• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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.

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National estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
Industry profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
Geographic profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

National estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Mean wage RSE (3)
1,254,240	0.5 %	(4)	$ 33,740	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,720	$ 27,670	$ 30,920	$ 37,780	$ 46,840

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Industry profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,065,790	12.69	(4)	$ 34,230
Child Care Services	120,350	13.73	(4)	$ 29,290
Educational Support Services	11,500	5.17	(4)	$ 34,610
Individual and Family Services	11,410	0.40	(4)	$ 32,230
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	9,820	0.18	(4)	$ 36,050

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Child Care Services	120,350	13.73	(4)	$ 29,290
Elementary and Secondary Schools	1,065,790	12.69	(4)	$ 34,230
Educational Support Services	11,500	5.17	(4)	$ 34,610
Other Schools and Instruction	9,140	1.96	(4)	$ 31,310
Religious Organizations	2,780	1.47	(4)	$ 31,800

Top paying industries for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	70	0.02	(4)	$ 43,270
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	270	0.34	(4)	$ 41,900
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	(8)	(8)	(4)	$ 41,850
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	1,690	0.08	(4)	$ 40,550
Scientific Research and Development Services	140	0.02	(4)	$ 40,420

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Geographic profile for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	139,910	7.93	0.94	(4)	$ 41,900
New York	120,090	13.18	1.55	(4)	$ 36,390
Texas	97,510	7.51	0.88	(4)	$ 28,390
Illinois	55,260	9.39	1.11	(4)	$ 34,060
New Jersey	50,470	12.28	1.45	(4)	$ 35,850

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	5,160	17.58	2.07	(4)	$ 36,910
Iowa	23,340	15.35	1.81	(4)	$ 28,460
Wyoming	3,760	14.04	1.66	(4)	$ 31,950
Kansas	19,350	14.01	1.65	(4)	$ 28,310
Alaska	4,080	13.34	1.57	(4)	$ 36,760

Top paying states for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	37,730	11.08	1.31	(4)	$ 43,670
California	139,910	7.93	0.94	(4)	$ 41,900
Massachusetts	33,610	9.43	1.11	(4)	$ 41,720
District of Columbia	3,200	4.63	0.55	(4)	$ 41,130
Connecticut	20,550	12.60	1.49	(4)	$ 39,450

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

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	117,810	12.83	1.51	(4)	$ 37,590
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	44,310	7.26	0.86	(4)	$ 42,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	40,530	9.18	1.08	(4)	$ 35,140
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	24,450	9.04	1.07	(4)	$ 41,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	24,070	8.69	1.02	(4)	$ 33,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	23,670	7.82	0.92	(4)	$ 40,340
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	22,150	7.25	0.85	(4)	$ 28,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	21,920	5.76	0.68	(4)	$ 29,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	20,570	10.92	1.29	(4)	$ 38,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	17,630	8.66	1.02	(4)	$ 47,620

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	920	23.90	2.82	(4)	$ 31,170
Yakima, WA	1,990	20.90	2.46	(4)	$ 40,420
Kingston, NY	1,170	20.87	2.46	(4)	$ 33,810
Binghamton, NY	1,870	19.99	2.36	(4)	$ 31,290
Grand Forks, ND-MN	930	19.05	2.25	(4)	$ 33,490
Yuba City, CA	940	19.05	2.25	(4)	$ 39,790
Merced, CA	1,420	18.79	2.22	(4)	$ 39,590
Elmira, NY	620	18.33	2.16	(4)	$ 31,860
Glens Falls, NY	840	17.07	2.01	(4)	$ 32,610
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	730	16.49	1.94	(4)	$ 40,350