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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

25-9044 Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate students who teach one or more full courses should be classified in the 25-1000 minor group.


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

National estimates for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

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

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
145,960 0.4 % (4) $ 47,030 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,540 $ 33,000 $ 43,750 $ 60,450 $ 73,450
  (4)

Industry profile for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

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

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 126,540 4.09 (4) $ 46,960
Junior Colleges 15,910 2.53 (4) $ 48,380
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,660 1.05 (4) $ 45,450
Technical and Trade Schools 990 0.68 (4) $ 39,880
Other Schools and Instruction 330 0.06 (4) $ 41,180

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

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 126,540 4.09 (4) $ 46,960
Junior Colleges 15,910 2.53 (4) $ 48,380
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,660 1.05 (4) $ 45,450
Technical and Trade Schools 990 0.68 (4) $ 39,880
Other Schools and Instruction 330 0.06 (4) $ 41,180

Top paying industries for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 180 (7) (4) $ 53,290
Junior Colleges 15,910 2.53 (4) $ 48,380
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 126,540 4.09 (4) $ 46,960
Grantmaking and Giving Services 1,660 1.05 (4) $ 45,450
Educational Support Services 80 0.03 (4) $ 42,610


Geographic profile for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

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



Map of employment of teaching assistants, postsecondary by state, May 2023


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 23,980 1.34 1.39 (4) $ 48,240
Michigan 18,010 4.14 4.31 (4) $ 48,170
New York 16,200 1.72 1.79 (4) $ 51,900
Illinois 12,400 2.06 2.15 (4) $ 40,940
Texas 9,530 0.70 0.73 (4) $ 51,590


Map of location quotient of teaching assistants, postsecondary by state, May 2023


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Michigan 18,010 4.14 4.31 (4) $ 48,170
Connecticut 3,900 2.35 2.44 (4) $ 59,790
Missouri 6,090 2.12 2.20 (4) $ 42,820
Illinois 12,400 2.06 2.15 (4) $ 40,940
Maryland 5,360 2.00 2.08 (4) $ 56,100


Map of annual mean wages of teaching assistants, postsecondary by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 3,900 2.35 2.44 (4) $ 59,790
New Jersey 2,920 0.69 0.72 (4) $ 57,060
Ohio 2,630 0.48 0.50 (4) $ 57,000
Maryland 5,360 2.00 2.08 (4) $ 56,100
Minnesota 420 0.14 0.15 (4) $ 53,380



Map of employment of teaching assistants, postsecondary by area, May 2023


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 12,770 59.30 61.69 (4) $ 48,830
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 10,130 1.07 1.11 (4) $ 54,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,510 2.11 2.19 (4) $ 38,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 8,550 1.38 1.44 (4) $ 47,810
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,590 1.48 1.54 (4) $ 56,710
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,800 1.38 1.43 (4) $ 51,600
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 3,630 1.50 1.56 (4) $ 54,310
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 3,090 5.49 5.71 (4) $ 61,420
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,930 1.92 2.00 (4) $ 48,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,880 1.02 1.06 (4) $ 43,320


Map of location quotient of teaching assistants, postsecondary by area, May 2023


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 12,770 59.30 61.69 (4) $ 48,830
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1,990 18.92 19.68 (4) $ 50,370
Columbia, MO 1,750 17.85 18.57 (4) $ 34,510
Ithaca, NY 850 17.66 18.37 (4) $ 44,760
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 2,010 9.51 9.89 (4) $ 49,600
College Station-Bryan, TX 1,160 8.98 9.35 (4) $ 57,710
Madison, WI 2,220 5.59 5.82 (4) $ 46,420
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 3,090 5.49 5.71 (4) $ 61,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 630 3.10 3.23 (4) $ 51,620
Waterbury, CT 200 2.94 3.05 (4) $ 43,140


Map of annual mean wages of teaching assistants, postsecondary by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Canton-Massillon, OH 300 1.83 1.90 (4) $ 77,330
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 310 0.31 0.32 (4) $ 71,710
Toledo, OH 120 0.43 0.45 (4) $ 69,020
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 110 0.28 0.30 (4) $ 65,980
New Haven, CT 180 0.63 0.65 (4) $ 65,360
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 3,090 5.49 5.71 (4) $ 61,420
Lubbock, TX (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 59,650
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 440 0.84 0.88 (4) $ 58,340
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,610 0.66 0.68 (4) $ 57,980
College Station-Bryan, TX 1,160 8.98 9.35 (4) $ 57,710

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 550 5.33 5.54 (4) $ 50,410
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 450 3.41 3.54 (4) $ 39,940
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 220 0.85 0.88 (4) $ 40,640
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 220 1.08 1.12 (4) $ 36,240
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 170 2.55 2.66 (4) $ 22,610

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 550 5.33 5.54 (4) $ 50,410
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 450 3.41 3.54 (4) $ 39,940
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 170 2.55 2.66 (4) $ 22,610
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 220 1.08 1.12 (4) $ 36,240
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 170 1.07 1.11 (4) $ 46,530

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 50 0.29 0.30 (4) $ 52,400
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 550 5.33 5.54 (4) $ 50,410
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 49,040
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 110 0.59 0.62 (4) $ 48,670
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 110 0.33 0.34 (4) $ 48,070


About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024