NorthStar

Occupations/25-3041.00

Tutors

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.

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

48%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

45%

Balanced human and task mix

Task orientation

20%

More resilient

A day in this job

  • Mostly human

    Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.

  • Mostly human

    Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.

  • Task

    Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.

The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.

Core tasks

  1. 01Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
  2. 02Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
  3. 03Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.
  4. 04Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
  5. 05Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
  6. 06Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks2.10
  • Degree of automation1.48
  • Time sitting4.86
  • Originality (ability)3.00
  • Conflict situations2.82
  • Hands-on objects/tools2.18
  • Outdoors / weather1.10
  • Disease exposure1.57
  • Decision freedom4.27

Top abilities

  • Oral Comprehension4.12
  • Written Expression4.00
  • Written Comprehension4.00
  • Speech Clarity4.00
  • Oral Expression4.00
  • Speech Recognition3.88
  • Problem Sensitivity3.38
  • Near Vision3.38

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension4.12
  • Active Listening4.00
  • Writing3.62
  • Speaking4.00
  • Mathematics2.88
  • Science1.62
  • Critical Thinking3.75
  • Active Learning3.62
  • Learning Strategies4.00
  • Monitoring3.50

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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