Self-Enrichment Teachers

Career Overview

Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.

Also Known As

  • Dance Instructor
  • Instructor
  • Martial Arts Instructor
  • Teacher

Alternate Job Titles

  • Acting Teacher
  • Adventure Education Teacher
  • Americanization Teacher
  • Art Educator
  • Art Instructor
  • Art Teacher
  • Arts and Crafts Teacher
  • Athletic Instructor
  • Athletics Teacher
  • Ballet Teacher
  • Baton Teacher
  • Bridge Instructor
  • Bridge Teacher
  • Ceramics Instructor
  • Ceramics Teacher

What You'll Do

In this role, your typical responsibilities include:

  • Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
  • Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
  • Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
  • Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
  • Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.

Knowledge You'll Use

You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:

  • Education and Training

Essential Skills

Success in this career requires strong skills in:

  1. Speaking

Key Abilities

This career requires key abilities in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Speech Clarity
  • Speech Recognition
  • Written Expression
  • Information Ordering
  • Written Comprehension
  • Near Vision
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Inductive Reasoning

Work Style

People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:

  • Social Orientation
  • Optimism
  • Cooperation
  • Empathy
  • Dependability

What Matters in This Career

This career tends to satisfy these work values:

  • Relationships
  • Independence
  • Achievement
  • Recognition
  • Working Conditions

Education & Preparation

Typical Education: Master's Degree

Related Work Experience Needed: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-the-Job Training: Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months

Education Details: Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Experience Required: Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Technology You'll Use

Popular Technologies & Software

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Hypertext markup language HTML
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Tools & Equipment

  • 35 millimeter cameras
  • Acoustic guitars
  • Audio tape recorders or players
  • Commercial kitchen ovens
  • Commercial kitchen stoves
  • Compact disk CD players
  • Computer laser printers
  • Data input scanners
  • Desktop computers
  • Digital cameras
  • Flight simulators
  • Golf club sets
  • Interactive whiteboards
  • Laptop computers
  • Liquid crystal display LCD projectors

Work Environment

  • Freedom to Make Decisions
  • Contact With Others
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

Salary & Job Market

Salary PercentileAnnual Wage
Entry-Level (10th percentile)$28,980
Median$45,590
Top Earners (90th percentile)$90,780

Workers Employed Nationally: 308,520

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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.

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