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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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; and the 2010 SOC occupation 25-9041 Teacher Assistants.
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) |
| 1,346,910 |
0.6 % |
(4) |
$29,640 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,940 |
$22,920 |
$27,920 |
$35,300 |
$43,040 |
(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 |
1,098,570 |
12.77 |
(4) |
$30,040 |
| Child Day Care Services |
133,920 |
14.49 |
(4) |
$25,620 |
| Individual and Family Services |
15,470 |
0.61 |
(4) |
$27,870 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
12,960 |
0.42 |
(4) |
$30,560 |
| Educational Support Services |
12,510 |
6.37 |
(4) |
$31,020 |
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 |
133,920 |
14.49 |
(4) |
$25,620 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
1,098,570 |
12.77 |
(4) |
$30,040 |
| Educational Support Services |
12,510 |
6.37 |
(4) |
$31,020 |
| Other Schools and Instruction |
12,270 |
2.64 |
(4) |
$28,910 |
| Religious Organizations |
3,930 |
1.95 |
(4) |
$29,260 |
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 |
163,260 |
9.39 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$36,200 |
| New York |
131,100 |
13.77 |
1.50 |
(4) |
$33,720 |
| Texas |
88,330 |
7.11 |
0.77 |
(4) |
$23,220 |
| Illinois |
60,830 |
10.10 |
1.10 |
(4) |
$28,390 |
| New Jersey |
57,080 |
13.96 |
1.52 |
(4) |
$30,320 |
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 |
4,650 |
15.19 |
1.66 |
(4) |
$33,500 |
| New Hampshire |
9,600 |
14.53 |
1.58 |
(4) |
$31,800 |
| Iowa |
22,250 |
14.36 |
1.57 |
(4) |
$25,390 |
| Maine |
8,620 |
14.10 |
1.54 |
(4) |
$34,340 |
| New Jersey |
57,080 |
13.96 |
1.52 |
(4) |
$30,320 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
4,350 |
13.72 |
1.50 |
(4) |
$38,920 |
| Massachusetts |
37,940 |
10.48 |
1.14 |
(4) |
$36,230 |
| California |
163,260 |
9.39 |
1.02 |
(4) |
$36,200 |
| Connecticut |
22,350 |
13.42 |
1.46 |
(4) |
$36,140 |
| Washington |
40,040 |
12.06 |
1.32 |
(4) |
$35,960 |
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 |
127,740 |
13.23 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$34,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
51,050 |
8.18 |
0.89 |
(4) |
$37,100 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
44,680 |
9.55 |
1.04 |
(4) |
$29,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
32,390 |
11.26 |
1.23 |
(4) |
$28,650 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
28,570 |
10.21 |
1.11 |
(4) |
$36,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
25,590 |
8.05 |
0.88 |
(4) |
$33,970 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
21,720 |
11.02 |
1.20 |
(4) |
$33,520 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
20,660 |
6.77 |
0.74 |
(4) |
$22,520 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
19,910 |
5.45 |
0.59 |
(4) |
$24,040 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
19,020 |
9.41 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$38,090 |
United States Department of Labor
