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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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) |
| 1,331,560 |
0.6 % |
(4) |
$28,750 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,670 |
$21,940 |
$26,970 |
$34,190 |
$41,020 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
1,073,300 |
12.56 |
(4) |
$29,180 |
| Child Day Care Services |
130,700 |
14.49 |
(4) |
$24,570 |
| Individual and Family Services |
17,730 |
0.73 |
(4) |
$27,070 |
| Junior Colleges |
16,800 |
2.33 |
(4) |
$34,090 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
16,630 |
0.55 |
(4) |
$29,740 |
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 |
130,700 |
14.49 |
(4) |
$24,570 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,073,300 |
12.56 |
(4) |
$29,180 |
| Educational Support Services |
13,350 |
7.27 |
(4) |
$30,000 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
10,650 |
2.38 |
(4) |
$26,600 |
| Junior Colleges |
16,800 |
2.33 |
(4) |
$34,090 |
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 |
167,950 |
9.88 |
1.07 |
(4) |
$35,350 |
| New York |
123,960 |
13.21 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$31,330 |
| Texas |
88,700 |
7.32 |
0.80 |
(4) |
$23,290 |
| Illinois |
60,630 |
10.12 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$27,710 |
| New Jersey |
55,130 |
13.61 |
1.48 |
(4) |
$29,150 |
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 |
4,820 |
15.78 |
1.72 |
(4) |
$32,630 |
| New Hampshire |
9,360 |
14.33 |
1.56 |
(4) |
$30,770 |
| Kansas |
19,390 |
14.10 |
1.53 |
(4) |
$24,650 |
| Alaska |
4,440 |
14.07 |
1.53 |
(4) |
$39,640 |
| Maine |
8,370 |
13.82 |
1.50 |
(4) |
$33,600 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
4,440 |
14.07 |
1.53 |
(4) |
$39,640 |
| Massachusetts |
38,770 |
10.85 |
1.18 |
(4) |
$35,680 |
| California |
167,950 |
9.88 |
1.07 |
(4) |
$35,350 |
| District of Columbia |
2,860 |
4.01 |
0.44 |
(4) |
$35,300 |
| Washington |
37,810 |
11.60 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$35,130 |
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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
121,470 |
12.79 |
1.39 |
(4) |
$31,880 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
52,700 |
8.61 |
0.94 |
(4) |
$36,460 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
45,280 |
9.75 |
1.06 |
(4) |
$28,670 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
28,460 |
10.32 |
1.12 |
(4) |
$35,680 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
28,340 |
9.95 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$27,630 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
24,070 |
7.68 |
0.83 |
(4) |
$32,910 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
21,340 |
10.91 |
1.19 |
(4) |
$32,890 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
20,130 |
6.75 |
0.73 |
(4) |
$22,750 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
20,120 |
5.64 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$23,750 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
20,060 |
13.43 |
1.46 |
(4) |
$35,080 |
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United States Department of Labor
