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Job Outlook:
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Education: Associate's degree
Work From Home
Salary
High: $73,400.00
Average: $44,820.00
Hourly
Average: $21.55

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

97% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
93% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
93% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
90% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
85% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
84% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
84% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
82% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
80% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
76% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
76% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
75% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
74% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
73% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
71% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
69% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

95% Social  -  Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
67% Investigative  -  Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the fields of humanities, mathematics/statistics, information technology, or health care service.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

83% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
78% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
72% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
75% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
75% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
75% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
72% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Tutor students who need extra assistance.
Schedule instructional activities.
Advise students on academic or career matters.
Tutor students who need extra assistance.
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
Organize informational materials.
Monitor student performance.
Encourage students.
Document lesson plans.
Maintain student records.
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
Develop instructional materials.
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
Assess educational needs of students.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
Evaluate student work.
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Evaluate student work.
Tutor students who need extra assistance.
Tutor students who need extra assistance.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

97% Spend Time Sitting  -  How much does this job require sitting?
94% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
91% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
90% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
88% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
85% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
84% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
82% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
70% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
69% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
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Tasks & Values

93% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
89% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
87% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
80% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
78% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
77% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
76% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
75% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
72% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
71% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
70% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
66% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Getting Started

Education:
41%
Bachelor's Degree
36%
Some College Courses

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