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Tutors
Also filed here: Tutor, Coaching teacher, Online tutor, Home tutor
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 0.2% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #89 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -0.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $43,350 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 208,400 in the US, with about 34,200 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Teach academic or vocational subjects22%
AI performed this in about 1 in 70 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Assess student capabilities, needs, or performance16%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Prepare informational or instructional materials14%
AI performed this in about 1 in 51 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Provide support or encouragement to others10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 293 conversations, and it got them there 87% of the time.
AI does this: Advise others on educational or vocational matters7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 293 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Collaborate in the development of educational programs6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Monitor individual behavior or performance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 100 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 34,200 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIOnline tools and generative AI digital tutors are expected to reduce demand for human tutors in private schools and instruction. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 55% of the workSpecial Education Teachers30% AI does, against 49% here+1.9% by 2035 · $76,580 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 54% of the workSelf-Enrichment Teachers25% AI does, against 49% here+3.5% by 2035 · $46,800 · High school diploma
- Shares 52% of the workTeaching Assistants, Postsecondary22% AI does, against 49% here+2.7% by 2035 · $42,910 · Bachelor’s degree
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.29, higher than 86% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 25-3041 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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