Instructional Aide
Impact: Student learning and development
Assists teachers in the classroom with various tasks, providing additional support to students, and helping to create a positive learning environment.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- None
- Schedule flexibility
- Rigid
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 30-40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $32,000
- Entry-level
- $25,000
- Senior
- $45,000
- Growth by 2033
- 4% (as fast as average)
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 80%
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Classroom Management
- First Aid
- Data Entry
Soft skills
- Communication
- Patience
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma or GED
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 8-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Can advance to lead instructional aide, or pursue further education to become a teacher.
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 15% to low risk due to relationship and judgment components
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.2/10
- Prestige
- 4.5/10
- Social perception
- High