Occupations/25-9042.00
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
21%
More resilient
Human characteristics
71%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
33%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Mostly human
Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Mostly human
Teach social skills to students.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- 02Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- 03Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- 04Teach social skills to students.
- 05Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- 06Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.90
- Degree of automation2.07
- Time sitting2.38
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations3.05
- Hands-on objects/tools2.86
- Outdoors / weather2.81
- Disease exposure3.47
- Decision freedom3.39
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension3.75
- Oral Expression3.75
- Oral Comprehension3.75
- Information Ordering3.62
- Written Expression3.50
- Speech Recognition3.50
- Speech Clarity3.50
- Problem Sensitivity3.50
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.62
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.38
- Speaking3.62
- Mathematics2.50
- Science1.38
- Critical Thinking3.38
- Active Learning3.12
- Learning Strategies3.38
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 80 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $80,858 2 yr $90,412 Doctoral · CIP 13.01 |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $12,000 | 90% | 69% | 1 yr $71,734 2 yr $73,949 Doctoral · CIP 13.01 |
Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit | Education, General 13.0101 | $63,600 | 7% | 93% | 1 yr $71,575 2 yr $61,516 Doctoral · CIP 13.01 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $70,296 2 yr $66,461 Master's · CIP 13.01 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Education, General 13.0101 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $65,025 2 yr $64,196 Master's · CIP 13.01 |
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public | Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13.1210 | $13,200 | 63% | 83% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr $78,971 Master's · CIP 13.12 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $60,771 2 yr $60,771 Graduate certificate · CIP 13.01 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Education, General 13.0101 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $60,306 2 yr $58,165 Master's · CIP 13.01 |
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $57,318 2 yr $56,302 Master's · CIP 13.01 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $57,159 2 yr $57,318 Master's · CIP 13.01 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Education, General 13.0101 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $56,716 2 yr $49,058 Master's · CIP 13.01 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Early Childhood Education and Teaching 13.1210 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $56,716 2 yr $53,001 Master's · CIP 13.12 |