Teacher Assistant
Impact: Student learning and development
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.
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
- 35-40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $35,240
- Entry-level
- $30,000
- Senior
- $40,000
- Growth by 2033
- -1.5% (decline)
- Demand
- Declining
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- 33%
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 - $30,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- English Language
Soft skills
- Listening
- Concern for Others
- Dependability
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3-5 years
- Years to senior
- 7-10 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Lead Teacher, Special Education Teacher, School Administrator
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 50% - Moderate risk due to human interaction and emotional support components.
- AI disruption risk
- Moderate
- Demand trend
- Declining
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3/10
- Prestige
- 5/10
- Social perception
- High