Education
Self-Enrichment Teachers
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$46,800
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$30k – $93k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Self-Enrichment Teachers
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Self-Enrichment Teachers
Entry / Junior
$30,050
~2 yrs to advance
Self-Enrichment Teachers
Established
$46,800
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Self-Enrichment Teachers
Senior
$69,820
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.