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Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Median salary (BLS)

$36,780

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$27k – $50k

Job outlook

No separate BLS projection for this specific role

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.

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Education

Typical entry: Associate degree

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Typical progression

  1. Junior Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

    Entry / Junior

    $27,150

    ~2 yrs to advance

  2. Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

    Established

    $36,780

    ~3 yrs to advance

  3. Senior Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

    Senior

    $43,410

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
  • •Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
  • •Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
  • •Teach social skills to students.
  • •Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.

Fields of study

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