Teaching assistants

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce

1.35M

Average Age

40.9

Average Salary

$25,638

Average Male Salary

$29,391

Average Female Salary

$24,884

About

Teaching assistants are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Teaching assistants was $25,638 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Teaching assistants are #null, NYC-Brooklyn Community District 12--Borough Park & Kensington PUMA, NY, and NYC-Staten Island Community District 3--South Shore PUMA, NY. 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 Ocean County (Lakewood) PUMA, NJ.

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Employment and salary information for the Teaching assistants workforce. Teaching assistants workforce in 2022 was 1,354,741 people, of which 83.3% were women and 16.7% were men. Teaching assistants are paid most in Seminole County (North Central) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Rockland County (West)--Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

226,490

Male Workforce

± 11.7k

1,128,251

Female Workforce

± 26k

The Teaching assistants workforce in 2022 was 1,354,741 people (83.3% women and 16.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.7% between 2018 (1,170,933) and 2022 (1,354,741).

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 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($37,363), Delaware ($36,555), and New York ($31,345).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$25,638

AVERAGE WAGE

#503 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Teaching assistants earned an average of $25,638, $39,045 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Teaching assistants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.383

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Teaching assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.383, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. 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 ($146,031).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.35M

2022 Workforce

± 28,449

2.78%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.91%

This graphic shows the share of Teaching assistants employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Teaching assistants at 79.2%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 11.5% and Child day care services with 9.34%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Teaching assistants in the US. The workforce of Teaching assistants in 2022 was 1,354,741 people, with 83.3% woman, and 16.7% men. The average age of male Teaching assistants in the workforce is 34.2 and of female Teaching assistants is 42.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Teaching assistants is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Teaching assistants in 2022 was 1,354,741 people, with 83.3% woman, and 16.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (203,772 people), 25 to 29 years (163,794 people), and 50 to 54 years (130,803 people). Among them they concentrated 36.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 19.5% of Teaching assistants workers were Hispanic and 80.5% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.7%), Puerto Rican (17.7)%, and Dominican (6.65)%

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Races

In 2022, 64.3% of the Teaching assistants workforce were White, of which 85.3% were women and 14.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.6%) and Two or More Races (8.43%).

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 2022 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 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (75,870 people), Business (49,733 people), and Psychology (35,172 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 (348,577 people), Some college (344,499 people), and Bachelors Degree (306,176 people).

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