Education
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers.
Median salary (BLS)
$42,910
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$29k – $76k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Entry / Junior
$28,600
~2 yrs to advance
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Established
$42,910
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Senior
$59,665
Key skills
A typical day
- •Teach undergraduate-level courses.
- •Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
- •Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
- •Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.
- •Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.