What skills should a Tutor put on a resume?

O*NET rates Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, and Speaking among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.

What software should a Tutor list?

Software recorded for this occupation includes Academic educational software, Appointment scheduling software, Blackboard software, Database software, and Desmos. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.

What other job titles cover Tutor work?

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Academic Coach, Academic Guidance Specialist, Professional Tutor, and Accounting Tutor. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

What qualifications does a Tutor need?

In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 41% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

Will this resume pass an ATS for a Tutor role?

No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Tutor resume example

A resume for a Tutor needs to show the work itself: instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests. Day to day that means work like this: provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students; review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

Academic Coach
Academic Guidance Specialist
Professional Tutor
Accounting Tutor
Finance Tutor
Grade School Tutor
Private Mathematics Tutor
Private Tutor
ACT Instructor
ACT Tutor
ELL Tutor
ESL Tutor
GMAT Instructor
LSAT Instructor
MCAT Instructor
SAT Instructor
SAT Tutor
Academic Teacher

O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation in total.

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students.
Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions.
Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies.
Provide private instruction to individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
Participate in training and development sessions to improve tutoring practices or learn new tutoring techniques.
Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, school administrators, or counselors to determine student needs, develop tutoring plans, or assess student progress.
Monitor student performance or assist students in academic environments, such as classrooms, laboratories, or computing centers.
Schedule tutoring appointments with students or their parents.
Organize tutoring environment to promote productivity and learning.
Communicate students' progress to students, parents, or teachers in written progress reports, in person, by phone, or by email.
Maintain records of students' assessment results, progress, feedback, or school performance, ensuring confidentiality of all records.

19 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

Provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Assess students' progress throughout tutoring sessions, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
Teach students study skills, note-taking skills, and test-taking strategies, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

Academic educational software
Appointment scheduling software
Blackboard software
Database software
Desmos
Edpuzzle
Email software
Facebook
Flipgrid
Google Classroom
Google Drive
Google Meet
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office software

24 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

Computer data input scanners
Desktop computers
Graphing calculators
Laptop computers
Multi-line telephone systems
Personal computers

Skills an ATS reads for

Worth naming only if they are genuinely yours. Keyword overlap is one input to a resume's score, not a verdict.

encourage students

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

01Instructing
02Reading Comprehension
03Active Listening
04Learning Strategies
05Speaking
06Critical Thinking
07Social Perceptiveness
08Active Learning
09Complex Problem Solving
10Writing

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

Customer and Personal Service
English Language
Education and Training
Mathematics
Computers and Electronics
Psychology

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

41%Bachelor's Degree
36%Some College Courses
9%High School Diploma, or the equivalent

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Medium Preparation Needed”. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Common questions

What does a Tutor do?: Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests. Day to day that includes work like provide feedback to students, using positive reinforcement techniques to encourage, motivate, or build confidence in students and Review class material with students by discussing text, working solutions to problems, or reviewing worksheets or other assignments.
What skills should a Tutor put on a resume?: O*NET rates Instructing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Learning Strategies, and Speaking among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Tutor list?: Software recorded for this occupation includes Academic educational software, Appointment scheduling software, Blackboard software, Database software, and Desmos. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Tutor work?: O*NET records 40 titles for this occupation, including Academic Coach, Academic Guidance Specialist, Professional Tutor, and Accounting Tutor. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Tutor need?: In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 41% reported their level of education as "Bachelor's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Tutor role?: No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

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This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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