Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-3021 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Occupational Description:
Teach or instruct courses other than those that normally lead to an occupational objective or degree. Courses may include self-improvement, nonvocational, and nonacademic subjects. Teaching may or may not take place in a traditional educational institution. Excludes “Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors” (39-9031). Flight instructors are included with “Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers” (53-2010).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	9,050	815	$24.22/hr	$15.22/hr	$18.33/hr	$22.56/hr	$29.53/hr	$35.05/hr

Leading Industries for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	60	$22.64/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A
Education and Health Services	5,320	$23.34/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	2,280	$22.89/hr
Other Services	810	$18.67/hr
Public Administration	540	$19.67/hr

Other Regional Data for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	90	$17.59/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	110	$17.77/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	110	$21.40/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	190	$21.03/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	190	$17.61/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	200	$21.65/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	240	$21.28/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	260	$22.36/hr	1.3%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	290	$17.68/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	320	$18.48/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	320	$24.73/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	360	$18.99/hr	7.5%
Southeast Minnesota	550	$23.38/hr	6.2%
Northwest Balance of State	580	$23.60/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	680	$23.60/hr	4.2%
Central Minnesota	700	$21.43/hr	6.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	6,320	$22.69/hr	8.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	6,800	$22.70/hr	N/A
Minnesota	9,050	$22.56/hr	7.5%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	10,320	$21.46/hr	11.8%
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	600	$54,874.26/yr	N/A
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	1,250	$78,004.10/yr	3.2%

Task for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers

Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Observe students to determine qualifications, limitations, abilities, interests, and other individual characteristics.
Prepare students for further development by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
Meet with other instructors to discuss individual students and their progress.
Monitor students' performance to make suggestions for improvement and to ensure that they satisfy course standards, training requirements, and objectives.
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by administrative policy.
Schedule class times to ensure maximum attendance.
Enforce policies and rules governing students.
Review instructional content, methods, and student evaluations to assess strengths and weaknesses, and to develop recommendations for course revision, development, or elimination.
Prepare and administer written, oral, and performance tests, and issue grades in accordance with performance.