DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	16,520	887	$28,935/yr	$1,076/yr	$17,281/yr	$19,777/yr	$29,393/yr	$36,351/yr	$42,288/yr
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.

Leading Industries for Teacher Assistants Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Education and Health Services 16,180 $29,640/yr Other Services 250 $20,654/yr Public Administration 50 $31,293/yr

Other Regional Data For Teacher Assistants Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 16,520 $29,393/yr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 6,280 $23,523/yr N/A EDR 7W- Central 3,310 $32,227/yr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 2,210 $24,186/yr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,640 $27,557/yr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 1,590 $28,403/yr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 930 $25,717/yr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 860 $25,296/yr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 700 $27,920/yr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 700 $29,447/yr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 660 $24,165/yr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 510 $26,370/yr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 390 $23,140/yr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change  -
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	1,520	$23.34/hr	N/A
Health Educators	740	$23.87/hr	N/A
Graduate Teaching Assistants	650	$47,345/yr	N/A
Dietetic Technicians	200	$16.67/hr	N/A

• 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.