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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

25-9045 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 25-9042 Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education; 25-9043 Teaching Assistants, Special Education; and 25-9049 Teaching Assistants, All Other.


National estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
Industry profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

National estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
1,254,240 0.5 % (4) $ 33,740 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,720 $ 27,670 $ 30,920 $ 37,780 $ 46,840
  (4)

Industry profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,065,790 12.69 (4) $ 34,230
Child Care Services 120,350 13.73 (4) $ 29,290
Educational Support Services 11,500 5.17 (4) $ 34,610
Individual and Family Services 11,410 0.40 (4) $ 32,230
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 9,820 0.18 (4) $ 36,050

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Care Services 120,350 13.73 (4) $ 29,290
Elementary and Secondary Schools 1,065,790 12.69 (4) $ 34,230
Educational Support Services 11,500 5.17 (4) $ 34,610
Other Schools and Instruction 9,140 1.96 (4) $ 31,310
Religious Organizations 2,780 1.47 (4) $ 31,800

Top paying industries for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations 70 0.02 (4) $ 43,270
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 270 0.34 (4) $ 41,900
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (8) (8) (4) $ 41,850
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,690 0.08 (4) $ 40,550
Scientific Research and Development Services 140 0.02 (4) $ 40,420


Geographic profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of teaching assistants, except postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 139,910 7.93 0.94 (4) $ 41,900
New York 120,090 13.18 1.55 (4) $ 36,390
Texas 97,510 7.51 0.88 (4) $ 28,390
Illinois 55,260 9.39 1.11 (4) $ 34,060
New Jersey 50,470 12.28 1.45 (4) $ 35,850


Map of location quotient of teaching assistants, except postsecondary by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 5,160 17.58 2.07 (4) $ 36,910
Iowa 23,340 15.35 1.81 (4) $ 28,460
Wyoming 3,760 14.04 1.66 (4) $ 31,950
Kansas 19,350 14.01 1.65 (4) $ 28,310
Alaska 4,080 13.34 1.57 (4) $ 36,760


Map of annual mean wages of teaching assistants, except postsecondary by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 37,730 11.08 1.31 (4) $ 43,670
California 139,910 7.93 0.94 (4) $ 41,900
Massachusetts 33,610 9.43 1.11 (4) $ 41,720
District of Columbia 3,200 4.63 0.55 (4) $ 41,130
Connecticut 20,550 12.60 1.49 (4) $ 39,450



Map of employment of teaching assistants, except postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 117,810 12.83 1.51 (4) $ 37,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 44,310 7.26 0.86 (4) $ 42,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 40,530 9.18 1.08 (4) $ 35,140
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 24,450 9.04 1.07 (4) $ 41,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 24,070 8.69 1.02 (4) $ 33,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 23,670 7.82 0.92 (4) $ 40,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 22,150 7.25 0.85 (4) $ 28,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 21,920 5.76 0.68 (4) $ 29,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 20,570 10.92 1.29 (4) $ 38,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 17,630 8.66 1.02 (4) $ 47,620


Map of location quotient of teaching assistants, except postsecondary by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 920 23.90 2.82 (4) $ 31,170
Yakima, WA 1,990 20.90 2.46 (4) $ 40,420
Kingston, NY 1,170 20.87 2.46 (4) $ 33,810
Binghamton, NY 1,870 19.99 2.36 (4) $ 31,290
Grand Forks, ND-MN 930 19.05 2.25 (4) $ 33,490
Yuba City, CA 940 19.05 2.25 (4) $ 39,790
Merced, CA 1,420 18.79 2.22 (4) $ 39,590
Elmira, NY 620 18.33 2.16 (4) $ 31,860
Glens Falls, NY 840 17.07 2.01 (4) $ 32,610
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 730 16.49 1.94 (4) $ 40,350


Map of annual mean wages of teaching assistants, except postsecondary by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 17,630 8.66 1.02 (4) $ 47,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 14,870 6.21 0.73 (4) $ 46,550
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 6,310 5.62 0.66 (4) $ 46,360
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 790 16.01 1.89 (4) $ 45,070
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,230 13.55 1.60 (4) $ 44,860
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 1,540 12.71 1.50 (4) $ 42,810
Decatur, IL 480 10.51 1.24 (4) $ 42,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 44,310 7.26 0.86 (4) $ 42,800
Santa Rosa, CA 1,800 8.83 1.04 (4) $ 42,680
Salinas, CA 1,600 8.81 1.04 (4) $ 42,670

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 7,970 20.81 2.45 (4) $ 26,140
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 3,850 18.27 2.15 (4) $ 27,400
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 3,820 20.49 2.42 (4) $ 34,120
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,640 13.30 1.57 (4) $ 26,900
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 3,560 13.58 1.60 (4) $ 29,980

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 2,310 22.71 2.68 (4) $ 37,460
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 2,180 22.03 2.60 (4) $ 36,060
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 3,300 21.42 2.53 (4) $ 32,760
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 1,180 21.36 2.52 (4) $ 27,440
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 2,780 20.96 2.47 (4) $ 27,880

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 2,180 17.44 2.06 (4) $ 41,010
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 960 15.64 1.84 (4) $ 40,270
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 580 17.31 2.04 (4) $ 39,970
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 1,400 13.42 1.58 (4) $ 39,510
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 680 11.26 1.33 (4) $ 38,860


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023