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.
175,070 people do this job in the US. $43,350 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 67%
- 22%
- 11%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 3%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 64%. Today's estimate: 66%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 19 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 17% | 50 min38 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.Done hourly or more by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 14% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 9% | 38 min17 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 7% | 38 min17 min to 1.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Identify, develop, or implement intervention strategies, tutoring plans, or individualized education plans (IEPs) for students.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 7% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.1 h | 99%Half by now | |
| Prepare and facilitate tutoring workshops, collaborative projects, or academic support sessions for small groups of students.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 6% | 17 min8 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | 96%Half by now | |
| Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 3% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education36% now, 44% by 2028
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors57% now, 66% by 2028
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education29% now, 35% by 2028
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40% now, 46% by 2028
- Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary18% now, 34% by 2028
- Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten19% now, 23% by 2028
Where this job works
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