Self-Enrichment Teachers Career, Salary and Skills
Self-Enrichment Teachers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $46,800 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 332,110. Wage data is published for 409 locations.
Occupation description
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
Typical education
Master's Degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$46,800
Hourly median
$22.50
Employment
332,110
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Instructing | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Active Learning | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Writing | 3.00 | 3.12 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Write instructional articles on designated subjects.
Technology
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Photoshop
- Blackboard software
- Corel Paint Shop Pro
- Educational software
- Email software
- Google Classroom
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Self-Enrichment Teachers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in CAMedian $49,570 · Employment 60,260
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in New York, NYMedian $59,600 · Employment 33,380
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in NYMedian $57,790 · Employment 31,120
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $49,070 · Employment 22,400
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in TXMedian $36,140 · Employment 16,680
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in PAMedian $41,740 · Employment 15,270
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in ILMedian $44,230 · Employment 15,030
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in NJMedian $53,780 · Employment 13,380
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in WAMedian $48,020 · Employment 12,890
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $45,020 · Employment 12,740
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in MAMedian $49,430 · Employment 11,950
- Self-Enrichment Teachers Salary in FLMedian $45,830 · Employment 11,800
Related careers
- Special Education Teachers, PreschoolNational median $64,830
- Education Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $75,350
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationNational median $38,140
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $77,270
- Teaching Assistants, PostsecondaryNational median $42,910
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary SchoolNational median $66,270
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $65,030
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationNational median $62,680
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.