Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education Career, Salary and Skills
No national wage record is published for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
25-9042.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
National salary and employment
Salary data is not available for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.75 | 3.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Speaking | 3.62 | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Coordination | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.38 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.38 | 3.50 |
| Writing | 3.38 | 3.50 |
Typical tasks
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- Teach social skills to students.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Type, file, and duplicate materials.
Technology
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Appletree
- Automate the Schools ATS
- Blackboard software
- Children's educational software
- ClassDojo
- Email software
- Flipgrid
- Google Classroom
- Google Meet
- Hand held spell checkers
- High School Scheduling and Transcript HSST
- Kahoot!
- Loom
Related careers
- Special Education Teachers, PreschoolNational median $64,830
- Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsNational median $64,330
- Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryNational median $105,870
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationNational median $38,140
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $65,030
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationNational median $72,040
- Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $66,810
- Instructional CoordinatorsNational median $77,440
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.