Check out Craigslist for tutoring opportunities in your area.
In Nashville, TN for instance, tutors can earn $15 to $30 per hour.
The subjects most in demand?
1. Elementary School Math. (This includes number facts, computations and word problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents and integers, basic geometry and basic algebra,)
2. High School Math. (We receive some requests for lessons in 10th grade geometry and 11th grade intermediate algebra and trig. However, most requests are for 9th grade elementary algebra.)
3. Elementary School Reading. (This includes Grades 1 through 9 reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar.)
4.High School Science. (We receive some requests for lessons in Earth Science and Biology However, most requests are for Chemistry and Physics.)
5. In addition, about half of those who require tutoring in elementary school reading also want lessons in elementary school math, both taught by the same tutor.
While a college degree is usually required, teaching degrees are usually not required.
Here’s one local site…http://www.tutorsofnashville.info
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