Self-Enrichment Teachers

Education and TrainingO*NET 25-3021.00United States

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.

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Median annual earnings: $46,839
Projected change: +10.1%
Typical education: Master's or Professional degree
Employment: 482.27K jobs

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The work

What self-enrichment teachers do

Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.

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.
Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Prepare instructional program objectives, outlines, and lesson plans.
Confer with other teachers and professionals to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning and development.
Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
Enforce policies and rules governing students.
Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, contests, or other experiential activities, and guide students in learning from those activities.
Attend professional meetings, conferences, and workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Select, order, and issue books, materials, and supplies for courses or projects.

Pay and outlook

What the job pays and where it is heading

Annual earnings range

Reported earnings by percentile, United States

10th percentile: $25,621
25th percentile: $33,887
50th percentile: $46,839
75th percentile: $69,236
90th percentile: $114,958

The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $46,839 and half earn less.

Employment outlook

2025 to 2035 projection

+10.1%faster than average

2025482,272 jobs

2035 projected531,097 jobs

48,825 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.

Preparation

Education levels

What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.

Master's or Professional degree: 34.7%
Bachelor's degree: 18.8%
Certificate: 18.5%
High school diploma or less: 13.5%
Associate degree: 13.5%
Doctoral degree or more: 0.8%
Some college: 0.3%

Skills

Skills employers ask for

Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.

Lesson Planning
Music Instruction
Classroom Management
Working With Children
Art Education
Music Education
Guitars
Curriculum Development
Learning Styles
Student Engagement
Behavior Management
Parent Communication
Child Development
Violin
Music Performance
Music Theory
Pedagogy
Educational Assessment
Instructing
Special Education

How the work gets done

Core competencies

Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

In the market

Job titles and employers

Recent job postings in United States

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Top employers

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18State Of West Virginia101 postings
19Dallas Independent School District100 postings
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