Teacher Assistants

Occupation Title: Teacher Assistants

Description: Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-9041

Sample Job Titles: Teacher Assistant, Paraprofessional, Instructional Assistant, Special Education Teaching Assistant, Special Education Paraprofessional, Teacher Aide, Paraeducator, Teaching Assistant, Educational Technician, Instructional Aide.

Salary Chart Teacher Assistants

Estimated Total Employment*
2008: 1,266,900
2009: 1,275,410
2010: 1,249,380
2011: 1,214,090
2012: 1,185,700

Data Source:
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Projected Job Openings (2010-2020): 481,600
Projected Growth (2010-2020): 10-19%
(total 10 year projection, not annual)

Data Source:
O*NET Online

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics program does not include self-employed workers in employment estimates. O*NET and other BLS programs do include self-employed workers.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. REC-0439914 and DRL-0910041 (Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography).

Suggested citation: Association of American Geographers, Jobs & Careers Website, Salary Data and Trends, http://www.aag.org/cs/salary_data_and_trends/salary_data_and_trends_overview (accessed mm//dd/yyyy).