Teacher assistants

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2017 Workforce

1.03M

Average Age

Average Salary

$20,358

Average Male Salary

$25,925

Average Female Salary

$19,651

About

Teacher assistants are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Teacher assistants was $20,358 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Teacher assistants by wage are Personal care & service workers, all other , Models, demonstrators, & product promoters, and Parking lot attendants.

Teacher assistants are part of the Education, Training, & Library Occupations, along with Postsecondary teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, Elementary & middle school teachers, Secondary school teachers, Special education teachers, and 7 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Teacher assistants are Borough Park, Kensington & Ocean Parkway PUMA, NY, Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, and Tottenville, Great Kills & Annadale PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Teacher assistants are Borough Park, Kensington & Ocean Parkway PUMA, NY, Spring Valley, Suffern Villages & Monsey PUMA, NY, and Ocean County (North Central) PUMA, NJ.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Teacher assistants and on wages and locations for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Teacher assistants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Teacher assistants, by average wage, is Libraries & archives. Teacher assistants are paid most in Between Loop I-610 & Beltway TX-8 PUMA, TX (79500US4804615) but are relatively concentrated in Borough Park, Kensington & Ocean Parkway PUMA, NY.

Yearly Wage

$20,358

AVERAGE SALARY

± $453

In 2017, Teacher assistants earned an average of $20,358, $35,596 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Personal care & service workers, all other make somewhat more than Teacher assistants while Parking lot attendants make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Teacher assistants as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.355

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Teacher assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.355, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Teacher assistants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Teacher assistants.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Teacher assistants

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Teacher assistants.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Teacher assistants, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Child day care services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Other schools & instruction and educational support services, Religious organizations, Individual & family services, Employment services, Business, technical & trade schools and training, Civic, social, advocacy organizations, & grantmaking & giving services, Amusement & Recreation, and Outpatient care centers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Teacher assistants, by average wage, are Libraries & archives, Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills , and Motion pictures & video industries.

Industries by Share

1.03M

2017 Workforce

± 24,828

2.84%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.34%

The number of people employed as Teacher assistants has been growing at a rate of 2.84%, from 1,001,645 people in 2016 to 1,030,058 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Teacher assistants employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Teacher assistants at 86%, followed by Child day care services with 9.6% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 1.38%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Teacher assistants in the US. The average age of male Teacher assistants in the workforce is 37.4 and of female Teacher assistants is 43.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Teacher assistants is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

116k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,362

914k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 23,396

88.7% of Teacher assistants are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Teacher assistants.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Teacher assistants

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

62.6% of Teacher assistants are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 13.7% of Teacher assistants, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Teacher assistants.

Age by Sex

37.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.09

43.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.365

The median age of Teacher assistants is 43, and Male employees are generally 6.29 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Teacher assistants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Teacher assistants is Education but a relatively high number of Teacher assistants hold a major in Human Sciences.