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Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistants

  • Inspire young minds by supporting teachers and enhancing classroom learning.
  • Make a difference by helping students grasp concepts and achieve their potential.
  • Engage in diverse activities, from tutoring to organizing creative lessons.
💰 Earn $38K-$49K
📚 Some College

Overview

All teaching assistants not listed separately. In general, a teacher assistant provides support to a lead teacher in charge of a classroom. Also known as teacher’s aides, these professionals reinforce lessons by tutoring individual students or small groups. Their duties include creating lesson plans, documenting progress, and overseeing lesson preparations.

Scoop

Minimum Education

Some College

Career Prospects

Steady (Staying constant (within 1%))

Training Time

1 to 2 years

Job Openings

161,900 Annually

Earnings

$45,080

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Day-to-Day

  • Conduct demonstrations to teach skills, such as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
  • Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
  • Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Using data or completing tasks
  • Relating with or serving others

You are skilled in 💫

  • Service Orientation
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Coordination
  • Critical Thinking
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Accomplishing things
  • Having freedom

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