Also called: Education entrepreneur
Starts a company that builds a new learning product, from tutoring apps to classroom tools.
Founders pitch investors, talk to teachers and parents, build early versions with a small team, and handle everything from hiring to marketing. Most startups fail, but some become huge, like Duolingo or Quizlet.
Extremely variable: many founders pay themselves little or nothing early on; successful exits can be worth millions.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. No required degree; many have education or tech backgrounds.
Ways in: Self-taught, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business, Computer Science, Education.
Growing about average. Depends on investment cycles.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI lets tiny teams build learning apps fast, which floods the market; finding what teachers need and selling it stay human.
Classes: Business or entrepreneurship, AP Computer Science Principles, Speech.
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