Teaching assistants

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2021 Workforce

1.31M

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$24,178

Average Male Salary

$29,544

Average Female Salary

$23,158

About

Teaching assistants are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Teaching assistants was $24,178 in 2021.

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

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Employment and salary information for the Teaching assistants workforce. Teaching assistants workforce in 2021 was 1,310,426 people, of which 84% were women and 16% were men. Teaching assistants are paid most in Seminole County (North Central) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Borough Park, Kensington & Ocean Parkway PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

209,156

Male Workforce

± 11.2k

1,101,270

Female Workforce

± 25.7k

The Teaching assistants workforce in 2021 was 1,310,426 people (84% women and 16% men). This implies an average annual growth of 12.6% between 2018 (1,163,421) and 2021 (1,310,426).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Teaching assistants.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($34,403), District of Columbia ($29,977), and Connecticut ($29,266).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$24,178

AVERAGE WAGE

#502 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Teaching assistants earned an average of $24,178, $35,418 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Teaching assistants in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.384

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Teaching assistants had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.384, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Teaching assistants (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Teaching assistants compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Teaching assistants and on wages for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Teaching assistants, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Teaching assistants, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($130,609).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.31M

2021 Workforce

± 27,982

3.3%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.95%

This graphic shows the share of Teaching assistants employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Teaching assistants at 79.8%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 10.9% and Child day care services with 9.29%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Teaching assistants in the US. The workforce of Teaching assistants in 2021 was 1,310,426 people, with 84% woman, and 16% men. The average age of male Teaching assistants in the workforce is 35.4 and of female Teaching assistants is 42.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Teaching assistants is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Teaching assistants in 2021 was 1,310,426 people, with 84% woman, and 16% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (182,752 people), 25 to 29 years (158,563 people), and 55 to 59 years (131,939 people). Among them they concentrated 36.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 18.6% of Teaching assistants workers were Hispanic and 81.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (78.5%), Puerto Rican (15.2)%, and Dominican (6.38)%

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Races

In 2021, 67.4% of the Teaching assistants workforce were White, of which 85.9% were women and 14.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.5%) and Two or More Races (6.63%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Teaching assistants from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Teaching assistants is Education but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Human Sciences.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Teaching assistants in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Education (76,586 people), Business (48,598 people), and Psychology (32,839 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Teaching assistants workers were Some college (338,936 people), High School or Equivalent (335,987 people), and Bachelors Degree (296,673 people).

The graphic shows the Teaching assistants workforce by gender and educational level.