Tutoring evidence: 37 quotes from 6 creators
Every quote, figure and source behind our tutoring guide: 37 quotes from 6 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.
Every quote, by claim
Accepted figures: each is backed by the creators quoted under it, verbatim and linked to the moment they said it.
Full-time or part-time: full time capable
“I am a full-time online music studio owner and a teacher business coach”
“This is actually my brother's business. He's a full-time now freelance tutor as well.”
Fit by life phase (employed_moonlighter): 0.80 score 0–1
“He's a teacher by day. He's a sought after tutor after hours.”
Platform fee (outschool): 30%
“I had given nearly $100,000 to out School in that 30% platform fee alone”
“they take a 30 fee from your earnings”
Schedule control: own schedule
“creating your own schedule sounds like a dream right well it can be but it's not always easy”
“I use a management system to streamline all things like scheduling invoicing payments”
Startup cost: $0
“I'll give you resources to gain the skills and they cost $0.”
“it is a free way to Market and it gets you really visible in your local community”
Work mode: remote
“you invite them to a consultation call or a trial lesson over Zoom.”
“I am a full-time online music studio owner and a teacher business coach”
“find students to teach online as a private music teacher”
“I am an online music studio owner and a teacher business coach”
“you don't have co-workers or people that you see when you go into the office every day”
“you want to get set up as an online teacher independently”
“It was 100% of my business is now via Zoom.”
“Out School is an online marketplace offering classes for K through twelve students. You can make money on out school by teaching”
“you can make yourself available for in-person opportunities, or you can also tutor online.”
“there are dozens of sites where you can teach English online or get paid to have conversations with language learners all over the world”
“So real quick, you are doing this virtually, so geography is not a concern, right?”
“And so I started doing these $50 an hour tutoring sessions on Zoom”
Single reports, not yet confirmed
What one creator said, before a second independent source backs it. Not used as a fact anywhere on the site.
Hourly earnings
“high school students write their college essay applications 90 an hour”
“So I charge anywhere from $90 to $100 an hour per kid.”
“I sell it in packages of five at 90 an hour so 450”
Startup cost
“I'll give you resources to gain the skills and they cost $0.”
“it is a free way to Market and it gets you really visible in your local community”
Ongoing cost
“even a small budget like $5 a day can help you consistently book new lessons without having to rely on the algorithm.”
Time to first dollar
“the three biggest things that led to me enrolling 45 students into my own online music studio in just 60 days”
Common pitfalls
“most of the students that we had at that point were no longer longer even coming from their algorithm anymore they were just recurring students that I built relationships with”
“doing all the things is actually what is going to hinder you from growing in one thing”
“probably in the beginning, I should have, like I like you said, kind of cast those lines out and have that two-sided approach.”
Platform fee
“I had given nearly $100,000 to out School in that 30% platform fee alone”
“they take a 30 fee from your earnings”
Schedule control
“creating your own schedule sounds like a dream right well it can be but it's not always easy”
“I use a management system to streamline all things like scheduling invoicing payments”
Equipment
“invest in a good microphone and webcam”
“I also use Wacom software. So it is this tablet that I use and it is W A C O M.”
Employee pay in the related job, nationally and by state
BLS figures describe employees in the closest related occupation, not side-hustle income.
| Related occupation | Median pay | Middle 80% | People employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tutors | $20.84/hr ($43,350/yr), BLS OEWS, May 2025 | $29,430–$75,990/yr | 175,070 |
| State | Median annual pay |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $35,500 |
| Alaska | $45,990 |
| Arizona | $38,940 |
| Arkansas | $30,830 |
| California | $45,100 |
| Colorado | $47,420 |
| Connecticut | $50,350 |
| Delaware | $33,240 |
| Florida | $37,310 |
| Georgia | $47,380 |
| Hawaii | $36,590 |
| Idaho | $34,990 |
| Illinois | $37,400 |
| Indiana | $38,090 |
| Iowa | $36,790 |
| Kansas | $34,170 |
| Kentucky | $34,240 |
| Louisiana | $33,780 |
| Maine | $49,880 |
| Maryland | $52,810 |
| Massachusetts | $60,900 |
| Michigan | $37,380 |
| Minnesota | $44,800 |
| Mississippi | $49,610 |
| Missouri | $32,270 |
| Montana | $41,380 |
| Nebraska | $38,470 |
| Nevada | $30,420 |
| New Hampshire | $53,790 |
| New Jersey | $42,270 |
| New Mexico | $36,660 |
| New York | $47,100 |
| North Carolina | $42,390 |
| North Dakota | $46,190 |
| Ohio | $43,610 |
| Oklahoma | $34,510 |
| Oregon | $48,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $36,270 |
| Puerto Rico | $41,890 |
| Rhode Island | $77,850 |
| South Carolina | $33,220 |
| South Dakota | $38,760 |
| Tennessee | $50,280 |
| Texas | $33,620 |
| Utah | $35,190 |
| Vermont | $53,920 |
| Virginia | $40,750 |
| Washington | $45,360 |
| West Virginia | $44,070 |
| Wisconsin | $41,340 |
| Wyoming | $82,290 |
All sources
- Katie Gettys, 5 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE Using Instagram to Find Students to Teach Music Online (YouTube, 9 Apr 2025, at 1:07)
- The Side Hustle Show, $1000 a Week Tutoring on the Side (Greatest Hits) (podcast, 24 Sep 2026, at 26:15)
- Katie Gettys, Why I Quit Teaching with Outschool & Where I’m Teaching Online in 2025 INSTEAD 👀 (YouTube, 26 Mar 2025, at 2:14)
- Katie Gettys, How to Find Students to Teach Online WITHOUT Social Media | 5 Marketing Ideas for Online Teachers (YouTube, 1 Aug 2023, at 5:45)
- Katie Gettys, What You Should Know BEFORE Becoming an Online Teacher | 11 Things I WISH I Knew (YouTube, 8 Aug 2023, at 3:50)
- Katie Gettys, My ENTIRE Independent Online Teaching Set Up EXPOSED | Teach Online WITHOUT a Platform (YouTube, 25 Jul 2023, at 4:26)
- Katie Gettys, 3 Secrets to Find Students FAST Using Instagram as an Online Music Teacher (YouTube, 16 Apr 2025, at 1:55)
- Katie Gettys, 3 BEST Ways To Find Students to Teach Online in 2025 as a Private Music Teacher (YouTube, 2 Apr 2025, at 0:40)
- Legit Side Hustles Podcast, 3: 10 Side Hustles to Help You Crush 2025! (podcast, 21 Jan 2025, at 8:42)
- The Virtual Savvy (Abbey Ashley), 10 Side Hustles Students Can Start in 2027 (YouTube, 29 Oct 2026, at 1:59)
- The Side Hustle Show, 751: The Most Random Ways You’ve Made Extra Money (podcast, 27 Jul 2026, at 38:10)
- Chris Koerner, Q&A: Reverse engineer any Shopify store, developing new products and more! Ep. #030 (podcast, 18 Jun 2024, at 29:02)
- Side Hustle Hero, 166: How to Make Your Online Course Sell (podcast, 30 Sep 2025, at 4:07)
- Chris Koerner, The Side Hustle AI Was Supposed to Kill Is Booming (YouTube, 18 Sep 2026, at 31:36)
- Chris Koerner, The $7K/Month Side Hustle Most People Think AI Killed - Ep. #333 (podcast, 8 Sep 2026, at 1:01:14)
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35.
- O*NET 31.0 Database, 31.0.