Earnings: Median hourly wages of adult literacy and remedial education teachers were $22.26 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $16.65 and $29.78. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $12.48, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $38.95. Part-time adult literacy and remedial education instructors are usually paid by the hour or for each class that they teach, and receive few or no benefits. Full-time teachers are generally paid a salary and receive health insurance and other benefits if they work for a school system or government.

Many adult literacy and remedial education teachers work part time and receive no benefits. Many programs require teachers to have at least a bachelor's degree; a public school teaching license may be required for publicly run programs in most States. Job opportunities are expected to be favorable, particularly for teachers of English to speakers of other languages.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics