Tutors

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2019 Workforce

190k

Average Age

Average Salary

$11,763

Average Male Salary

$12,056

Average Female Salary

$11,594

About

Tutors are most often employed by the Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges industry. The average yearly wage for Tutors was $11,763 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Tutors by wage are Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and Fast food and counter workers.

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 Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ, Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA, and Pittsfield City PUMA, MA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Tutors are Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ, Pittsfield City PUMA, MA, and District of Columbia (West) PUMA, DC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Tutors and on wages and locations for those in the field. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges 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 Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services. Tutors are paid most in District of Columbia (North) PUMA, DC but are relatively concentrated in Flagstaff City PUMA, AZ.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$11,763

AVERAGE SALARY

± $880

In 2019, Tutors earned an average of $11,763, $43,761 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers make somewhat more than Tutors while Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Tutors as measured by average annual salary in the US.

In 2019, Tutors had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.518, 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 Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Other schools & instruction and educational support services, Elementary & secondary schools, Individual & family services, Child day care services, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Religious organizations, and Libraries & archives.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Tutors, by average wage, are Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Elementary & secondary schools, and Other schools & instruction and educational support services.

Industries by Share

190k

2019 Workforce

± 10,707

−0.00735%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.95%

The number of people employed as Tutors has been declining at a rate of −0.00735%, from 190,433 people in 2018 to 190,419 people in 2019.

This graphic shows the share of Tutors employed by various industries. Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges employs the largest share of Tutors at 42%, followed by Other schools & instruction and educational support services with 30.4% and Elementary & secondary schools with 21.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tutors in the US. The average age of male Tutors in the workforce is 28.9 and of female Tutors is 32.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tutors is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

69.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 6,477

121k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 8,529

63.4% 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)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

56.1% of Tutors are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.3% of Tutors, Asian (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

28.9

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.3

32.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.14

The median age of Tutors is 31, and Male employees are generally 3.22 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 English.