Education
Teaching Assistants/Aides
Colleges award this field under 3 named programs, from Teacher Assistant/Aide to Teaching Assistants/Aides, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Teacher Assistant/Aide
- Prepares you to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult learners, and students learning English. Covers techniques of general classroom supervision, maintaining order, assisting with lessons and carrying out related assignments.
- Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor
- Prepares you to serve as instructors and mentors for adults in basic or functional literacy programs in school, institutional, community, and private settings.
- Teaching Assistants/Aides, Other
- Any teaching assistant/aide program not listed above.
Also called Early Childhood Education Teacher Assistant/Aide, Elementary Education Teacher Assistant/Aide, Special Education Teacher Assistant/Aide, Paraprofessional Educator
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $42,910
- Hiring change through 2035
- 2.7%
- Job openings a year
- 25,700
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $50,890
- Hiring change through 2035
- 1.8%
- Job openings a year
- 12,700
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this career ShrinkingAdult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
- Median pay
- $61,540
- Hiring change through 2035
- −13.9%
- Job openings a year
- 3,800
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
Working style
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