Occupational Employment Statistics
25-9044 Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate students who teach one or more full courses should be classified in the 25-1000 minor group.
| Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
|
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
| 23,330 | $64,362.24/yr | 6.4% |
|
Tutors
| 1,460 | $22.77/hr | N/A |
|
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
| 18,390 | $65,182.60/yr | 6.6% |
|
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
| 1,320 | $31.86/hr | -2.6% |
|
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
| 1,840 | $62,586.51/yr | 6.8% |
|
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
| 9,480 | $64,434.93/yr | 6.5% |
|
Self-Enrichment Teachers
| 5,030 | $19.35/hr | 18.3% |
|
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
| 20 | $64,497.24/yr | N/A |
|
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary
| 130 | $83,230.61/yr | 3.0% |
- Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.
- Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
- Teach undergraduate-level courses.
- Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
- Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
- Return assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines.
- Complete laboratory projects prior to assigning them to students so that any needed modifications can be made.
- Attend lectures given by the supervising instructor.
- Tutor or mentor students who need additional instruction.
- Copy and distribute classroom materials.