The starting wage of $20 per hour is incredibly misleading. You are expected to pay for your own gas and travel expenses. You are also expected to spend a lot of time preparing for each lesson, (1-2 hours when you are first starting out, less once you get the hang of it). You will also spend a lot of time talking to the manager on the phone and by email and talking to parent's on the phone and by email. None of the extra work that you must do is paid. So, yes, you will make $40 for a 2 hour SAT or ACT lesson, however, you will spend about $5-$10 on gas and wear and tear on your car depending on how far you have to travel to your lesson. Additionally, you will spend approximately 1-3 hours of unpaid time preparing for your lesson, traveling, and corresponding with your manager and your student. The end result will equal about $10.00- $5.00 per hour when all is said and done. StudyPoint charges their clients exorbitant prices and only pays their tutors pennies on the dollar. I was shocked when I found out how much StudyPoint was raking in for my tutoring service. Approximately $150 per hour! Furthermore, StudyPoint changed their raise policy 2 times while I was working for them which resulted in me not receiving 2 of the raises that should have earned. When I got my first raise, I thought "wow this is great! a 50 cent raise after working 50 hours." The other 2 never came and I realized that I was being severely taken advantage of. For anyone looking for a part-time job, economically, you would be much better off taking a minimum wage job in fast food. However, if you are just doing it for fun and if you don't care about making any money, StudyPoint is an ok company to work for.
