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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
25-9041 Teacher Assistants
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).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 1,263,820 |
0.6 % |
(4) |
$27,120 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,120 |
$20,520 |
$25,410 |
$31,990 |
$38,820 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,025,520 |
12.17 |
(4) |
$27,550 |
| Child Day Care Services |
118,340 |
13.76 |
(4) |
$23,260 |
| Individual and Family Services |
19,110 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$25,190 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
18,300 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$28,730 |
| Junior Colleges |
14,720 |
1.96 |
(4) |
$30,620 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
118,340 |
13.76 |
(4) |
$23,260 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,025,520 |
12.17 |
(4) |
$27,550 |
| Educational Support Services |
10,780 |
6.22 |
(4) |
$28,090 |
| Religious Organizations |
4,170 |
2.18 |
(4) |
$26,910 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
8,880 |
2.14 |
(4) |
$25,280 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
152,710 |
9.56 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$32,460 |
| New York |
125,830 |
13.83 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$28,400 |
| Texas |
84,270 |
7.17 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$22,860 |
| Illinois |
58,250 |
9.87 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$27,510 |
| New Jersey |
55,490 |
14.03 |
1.56 |
(4) |
$27,860 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
5,110 |
16.77 |
1.86 |
(4) |
$31,090 |
| Alaska |
4,770 |
14.73 |
1.64 |
(4) |
$40,220 |
| New Jersey |
55,490 |
14.03 |
1.56 |
(4) |
$27,860 |
| New York |
125,830 |
13.83 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$28,400 |
| Kansas |
18,910 |
13.76 |
1.53 |
(4) |
$23,720 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
4,770 |
14.73 |
1.64 |
(4) |
$40,220 |
| Maine |
7,300 |
12.24 |
1.36 |
(4) |
$33,480 |
| District of Columbia |
3,770 |
5.37 |
0.60 |
(4) |
$32,570 |
| California |
152,710 |
9.56 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$32,460 |
| Washington |
35,530 |
11.58 |
1.29 |
(4) |
$32,010 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
83,940 |
12.74 |
1.42 |
(4) |
$29,630 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
39,720 |
9.41 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$31,830 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
34,510 |
9.48 |
1.05 |
(4) |
$28,990 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
22,160 |
17.22 |
1.91 |
(4) |
$29,160 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
19,140 |
10.02 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$32,100 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
18,710 |
7.51 |
0.83 |
(4) |
$33,570 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
18,380 |
7.20 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$22,110 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
17,980 |
6.13 |
0.68 |
(4) |
$22,800 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
17,680 |
12.98 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$32,550 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
16,400 |
14.16 |
1.57 |
(4) |
$28,790 |
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United States Department of Labor
