WI: $41,340
- WV: $44,070
- WY: $82,290

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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