I wonder who is the client for a $500/hour tutoring. The only thing that comes to mind is some kid of very rich parents, who would be served equally well by a $

I wonder who is the client for a $500/hour tutoring. The only thing that comes to mind is some kid of very rich parents, who would be served equally well by a $25/h tutor, but just has money to burn. Other than that, assuming the $500/h tutor is some principal eng. with unique knowledge and experience, I could see his knowledge being worth that much in a short-term consulting deal, but not for tutoring (a couple of conversations can set up back $5000, I don't think engineers are willing to spend that much money on self-improvement with no guaranteed returns).