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Online Tutoring Jobs at Aim4A Tutoring

January 15, 2013 0 comments by

aim4aIt seems like I’m coming across online tutoring positions all the time! Online tutoring and teaching are certainly popular work at home professions. Today’s overview covers Aim4A Tutoring. This company has been around since 2003 and is based out of the US (Michigan) although their online tutors help students in other countries as well as in the US.
How much does Aim4A Tutoring pay their tutors?
Unfortunately this info isn’t listed on their website and I was not able to find it mentioned online. I went ahead and sent them an email asking about it, but I don’t know that I will hear back. I did notice that on the instructions to apply it asks you to give them your…

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Online Tutoring For Elevate Learning

November 6, 2012 0 comments by

tutoring for elevateIf you meet the qualifications and are looking for a work from home tutoring job you can do during the day, working for Elevate might be ideal. Founded in 2007, Elevate has a unique system where they match tutors to students to work together long-term in a virtual classroom because they feel that strong relationships build strong educational foundations. The company has won lots of awards and are currently the #1 math resource choice for schools nationwide.
The Job
This is primarily math tutoring so if math is not your thing, Elevate might not be a great choice. You work during the day, part-time, from your home with students that have been pre-assigned to you. The students are…

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Get Paid to Tutor at Student of Fortune

May 18, 2012 0 comments by

Get Paid to TutorStudent of Fortune is a different sort of online tutoring site. Pretty much anyone can register to do it,  you don’t have to have a lot of special qualifications or anything like that. You can even do this if you’re a student to help other students for some extra cash.
How does Student of Fortune work?
If you’re trying to earn money with this site, you register for an account (just filling in some very basic info) and begin looking through user questions to see if you can find one you can help with. Instead of actually answering the question, you are supposed to write up a tutorial for the student that helps them find their…

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Become an Online Teaching Assistant for BrainMass

February 6, 2012 5 comments by

online teaching assistant for brainmassBrainMass is a company that hires virtual teaching assistants. They describe themselves as a community of graduate-level teachers, professionals, and students. What they do is provide immediate, direct academic assistance to college and university students who need it. People who are taken on as online TA’s (teaching assistants) for BrainMass will have access to student’s submitted problems and essays. Students can purchase a certain number of credits to use at BrainMass, and the TA who solves one of the submitted academic questions/problems will receive a percentage of the purchase price of the credit.

The company makes it clear that this is extra money only and should be relied on for nothing more than supplemental…

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Tutoring for Smarthinking

January 12, 2012 2 comments by

Tutoring for SmarthinkingSmarthinking is an online tutoring company that has been in existence since 1999. It seems that the majority of the tutoring done via Smarthinking is for college students. All tutoring sessions are completed online, so there is no need for a phone. You also don’t need a webcam, microphone, or anything like that. Just your computer. The company hires qualified, highly-educated tutors to work part-time on a set weekly schedule to help students in need of academic assistance.
How much does Smarthinking pay?
The pay rate depends on your degree level. They don’t list the exact rate on their website, but the digging around I’ve done on this indicates the amount is anywhere from $10 and higher…

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Brainfuse

February 3, 2011 18 comments by

BrainfuseWhat is Brainfuse?
Brainfuse is another tutoring company that hires people to tutor students from their homes. They offer tutoring for third grade up through twelfth grade. Tutoring sessions are available seven days a week.

How much does Brainfuse pay their tutors?
Tutors are paid $10 per tutoring session. Sessions usually last for roughly one hour. If the student doesn’t show up for the scheduled session, Brainfuse tutors still get $7 for their waiting time.

How is payment made with Brainfuse?
Payments are made through direct deposit to a bank account, and tutors are paid every month.

What are the requirements to become a Brainfuse tutor?
To become a Brainfuse tutor, you must have at least a 4-year…

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Sylvan Learning

January 22, 2011 0 comments by

Sylvan LearningWhat is Sylvan Learning?
Sylvan is a tutoring company that hires teachers to tutor students either at their Sylvan Centers, through home visits, or online.

How much does Sylvan pay?
There is no info available that I can find on how much Sylvan pays their online tutors, but one website I came across said that the pay rate for Sylvan teachers and tutors is between $10 and $19 per hour, so I’m thinking it’s probably within that range. No info on method of pay or frequency.

What are the requirements to become an online Sylvan tutor?
You must have a current teaching certification to become a tutor for Sylvan, be comfortable using a computer, and have DSL/Broadband Internet…

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Tutor.com

January 14, 2011 4 comments by

Tutor-dot-comWhat is Tutor.com?
Tutor.com is a site that hires people as Independent Contractors to tutor students who need help with their homework via a secured online environment.

How much does Tutor.com pay?
Pay is between $9 and $13 an hour during tutoring sessions. While tutors are signed in, waiting for students to tutor, pay is $5.50 per hour. The exact pay rate a person receives is based on the difficulty of the subject they are tutoring in and how many hours they have tutored. Bonuses and other incentives are also possible with this company. I looked, but couldn’t find how often they pay or through what method. As of 2007, according to a thread I found on the Work at…

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