Tutors - MehtA+ Tutoring

Career Overview

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.

Also Known As

Academic Coach
Academic Guidance Specialist
Professional Tutor
Tutor

Alternate Job Titles

Academic Coach
Academic Guidance Specialist
Academic Mentor
Academic Teacher
Academic Tutor
Accounting Tutor
ACT Instructor (American College Testing Instructor)
ACT Tutor (American College Test Tutor)
After School Tutor
Algebra Tutor
Biology Tutor
Calculus Tutor
Chemistry Tutor
Children's Tutor
College Tutor

What You'll Do

In this role, your typical responsibilities include:

Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.
Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.
Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.

Knowledge You'll Use

You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Education and Training
Mathematics

Essential Skills

Success in this career requires strong skills in:

Reading Comprehension
Instructing
Active Listening
Speaking
Learning Strategies
Critical Thinking
Social Perceptiveness
Writing
Active Learning
Complex Problem Solving

Key Abilities

This career requires key abilities in:

Oral Comprehension
Written Expression
Written Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Oral Expression
Speech Recognition
Fluency of Ideas
Inductive Reasoning
Near Vision
Deductive Reasoning

Work Style

People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:

Dependability
Cooperation
Optimism
Empathy
Social Orientation

What Matters in This Career

This career tends to satisfy these work values:

Relationships
Independence
Achievement
Working Conditions
Recognition

Education & Preparation

Typical Education: Bachelor's Degree

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

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

Facebook
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Zoom

Tools & Equipment

Computer data input scanners
Desktop computers
Graphing calculators
Laptop computers
Multi-line telephone systems
Personal computers

Work Environment

Spend Time Sitting
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
Contact With Others
E-Mail

Salary & Job Market

Salary Percentile	Annual Wage
Entry-Level (10th percentile)	$28,430
Median	$40,090
Top Earners (90th percentile)	$78,810

Workers Employed Nationally: 174,660