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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

These are some key things to think about when job hunting.

Risk & user votes

Calculated automation risk

31% (Low Risk)

Low Risk (21-40%): This occupation has a lower risk of full replacement by AI, software, or robotic systems. Some tasks may be automated or assisted, but the role usually still relies on human judgement, communication, responsibility, physical adaptability, or practical decision-making.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Human strengths important in this job

These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.

Coaching and developing others

Very important
Why this matters
Helps people learn and improve through coaching, mentoring, and feedback. This relies on trust, motivation, and adapting guidance to each person—work that’s hard to replace end-to-end with automation.
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Assisting and caring for others

Quite important
Why this matters
Provide hands-on help, emotional support, or personal care to people—work that depends on empathy, trust, and responding to individual needs in the moment.
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Thinking creatively

Quite important
Why this matters
Coming up with original ideas and designs—creating new concepts, products, systems, or artistic work. This kind of open-ended invention and taste-based judgment is harder to automate end-to-end than routine, rule-based tasks.
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Working directly with the public

Quite important
Why this matters
The job involves face-to-face interaction with customers, clients, or guests—answering questions, handling requests, and managing service situations in real time. Roles with frequent public interaction are harder to replace end-to-end because they rely on trust, communication, and adapting to unpredictable human needs.
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Social perceptiveness

Quite important
Why this matters
Noticing others’ emotions and reactions in the moment and adjusting what you say or do based on why they’re responding that way.
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Persuasion

Quite important
Why this matters
Influencing people to change their minds or behavior through conversation, trust, and negotiation.
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Decision-making and problem solving

Quite important
Why this matters
Analyze information, weigh tradeoffs, and choose the best solution—especially when situations are ambiguous, high-stakes, or have real-world consequences.
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Consulting and advising others

Quite important
Why this matters
Provide guidance and expert advice to managers or teams on technical, system, or process decisions—explaining options, tradeoffs, and recommended actions.
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Active learning

Quite important
Why this matters
Keeps learning from new information and applying it to make better decisions now and in the future, especially when situations change.
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What users think

Based on 43 votes

44% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, employees may be able to find reassurance in the automated risk level we have generated, which shows 31% chance of automation.

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What is the likelihood that Tutors will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Pay & outlook

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2024, the median annual wage for Tutors was $40,090 ($19 per hour).

The median annual wage for Tutors was 19.0% lower than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.

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Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Growth

Slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Tutors' job openings is expected to rise 0.6% by 2034

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Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Volume

Greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2024 there were 174,660 people employed as 'Tutors' within the United States.

This represents around 0.11% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 882 people are employed as 'Tutors'.

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What people are saying (4)

Pika (Low)
05 Jul 2024 18:11
I doubt this job will be taken by AI because using AI to study is no different than using the internet to study, which students have already been doing for decades at this point. Good tutors are crucial because they listen to the individual students and explain the subject in a way that benefits that particular individual the most. This requires a level of human connection and understanding that AI is incapable of.
fimgus (Highly likely)
23 Dec 2023 03:49
Easiest yes in my opinion. Ask 1000 college students if they use ChatGPT and a solid 70% will say they already do.
Jones (No chance)
02 Feb 2023 05:17
I do this. One of the biggest parts of the job is motivating discouraged students! I don't think AI will be able to do that.
Hemant Pandey (Highly likely)
12 Sep 2021 03:23
Traditional Education will be taken over by smart teaching and neural link.
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Job description

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.

O*NET-SOC code: 25-3041.00