Teaching assistants

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce

1.42M

Average Age

40.7

Average Salary

$26,594

Average Male Salary

$30,104

Average Female Salary

$25,872

About

Teaching assistants are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Teaching assistants was $26,594 in 2023.

The locations that employ the most Teaching assistants are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA, and Tippecanoe County--Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Teaching assistants are Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, and Middlesex County (East)--Cambridge PUMA, MA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Teaching assistants workforce. Teaching assistants workforce in 2023 was 1,416,525 people, of which 82.9% were women and 17.1% were men. Teaching assistants are paid most in Butler County (South Central)--Hamilton & Fairfield Cities PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

241,712

Male Workforce

± 12.1k

1,174,813

Female Workforce

± 26.5k

The Teaching assistants workforce in 2023 was 1,416,525 people (82.9% women and 17.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 21% between 2018 (1,170,933) and 2023 (1,416,525).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Teaching assistants.

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($38,306), New Jersey ($33,453), and Delaware ($32,620).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$26,594

AVERAGE WAGE

#504 in the ranking (2023)

$67,727

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Teaching assistants earned an average of $26,594, $41,133 less than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Teaching assistants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.

In 2023, Teaching assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.384, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Teaching assistants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Teaching assistants compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Teaching assistants and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Teaching assistants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Teaching assistants, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($149,571).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.42M

2023 Workforce

± 29,085

4.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.81%

This graphic shows the share of Teaching assistants employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Teaching assistants at 77.5%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 12.3% and Child day care services with 9.22%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Teaching assistants in the US. The workforce of Teaching assistants in 2023 was 1,416,525 people, with 82.9% woman, and 17.1% men. The average age of male Teaching assistants in the workforce is 34.2 and of female Teaching assistants is 42, and the most common race/ethnicity for Teaching assistants is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Teaching assistants in 2023 was 1,416,525 people, with 82.9% woman, and 17.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (216,378 people), 25 to 29 years (174,193 people), and 30 to 34 years (134,992 people). Among them they concentrated 37.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 19.9% of Teaching assistants workers were Hispanic and 80.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (57%), Puerto Rican (12.9)%, and Dominican (4.83)%

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Races

In 2023, 62% of the Teaching assistants workforce were White, of which 85.2% were women and 14.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.4%) and Two or More Races (10%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Teaching assistants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Teaching assistants is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Human Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Teaching assistants in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (77,627 people), Business (52,460 people), and Psychology (36,968 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Teaching assistants workers were High School or Equivalent (363,261 people), Some college (350,262 people), and Bachelors Degree (325,022 people).

The graphic shows the Teaching assistants workforce by gender and educational level.