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How to become a Martial Arts Instructor

$45,330 median/yr·Suits people who are strongly social

Median annual wage for Self-Enrichment Teachers (25-3021) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.

What you would actually do

The tasks this work is built on. O*NET measures the closest official occupation, Self-Enrichment Teachers — so read these as the shape of the job, not a job description written for the title.

Apply multiple teaching methods.
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
Encourage students.
Assess educational needs of students.
Maintain student records.
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Prepare tests.
Evaluate student work.

The skills that actually carry the job

Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.

Speaking3.6/5
Active Listening3.4/5
Learning Strategies3.4/5
Instructing3.4/5
Reading Comprehension3.1/5
Critical Thinking3.1/5
Active Learning3.1/5
Monitoring3.1/5
Social Perceptiveness3.1/5
Writing3.0/5

Would this suit you?

Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for a Martial Arts Instructor — and our free 3-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.

Social7.0/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Artistic4.1/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Enterprising3.2/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Conventional3.0/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
Investigative3.0/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
Realistic2.6/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body

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Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.