Employers
Tutors and trainers are employed by nonprofit organizations, corporations, and schools of all sizes. Although positions are available throughout the United States, the best opportunities can be found in large cities such as Boston, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Starting Out
Many nonprofit organizations and corporations offer opportunities to tutor, mentor, or train; most positions are voluntary or provide a small stipend. You can research possible tutor positions on the Internet or ask a local charity or advocacy group if they need volunteers.
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists
- Addiction Therapists
- Adult and Vocational Education Teachers
- Adult Day Care Coordinators
- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Art Teachers
- Athletic Directors
- Behavioral Health Technicians
- Biophysicists
- Book Editors
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Child Care Service Owners
- Child Care Workers
- Child Life Specialists
- Children's Librarians
- Clinic Managers
- College Administrators
- College Professors
- Community Health Nurses
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Community Health Workers
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Computer Trainers
- Conflict Resolution Specialists
- Contact Tracers
- Cooking Instructors
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Curriculum Coordinators
- Dance School Owners and Managers
- Dietetic Technicians
- Directors of Volunteers
- Distance Learning Coordinators
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Education Directors and Museum Teachers
- Edupreneurs
- Elementary School Teachers
- English as a Second Language (ESL) Teachers
- Environmental Education Program Directors
- Flight Instructors
- Geriatric Care Managers
- Geriatric Nurses
- Geriatric Psychiatrists
- Geriatric Social Workers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grief Therapists
- Guidance Counselors
- Health Advocates
- Health Educators
- HIV/AIDS Counselors and Case Managers
- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Health Care and Hospice Nurses
- Hospice Workers
- Human Services Workers
- Instructional Coordinators
- Instructional Designers
- Journalism Teachers
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Library and Information Science Instructors
- Mathematics Teachers
- Music Teachers
- Music Therapists
- Nannies
- Neonatal Nurses
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
- Nursing Home Administrators
- Nursing Instructors
- Occupational Therapists
- Occupational Therapy Assistants and Aides
- Orientation and Mobility Specialists
- Pediatric Dentists
- Pediatricians
- Personal Care Aides
- Physical Education Teachers
- Political Scientists
- Preschool Teachers
- Psychologists
- Public Interest Lawyers
- Real Estate Educators
- Recreational Therapists
- Rehabilitation Counselors
- School Administrators
- School Nurses
- Secondary School Teachers
- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Social Workers
- Special Education Teachers
- Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
- Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
- Teacher Aides