AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 25-3041.00
Will AI replace Tutors?
Tutors: AI can already handle 7 of 19 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 19 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Tutors, from most to least exposed. 7 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students. | Observed | Standard | |
| Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Administer, proctor, or score academic or diagnostic assessments. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Identify, develop, or implement intervention strategies, tutoring plans, or individualized education plans (IEPs) for students. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare lesson plans or learning modules for tutoring sessions according to students' needs and goals. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Research or recommend textbooks, software, equipment, or other learning materials to complement tutoring. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Communicate students' progress to students, parents, or teachers in written progress reports, in person, by phone, or by email. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Prepare and facilitate tutoring workshops, collaborative projects, or academic support sessions for small groups of students. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Travel to students' homes, libraries, or schools to conduct tutoring sessions. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 7 of 19 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 12 of 19. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A standard-tier model or lower covers 91% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 175,070
- Median annual wage
- $43,350
- Middle half of earners
- $35,000 to $54,860
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +0.6%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure37
- Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education 65% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure37
- Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 64% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure37
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure52
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure65
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Tutors and AI
Will AI replace Tutors?
AI already handles 7 of the 19 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 53 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +0.6% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Tutors?
53 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 7 of the 19 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 12 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Tutors tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Develop teaching or training materials, such as handouts, study materials, or quizzes; Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests; Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students. They are three of the 7 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A standard-tier model or lower covers 91% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Tutors, and what do they earn?
175,070 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $43,350 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +0.6% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Tutors. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/tutors
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