Best degree programs for Self-Enrichment Teachers, ranked by enrollment
3 college programs and 82 schools train Self-Enrichment Teachers. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $46,800 median wage, 332,110 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
3 college programs at 82 schools train self-enrichment teachers, graduating 1,004 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching. The job pays a median of $46,800 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About 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.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
3 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 13.1201 | 942 | 93.8% | 67 | $41,127 | $25,500 |
| 2 | CIP 13.1211 | 59 | 5.9% | 17 | $41,127 | $25,500 |
| 3 | Contemplative Studies/Inquirymain feeder CIP 30.2502 | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | $41,362 | $17,750 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What self-enrichment teachers earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $41,740 | 15,270 | 1.18× | 10 | 110 |
| Indiana | $36,980 | 3,710 | 0.54× | 5 | 89 |
| Oklahomamoderate | $38,010 | 2,710 | 0.74× | 4 | 76 |
| Alabamamoderate | $38,430 | 2,130 | 0.47× | 3 | 72 |
| New York | $57,790 | 31,120 | 1.50× | 5 | 59 |
| Texasmoderate | $36,140 | 16,680 | 0.55× | 4 | 57 |
| Minnesota | $45,660 | 9,050 | 1.44× | 5 | 52 |
| Iowalimited | $35,670 | 2,910 | 0.87× | 2 | 47 |
| Georgialimited | $52,320 | 10,030 | 0.96× | 2 | 45 |
| Oregonmoderate | $53,790 | 5,580 | 1.33× | 3 | 44 |
| Virginia | $49,160 | 8,730 | 0.99× | 5 | 40 |
| Kansaslimited | $41,290 | 1,070 | 0.35× | 1 | 39 |
| North Carolinamoderate | $41,710 | 9,320 | 0.88× | 4 | 31 |
| Louisianalimited | $37,760 | 3,030 | 0.73× | 2 | 30 |
| Arizonalimited | $44,110 | 2,330 | 0.34× | 2 | 28 |
| Kentuckylimited | $39,990 | 1,630 | 0.38× | 2 | 26 |
| Idaholimited | $36,490 | 2,190 | 1.20× | 1 | 20 |
| New Jerseylimited | $53,780 | 13,380 | 1.46× | 1 | 18 |
| Coloradolimited | $44,710 | 9,700 | 1.58× | 1 | 15 |
| Washingtonlimited | $48,020 | 12,890 | 1.70× | 2 | 15 |
| Missourilimited | $43,090 | 5,010 | 0.80× | 1 | 13 |
| Illinoismoderate | $44,230 | 15,030 | 1.15× | 3 | 12 |
| Mainelimited | $46,720 | 1,120 | 0.82× | 1 | 12 |
| Tennesseelimited | $38,730 | 3,530 | 0.50× | 2 | 11 |
| Ohiolimited | $37,360 | 8,860 | 0.75× | 1 | 9 |
| Rhode Islandlimited | $41,960 | 1,400 | 1.31× | 2 | 9 |
| Californialimited | $49,570 | 60,260 | 1.55× | 2 | 7 |
| Wisconsinlimited | $37,820 | 5,140 | 0.82× | 1 | 5 |
| Connecticutlimited | $55,240 | 5,080 | 1.40× | 1 | 4 |
| Floridalimited | $45,830 | 11,800 | 0.56× | 1 | 4 |
| Utahlimited | $43,580 | 5,180 | 1.40× | 1 | 2 |
| Wyominglimited | $46,640 | 610 | 1.02× | 1 | 2 |
| Arkansaslimited | $30,810 | 900 | 0.32× | 1 | 1 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to 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.
- Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
- Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
Skills
- Speaking3.6
- Active Listening3.4
- Learning Strategies3.4
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Active Learning3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Writing3.0
Knowledge areas
- Education and Training4.3
- Customer and Personal Service3.5
- English Language3.3
- Sociology and Anthropology2.5
- Computers and Electronics2.5
- Psychology2.5
Abilities
- Oral Expression4.0
- Oral Comprehension3.9
- Speech Clarity3.6
- Speech Recognition3.3
- Deductive Reasoning3.1
- Information Ordering3.1
Core activities
- Training and Teaching Others4.9
- Coaching and Developing Others4.7
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others4.3
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.1
- Thinking Creatively4.1
- Getting Information4.0
Tools and technology
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How to become a Self-Enrichment Teacher
Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work experience needed
- Less than 5 years
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.
Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 3 majors mapped to Self-Enrichment Teachers3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 13.1201Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
- 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Self-Enrichment Teacher?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching, which awarded 942 degrees in 2024-25, 93.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Self-Enrichment Teacher?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Teacher Education and Professional Development, Cognitive Science. Together they graduate about 1,004 people a year.
How much do self-enrichment teachers earn?+
The median is $46,800 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $30,050 at the 10th percentile to $92,840 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for self-enrichment teachers growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 51,400 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
82 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do self-enrichment teachers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Teacher, Instructor, Dance Instructor, Martial Arts Instructor among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 25-3021.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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