DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
25-9041 Teacher Assistants
Occupational Description:
Perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Serve in a position for which a teacher has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services. Excludes “Graduate Teaching Assistants” (25-1191).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 32,850 | 1,445 | $28,250/yr | $565/yr | $17,759/yr | $21,165/yr | $27,815/yr | $34,728/yr | $39,847/yr |
| U S | 1,185,700 | 7,114 | $25,656/yr | $128/yr | $17,415/yr | $19,472/yr | $23,963/yr | $30,308/yr | $37,181/yr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2010 - 2020 | |
| Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary | 2,180 | $23.52/hr | 11.4% |
| Graduate Teaching Assistants | 1,260 | $43,526/yr | 14.1% |
| Health Educators | 1,000 | $24.21/hr | 19.2% |
| Dietetic Technicians | 270 | $17.09/hr | 11.0% |
Tasks for Teacher Assistants
- Presents subject matter to students, using lecture, discussion, or supervised role playing methods.
- Helps students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning concepts.
- Plans, prepares, and develops various teaching aids, such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs.
- Prepares, administers, and grades examinations.
- Confers with parents on progress of students.
- Discusses assigned teaching area with classroom teacher to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Prepares lesson outline and plan in assigned area and submits outline to teacher for review.