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).

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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)
1,331,560	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

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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	1,073,300	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:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services	(8)	(8)	(4)	$39,600
Junior Colleges	16,800	2.33	(4)	$34,090
Performing Arts Companies	(8)	(8)	(4)	$33,340
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	220	0.09	(4)	$33,240
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	3,990	0.18	(4)	$31,890

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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	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