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Self-Enrichment Teachers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$46,800
United States, 2025
Employment
332,110
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach or instruct individuals or groups for the primary purpose of self-enrichment or recreation, rather than for an occupational objective, educational attainment, competition, or fitness.
- O*NET code
- 25-3021.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Write instructional articles on designated subjects.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
- Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
- Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$30,050
25th percentile
$36,380
75th percentile
$63,210
90th percentile
$92,840
Most important skills
- Speaking3.6
- Instructing3.4
- Active Listening3.4
- Learning Strategies3.4
- Active Learning3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Service Orientation3.0
- Writing3.0
- Coordination3.0
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 13 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
13
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.4 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Instructing | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Listening | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Self-Enrichment TeachersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles, LA | $79,580 | 310 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | $73,430 | 210 | 2025 |
| DC | $66,430 | 600 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | $62,400 | 110 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | $61,580 | 450 | 2025 |
| NH | $59,880 | 1,820 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $59,760 | 7,470 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $59,730 | 90 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | $59,710 | 570 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | $59,600 | 90 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $59,600 | 33,380 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,470 | 10,540 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $59,260 | 300 | 2025 |
| Burlington, NC | $58,970 | 120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $58,740 | 1,960 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $58,330 | 4,420 | 2025 |
| NY | $57,790 | 31,120 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $56,600 | 800 | 2025 |
| Dalton, GA | $56,520 | 60 | 2025 |
| Valdosta, GA | $56,430 | 140 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.