How to become a private tutor
Official title: Private tutor (academic)
Also called: Chemistry tutor (private tuition), Literacy tutor (private tuition), Mathematics tutor (private tuition), Private tutor (pre-university education), Private tutor (primary education), Private tutor (secondary education), Private tutor (pre-university education), Private tutor (primary education), Private tutor (secondary education)
Private tutor (academic) provides private tuition to schoolchildren in academic subjects, usually at the latter’s homes or at tuition centres.
Main tasks
- Assessing students’ level of ability and determining learning needs
- Planning, preparing and delivering programmes of study, lessons and workshops for individual and groups of students
- Preparing and presenting material on the theory of the subject area being studied
- Instructing and demonstrating practical aspects of the subject area being studied
- Assigning exercises and work relevant to students’ level of ability, interests and aptitude
- Assessing students and offering advice, criticism and encouragement
- Revising curricula, course content, course materials and methods of instruction
- Preparing students for examinations and assessments
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $51,000 a year. The middle half earn $31,200 to $64,440 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a private tutor earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $51,000 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $31,200 to $64,440.
Will AI change the work of a private tutor?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026