Tutors

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2020 Workforce

186k

Average Age

34.3

Average Salary

$21,492

Average Male Salary

$26,354

Average Female Salary

$18,730

About

Tutors are most often employed by the Other schools & instruction and educational support services industry. The average yearly wage for Tutors was $21,492 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Tutors by wage are Maids & housekeeping cleaners, Nonfarm animal caretakers, and Hotel, motel, & resort desk clerks.

Tutors are part of the Education, Training, & Library Occupations, along with Postsecondary teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, Special education teachers, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Tutors are Kent County (Southeast) PUMA, MI, El Cajon & Santee Cities PUMA, CA, and Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Tutors are Winston-Salem City (North) PUMA, NC, Ann Arbor City Area PUMA, MI, and Russell, Pike, Barbour, Macon & Bullock Counties PUMA, AL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Tutors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Other schools & instruction and educational support services is the industry that employs the most Tutors, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tutors, by average wage, is Other administrative & other support services. Tutors are paid most in Bradford, Tioga & Sullivan Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Winston-Salem City (North) PUMA, NC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$21,492

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,667

In 2020, Tutors earned an average of $21,492, $34,462 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Nonfarm animal caretakers make somewhat more than Tutors while Maids & housekeeping cleaners make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Tutors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.573

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Tutors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.573, which is higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Tutors (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Tutors.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Tutors

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Tutors.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Tutors, by number of employees, are Other schools & instruction and educational support services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Elementary & secondary schools, Individual & family services, Amusement & Recreation, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Restaurants & Food Services, National security & international affairs, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Religious organizations, and Justice, public order, & safety activities .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Tutors, by average wage, are Other administrative & other support services, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

186k

2020 Workforce

± 10,588

−2.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.22%

The number of people employed as Tutors has been declining at a rate of −2.9%, from 191,763 people in 2019 to 186,209 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Tutors employed by various industries. Other schools & instruction and educational support services employs the largest share of Tutors at 30.1%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 27.5% and Elementary & secondary schools with 16%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tutors in the US. The average age of male Tutors in the workforce is 32.8 and of female Tutors is 35.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tutors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

67.4k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,375

119k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 8,457

63.8% of Tutors are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Tutors.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Tutors

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

60.1% of Tutors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.6% of Tutors, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Tutors.

Age by Sex

32.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.43

35.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.19

The median age of Tutors is 34.3, and Male employees are generally 2.36 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Tutors from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tutors is Education but a relatively high number of Tutors hold a major in Math & Statistics.