“I mostly rely on Wyzant for my income and I’m not even at the high-end, my rate is pretty high at $120 but I’m not logging more than 5 to 10 hours a week.” – Huzefa, The Traveling Dutchman
WyzAnt. or “wise ant,” is a digital marketplace for tutors that operates in all 50 U. S. states, and has approximately 80,000 active tutors.
The website also boasts over two million registered users. As a WyzAnt tutor, you can teach both online or in-person. WyzAnt currently features over 20,000 tutoring jobs in the U. S. and there is a WyzAnt tutor within 10 miles of 97% of the U. S. population. Talk about coverage! As good as Verizon.
According to WyzAnt, its highest paid tutor in 2016 earned $120,000. The other top tutors on WyzAnt earn $50,000 or more per year. In 2017, the company had made $100 million, the majority of which was paid out to tutors. WyzAnt tutors earn $45 an hour on average. In total, WyzAnt tutors have earned more than $64 million.
When you first begin, Wyzant takes a large portion of your profits, 40% to be exact. But as you increase your hours tutored on the platform, that drops to 20% eventually. If you bring in your own students, Wyzant takes only a 5% commission.
So what do you have to do to become a tutor? You do not have to be a certified teacher. You simply have to be 18 years of age, live in the U. S. and have a valid Social Security Number. You can sign up for free on the WyzAnt website and start searching for online or in-person tutoring gigs.
The teachable subjects on WyzAnt are numerous: sciences, math, languages, computers, reading, writing, and much more. As part of the application process, the WyzAnt staff will ask you to write a subject proficiency exam to ensure that you are capable of teaching what you want to teach.
The WyzAnt website has tools to help you keep organized and to schedule lessons. Once you begin tutoring, you will collect student ratings and reviews that you can then feature on your profile.
