Becoming a tutor?

Question

1) How many people do u know get tutors for their kids, let's say in Math?

2) How much do tutors get paid?

3) Are tutors just knowledgable in a certain branch of education or do they have to get some kind of cerrtification to be tutors?

Do i have to be a teacher?
I'm an engineer, but i'm not yet licensed. I'm very good at math and have experience teaching people, others understand what i want to say and learn quickly from me.

Answer 1

Math tutors are the ones most needed That is, people can stumble through English, write and punctuate poorly, and still get a paper written, even if it isn't great. They can mess up a few dates in history, a few places in geography, or fail to grasp the real meaning of a piece of literature. But if the student messes up even one step of the math problem, then the whole thing is usually wrong. Math is so black and white that people can't get credit for "interesting ideas" or "a good gasp of the general sense of the math concept."

So, just a little advertisement in your local paper will probably get you more students than you ever dreamed of. Prices vary according to where you live, and the larger the city, usually, the more people charge. By all means, $25 an hour is not unreasonable if you are good at what you do, and particularly if you make some kind of guarantee.

I usually tell parents that there is NO child that cannot learn to read (that's my area of expertise), if he/she is able to distinguish between written symbols, and if he/she is intelligent (or verbal) enough to carry on a conversation with me. And, I wouldn't dream of charging someone if I could not teach that child to read. So I feel comfortable charging a reasonable wage.

No, you don't need any kind of certification. Just advertise and sit by your phone with a calendar in hand when the phone starts to ring. People are DESPERATE for math tutors.

Hey, good luck. Teaching is addictive. You'll probably give up your real job.

Answer 2

If you can get someone to hire you as a tutor...then you can tutor privately. Many people use private tutors. These tutors are usually teachers who tutor on the side for extra money. The pay can be anywhere from $15 - 40 an hour. If you would for a service like Sylvan Learning centers, they pay $10 an hour but charge their clients hundreds of dollars. Talk about a rip!

I'd say whatever you want to tutor in, you should probably be pretty knowledgable in. No certification necessary.

Answer 3

If you have a strength in math, you are a commodity to tutoring centers. Some tutoring centers will pay you 10 an hour, others 20 or more an hour. Typically, you need to have at least a BA to tutor at these locations.