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Job outlook for academic tutors in the United States
Academic tutor job and salary trends over time
Academic tutor jobs over time
Academic tutor job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 36,699 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 432,266 | 0.13% |
| 2019 | 583,487 | 0.17% |
| 2018 | 201,217 | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 201,843 | 0.06% |
Average academic tutor salary over time
Academic tutor salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $33,047 | $15.89 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $32,240 | $15.50 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | $32,152 | $15.46 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | $31,578 | $15.18 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | $31,043 | $14.92 | +3.7% |
Academic tutor jobs by state
Most common states for academic tutors
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermont | 623,657 | 161 | 26% |
| 2 | Delaware | 961,939 | 207 | 22% |
| 3 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,192 | 21% |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 261 | 19% |
| 5 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 112 | 19% |
| 6 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 189 | 18% |
| 7 | Alaska | 739,795 | 133 | 18% |
| 8 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 290 | 17% |
| 9 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 152 | 17% |
| 10 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 205 | 15% |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 158 | 15% |
| 12 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 117 | 15% |
| 13 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 508 | 14% |
| 14 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 262 | 14% |
| 15 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 274 | 13% |
| 16 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 736 | 12% |
| 17 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 332 | 11% |
| 18 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 316 | 11% |
| 19 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 707 | 10% |
| 20 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 535 | 10% |
Most common cities for academic tutors
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Attleboro | 2 | 5% | $37,804 |
| 2 | Addison | 1 | 3% | $29,253 |
| 3 | Arcadia | 1 | 2% | $37,447 |
| 4 | Worcester | 2 | 1% | $37,361 |
| 5 | Alexandria | 1 | 1% | $34,597 |
| 6 | Allen | 1 | 1% | $24,035 |
| 7 | Allentown | 1 | 1% | $33,344 |
| 8 | Los Angeles | 4 | 0% | $37,488 |
| 9 | Arlington | 1 | 0% | $24,297 |
| 10 | Arlington | 1 | 0% | $34,745 |
Academic Tutor job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of academic tutor experts
Eastern Mennonite University
Texas Christian University
University of Nebraska - Kearney
University of South Alabama
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
New York University
Franklin and Marshall College
Seattle Pacific University
What Academic Tutor skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Paul Yoder: Most public schools award salary increases based on years of experience and academic credentials. So pursuing graduate courses not only invests in professional learning, but also earning potential.
What will help Academic Tutors increase their earning potential?
Jo Jimerson Ph.D.: No matter how good your training was, you’ll encounter challenges in your first year. Even the best novice teacher is still a novice, so seek out professional learning above what’s required and don’t be afraid to ask questions of veteran educators. Find a mentor you vibe with, and who you respect—if you can’t identify someone, ask other teachers who they consider a professional model (or if you’re in a secondary school, ask the kids!). Ask your administrators to help with class coverage from time to time so you can sit in your mentor’s classes, to continue honing your craft. Most importantly, if you feel like teaching is really hard, don’t take that as a sign that you’re not destined to be a great teacher—it’s just a challenging profession! If you keep trying then by year 2 or 3 you’ll really feel like you have the hang of teaching.
Franziska Brech
Senior Lecturer of Flute and GermanUniversity of Nebraska - Kearney
Germanic Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
What general advice would you give to an Academic Tutor?
Franziska Brech: I have heard, a master helps. Elect school board members/politicians who value education and support better wages.
What general advice would you give to an Academic Tutor?
Nicole Amare Ph.D.: Undergraduates at our institution are encouraged to complete an internship prior to graduation to gain experience and network with others in their chosen subfield of English studies, so waiting until graduation to start thinking about their career options will probably be too late. New graduates are encouraged to use their strong reading, analytical, and writing skills to craft a resume and job application letter or email tailored to individual career positions, but again, most students should have those documents drafted as early as sophomore year and preferably already have applied their skills in one or more internship opportunities.
What Academic Tutor skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Maritere Cardona Matos Ed.D.: Being able to collaborate is essential in the academia as well as in the workplace. Educators need to cultivate students' abilities to work effectively in teams and communicate their ideas clearly both orally and in writing. Educators also need to develop students' awareness of what is happening around the world to help them develop empathy and values. We live in a world that is in constant movement, so students need to be able to adapt and manage time and stress.
What general advice would you give to an Academic Tutor?
Dr. Diana Turk Ph.D.: This is for any field, but find mentors - plural - who can support and guide you, and find peers who can cheer and cajole you. Remembering your WHY - why are you teaching? what are you hoping to teach your students to do and be? is essential for the days that are particularly hard. And when you have one of those really hard days, remember that there's always tomorrow. Most of all, ignore anyone who tells you not to smile before Thanksgiving. Who wants a teacher who doesn't smile? You can be warm at the same time as you're firm; flexible while being structured; playful while being serious. Show the students how excited you are to be with them, and this will go a long way towards building relationships based on respect and rapport.
What will help Academic Tutors increase their earning potential?
Dr. Christina O'Connor Ph.D.: Don't be afraid to ask for help. Learning to teach is a process. No one comes out of school knowing everything about teaching. The best teachers are always learning from others, from the first day of their careers all the way up to the very end.
Will there be an enduring impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Academic Tutors?
M. Alison Kibler Ph.D.: Some things seem to have changed in the pandemic, but F&M's graduates in American Studies did quite well in the first pandemic season of job hunting.
What type of skills will young Academic Tutors need?
M. Alison Kibler Ph.D.: The key for today's graduate is to come ready with relevant skills and experience. A college degree without relevant skills and experience will just not be as sufficient as in previous years to land that first, post-graduate role.
Creativity, proactivity along with strong communication skills and intellectual grit to anticipate and respond proactively to the unexpected are the competencies most prized in today's labor market. Showing that one worked through the pandemic, and even pursued additional skills and experiences relevant to a role or field, will make a graduate stand out from among their less prepared and proactive peers.
In the last class of American Studies graduates (class of 2020), I saw some students take a new path to a job. For example, one student had an internship where she worked remotely for a digital marketing firm. This then became a full-time job after graduation. Another student had worked on legal research (also remote) over the summer and in her senior seminar, and then got a job as a legal assistant in the New York DA's office. She hopes to ultimately go to law school. This is a job that other AMS alumni have secured in the past. Other students got jobs as community organizers, teachers, museum curators and entry-level business positions. These paths seemed largely the same as in the past. All built on course work and/or internships where they developed skills and deepened interest in topics. The student that went to work as a community organizer, for example, had done a senior research project on homelessness.
Christopher Hanson
Assistant Professor of Music, Director of Music Education and Orchestral ActivitiesSeattle Pacific University
Music Department
What general advice would you give to an Academic Tutor?
Christopher Hanson: Keep asking questions and look for opportunities to engage in teaching and learning wherever you can. Connect with peers and future colleagues. Do not just wait. Now is the time to create and sustain dialog on educational change. Although there are endless numbers of variables to how, when, what, and with whom we learn, our genuine curiosity and sincere desire to engage others in the educative process is our greatest hope to see education in a better place than it was before the pandemic.
We must heed the call of innovation and encourage a transition from our current state of triage and survival. You, as a recent graduate, are the future of what education will be. Ask yourself, what will the world look like that you will help create? Is this a world that you and others can learn in? What more can you do to secure the possibilities and promise of education for all? These are the questions that will fuel change and secure growth through the inevitable vicissitudes of education.