Pennsylvania·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-3021

Best Self-Enrichment Teacher programs in Pennsylvania, ranked by enrollment

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.

10 schools in Pennsylvania run programs that feed this job, graduating 110 people a year. The job pays a median of $41,740 in Pennsylvania across about 15,270 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledTeacherInstructorDance InstructorMartial Arts InstructorEducatorArt TeacherVoice CoachArt Educator
Graduates / yr
110
in Pennsylvania
Median pay · Pennsylvania
$41,740
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
15,270
people employed
Schools
10
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
62%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,925
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Pennsylvania that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

2 programs in Pennsylvania that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Pennsylvania (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Pennsylvania page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
191
82.7%
6$41,127$25,500
219
17.3%
4$41,127$25,500

Top 10 schools in Pennsylvania

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 6 of the 10 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
53Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching97%$22,0555%
2Pennsylvania State University - World Campus
University Park, PA Public · 1 feeder programs
28Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$45,79534%91%
3Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
15Online Educator/Online Teaching$45,85363%$27,08291%
4Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus
University Park, PA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$45,79586%61%
5Pennsylvania State University - Penn State Harrisburg
Middletown, PA Public · 1 feeder programs
3Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching26%98%
6Lebanon Valley College
Annville, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
2Online Educator/Online Teaching$51,30065%$24,92584%
7Neumann University
Aston, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Online Educator/Online Teaching54%$28,75381%
8Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Online Educator/Online Teaching$35,54059%$23,70497%
9Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching66%$24,17590%
10Widener University
Chester, PA Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
1Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$44,84068%$29,04971%

All 10 schools in Pennsylvania

Every school in Pennsylvania with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Pennsylvania that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPrivate not-for-profit531
Pennsylvania State University - World CampusUniversity ParkPublic281
Wilkes UniversityWilkes-BarrePrivate not-for-profit151
Pennsylvania State University - Main CampusUniversity ParkPublic51
Pennsylvania State University - Penn State HarrisburgMiddletownPublic31
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnvillePrivate not-for-profit21
Neumann UniversityAstonPrivate not-for-profit11
Point Park UniversityPittsburghPrivate not-for-profit11
Robert Morris UniversityMoon TownshipPrivate not-for-profit11
Widener UniversityChesterPrivate not-for-profit11

What self-enrichment teachers earn in Pennsylvania

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Pennsylvania
$41,740
Mean annual
$46,400
Jobs in state
15,270
What the range looks like
10th pct$27,940Median$41,74090th pct$75,130
Versus the national median
-10.8%

U.S. median $46,800. Pennsylvania pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
1.18×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
$46,650median
8,680 jobs
York-Hanover, PA
$42,870median
390 jobs
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
$44,130median
970 jobs
Williamsport, PA
$44,570median
80 jobs
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
$38,540median
660 jobs
Lancaster, PA
$37,190median
530 jobs
Pittsburgh, PA
$36,530median
3,220 jobs
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
$38,030median
370 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.7%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
51,400
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
15,500
417,500 → 433,000
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Self-Enrichment Teachers page.

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.

Top skills

SpeakingActive ListeningLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionActive LearningCritical Thinking

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Pennsylvania

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

Common questions

Answers for people weighing self-enrichment teachers programs in Pennsylvania.

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 91 degrees in Pennsylvania in 2024-25, 82.7% 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 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are Teacher Education and Professional Development. Together they graduate about 110 people a year in Pennsylvania.

How much do self-enrichment teachers earn in Pennsylvania?+

The median is $41,740 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 10.8% below the U.S. median of $46,800. 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 in Pennsylvania?+

10 institutions in Pennsylvania reported graduates from at least one of the 2 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.

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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 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected 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 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, 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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