Jobs Similar to Self-Enrichment Teachers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to self-enrichment teachers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors, Secondary School Teachers and Elementary School Teachers.
Self-Enrichment Teachers: $46,800 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
81% similar · $61,540 (+31%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 2Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
81% similar · $72,040 (+54%) · Bachelor's degree
- 3Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
80% similar · $63,970 (+37%) · Bachelor's degree
- 4Tutors
80% similar · $43,350 (−7%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 5Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
79% similar · $62,680 (+34%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
79% similar · $38,140 (−19%) · Training or associate
- 7Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
78% similar · $66,270 (+42%) · Bachelor's degree
- 8Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
78% similar · $74,260 (+59%) · Bachelor's degree
- 9Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
78% similar · $64,370 (+38%) · Bachelor's degree
- 10Special Education Teachers, Preschool
78% similar · $64,830 (+39%) · Bachelor's degree
- 11Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
78% similar · $65,030 (+39%) · Bachelor's degree
- 12English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
77% similar · $78,760 (+68%) · Graduate degree
- 13Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
76% similar · $75,870 (+62%) · Graduate degree
- 14Special Education Teachers, Middle School
76% similar · $66,810 (+43%) · Bachelor's degree
- 15Training and Development Specialists
76% similar · $69,280 (+48%) · Bachelor's degree
- 16Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
76% similar · $41,670 (−11%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 17Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
75% similar · $42,910 (−8%) · Graduate degree
- 18Instructional Coordinators
75% similar · $77,440 (+65%) · Graduate degree
- 19Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
75% similar · $78,620 (+68%) · Graduate degree
- 20Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
75% similar · $64,330 (+37%) · Graduate degree
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for self-enrichment teachers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where self-enrichment teachers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education (83)
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors (79)
- Adapted Physical Education Specialists (75)
- Coaches and Scouts (74)
- Childcare Workers (69)
- Nannies (66)
- Park Naturalists (66)
- Animal Trainers (64)
- Choreographers (63)
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary (60)
Questions about jobs like self-enrichment teachers
What jobs are most similar to self-enrichment teachers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors (81% similar), Secondary School Teachers (81% similar), Elementary School Teachers (80% similar), Tutors (80% similar) and Kindergarten Teachers (79% similar).
Which jobs like self-enrichment teachers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, English Language and Literature Teachers ($78,760, +68%; usually a graduate degree), Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary ($78,620, +68%; usually a graduate degree) and Instructional Coordinators ($77,440, +65%; usually a graduate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with self-enrichment teachers ($46,800).
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.