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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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: Top
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) |
| 1,299,800 |
0.6 % |
(4) |
$27,950 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,460 |
$21,170 |
$26,260 |
$33,190 |
$39,780 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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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 |
1,051,410 |
12.40 |
(4) |
$28,400 |
| Child Day Care Services |
122,560 |
13.90 |
(4) |
$23,900 |
| Individual and Family Services |
19,020 |
0.83 |
(4) |
$26,040 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
17,820 |
0.59 |
(4) |
$27,550 |
| Junior Colleges |
15,410 |
2.09 |
(4) |
$31,410 |
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 |
122,560 |
13.90 |
(4) |
$23,900 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,051,410 |
12.40 |
(4) |
$28,400 |
| Educational Support Services |
12,170 |
6.85 |
(4) |
$29,140 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
9,340 |
2.18 |
(4) |
$25,960 |
| Junior Colleges |
15,410 |
2.09 |
(4) |
$31,410 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
162,380 |
9.73 |
1.07 |
(4) |
$34,290 |
| New York |
125,790 |
13.66 |
1.50 |
(4) |
$29,500 |
| Texas |
86,820 |
7.30 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$23,520 |
| Illinois |
60,940 |
10.28 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$27,470 |
| New Jersey |
55,660 |
13.89 |
1.52 |
(4) |
$28,790 |
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 |
5,200 |
17.05 |
1.87 |
(4) |
$31,600 |
| Alaska |
4,810 |
15.10 |
1.66 |
(4) |
$40,880 |
| Kansas |
19,730 |
14.41 |
1.58 |
(4) |
$24,030 |
| New Jersey |
55,660 |
13.89 |
1.52 |
(4) |
$28,790 |
| North Dakota |
5,700 |
13.69 |
1.50 |
(4) |
$32,010 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
4,810 |
15.10 |
1.66 |
(4) |
$40,880 |
| California |
162,380 |
9.73 |
1.07 |
(4) |
$34,290 |
| District of Columbia |
3,100 |
4.38 |
0.48 |
(4) |
$34,230 |
| Washington |
36,330 |
11.40 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$33,630 |
| Maine |
7,440 |
12.41 |
1.36 |
(4) |
$33,460 |
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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 |
82,080 |
12.26 |
1.34 |
(4) |
$30,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
39,330 |
8.88 |
0.97 |
(4) |
$34,710 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
35,550 |
9.71 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$28,740 |
| Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division |
21,790 |
16.72 |
1.83 |
(4) |
$29,570 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
19,710 |
10.20 |
1.12 |
(4) |
$32,620 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
19,330 |
13.47 |
1.48 |
(4) |
$33,120 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
19,220 |
6.56 |
0.72 |
(4) |
$23,500 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
18,820 |
7.18 |
0.79 |
(4) |
$21,970 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
18,700 |
7.42 |
0.81 |
(4) |
$33,900 |
| Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division |
16,980 |
14.55 |
1.60 |
(4) |
$30,180 |
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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Logan, UT-ID |
1,420 |
26.07 |
2.86 |
(4) |
$26,050 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY |
940 |
23.68 |
2.60 |
(4) |
$26,870 |
| Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division |
970 |
22.51 |
2.47 |
(4) |
$33,600 |
| Kingston, NY |
1,250 |
21.08 |
2.31 |
(4) |
$28,010 |
| Lawrence, KS |
1,010 |
20.42 |
2.24 |
(4) |
$23,570 |
| Yakima, WA |
1,810 |
20.19 |
2.21 |
(4) |
$31,660 |
| Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division |
2,700 |
19.48 |
2.14 |
(4) |
$28,250 |
| Hinesville, GA |
340 |
19.42 |
2.13 |
(4) |
$20,550 |
| Albany, OR |
830 |
19.40 |
2.13 |
(4) |
$27,990 |
| Midland, MI |
650 |
18.77 |
2.06 |
(4) |
$23,920 |
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United States Department of Labor
