Education
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
$35,240
Typical range
$24k – $48k
Job outlook
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Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
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Junior Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Entry / Junior
$23,710
~2 yrs to advance
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Established
$35,240
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Senior
$41,690
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
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
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