Comments on: How My Friend Made $2,100 From Tutoring

By: Rosemary Jayne

Rosemary Jayne — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:42:12 +0000

I personally tutor English as a foreign language, though I could definitely tutor French (I also speak German, but as I live in Germany there are better tutors for that here!). I think as MD says is to know your stuff. My college offered me a chance to get a qualification in teaching English and I took it – now I can charge (and am paid) twice as much as other tutors because I know what I’m doing. Plus the students know they’re being taught the right things.

For those of you who are considering taking on tutoring try to get students who are at the same/similar level and have similar problems. That way you can make worksheets for one and use it with someone else. Also keep an extra copy of any materials you make/use and you can reference back to it/re-use it in the future.

By: CreditShout

CreditShout — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:44:37 +0000

Great post! It made me laugh when you said you need to know your shit, but it’s definitely important. I wouldn’t want to get tutored from someone who has a 2.0 GPA…
I actually know a lot of people that have graduated and–surprise!–can’t find jobs. They do tutoring in whatever they graduated with in order to earn some money. Though it’s not enough to afford a lavish lifestyle, it’s enough to pay the rent and buy food and the occasional new gadget or so. It’s great work experience too, so once there are job openings in their field, they have more experience than most people.

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:02:35 +0000

Some colleges employ tutors. I used to tutor at a college that provided walk-in tutoring for students at no charge. I made a lower hourly rate than what I would have gotten for private tutoring, but I had a steady number of hours every week and got paid whether or not students showed up.

When I took organic chemistry in college, there was a guy who held group study sessions before each test. He regularly drew 30-50 students who paid $20 each for a 3-hour session!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 03:33:29 +0000

I would have to say that mathematics is the best subject to be a tutor for. Given that most, if not all, colleges/universities require a math class and that many people are that great at math, this leaves a HUGE need for math tutors.

When I tutored in college, I charged $20/hr for private sessions. I remember doing a group session one time, I ended up getting $60 for the hour, but each student only paid $10 or so. Win-win for the tutor and students.

I have actually graduated now and have a full-time job. However, I also have a part-time job at the local technical college, getting paid by the school through grants at $25/hr. Not a bad jig. I grossed $5k last year from my second job.

By: Credit Card Chaser

Credit Card Chaser — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:49:18 +0000

I used tutoring right after I graduated college for some money on the side to help me start the first of my 4 companies. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit as I got to help tutor people for the SAT and some of them showed some really impressive results. It was decent money at that time at $25/hr and very rewarding. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is considering giving it a try.

By: Matt SF

Matt SF — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:04:22 +0000

I did this in college. There’s lots of cash to be made if you can find a tough subject where tutors are scarce.

I found most of my clients after working for the university tutoring center for 2 years, then I branched off setting my own hours once I had a solid number of repeat customers.