Chemistry Tutor - Tutor Tutor.com Employee Review

3.0
Jun 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible hours, work at home, set your own hours. This is great work for when you want to sit back and relax one night. I sometimes tutor while a repeat episode of a show is on - that way if a student shows up, I don't mind missing out. It's a good job if you just want to make a few extra bucks.

Cons

Low payment (my salary is 14-16$/hour). When I tutor in person, I charge anywhere between 40-60$. I joined 7 years ago and was very active in the first 2 years (about 20-40 hours a week). At one point, I had met all the criteria for a promotion for the next tutor status (hours, tutoring sessions, and rating) but they emailed me and said "yes you have met it but currently we are not promoting any tutor" for whatever the reason. So for the past 5 years, I have only been tutoring here an there about 3 hours a month.

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5.0
Nov 3, 2025
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Pros

Reliable tutoring job that's available online. Easy to use system for the tutor.

Cons

They have a long onboarding process and a lot of links to keep in mind.

1.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The students are usually nice. Work from home.

Cons

There is no appreciation of employees. They give badges instead of raises. Don't be fooled by the $22 per hour posts. They do not pay that much for most tutoring. Most work is under $20/hr. The job that pays $22/hr is horrible according to most tutors. There is twice as much unpaid work involved compared with regular tutoring. This is not a job that pays a living wage. If you think you can stick out a low wage for a few years and then get a better wage from them, think again. They never give raises. The piddly 50 cents in January is not a raise. It is simply based on the minimum wage going up. It's an insult. If you think you can gain experience and then move on to another job think again. They don't give recommendations either. I hate working for this company. They have repeatedly tried (unsuccessfully) to get me to work without pay for things like training and meetings when they only pay min. wage even when they do pay. If they had their way, they would send all jobs to India, but their contract with the DOD is holding them back. This company is owned by the Chinese. Don't expect fair wages. I have to work more than 40 hours a week to get paid for 25 of them. Work-from-home jobs do not pay well, so keep that in mind when you are thinking about the benefits of working at home.

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