Gymnasium teacher vs para educator

The differences between gymnasium teachers and para educators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a gymnasium teacher has an average salary of $37,029, which is higher than the $31,394 average annual salary of a para educator.

The top three skills for a gymnasium teacher include kids, safety rules and physical education curriculum. The most important skills for a para educator are behavioral issues, student performance, and IEP.

Gymnasium teacher vs para educator overview

	Gymnasium Teacher	Para Educator
Yearly salary	$37,029	$31,394
Hourly rate	$17.80	$15.09
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	52,930	56,897
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Gymnasium teacher vs para educator salary

Gymnasium teachers and para educators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gymnasium Teacher	Para Educator
Average salary	$37,029	$31,394
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $46,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Belmont, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Central Valley School District
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between gymnasium teacher and para educator education

There are a few differences between a gymnasium teacher and a para educator in terms of educational background:

	Gymnasium Teacher	Para Educator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Psychology	Psychology
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Northwestern University

Gymnasium teacher vs para educator demographics

Here are the differences between gymnasium teachers' and para educators' demographics:

	Gymnasium Teacher	Para Educator
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 37.2% Female, 62.8%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 8.6% White, 59.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.6% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between gymnasium teacher and para educator duties and responsibilities

Gymnasium teacher example responsibilities.

Lead debates with advance students on topics including globalization, economics, and political history.
Exhibit skills in teamwork, collaboration, and leadership.
Gain experience in leadership, leading a team to competition.
Develop innovative PowerPoint presentations used to incorporate creative lessons for daily teaching consistent with teaching multiple grade levels at once.
Help students in learning fundamentals of algebra, geometry and trigonometry.

Para educator example responsibilities.

Perform responsible human support and paraprofessional work assisting classroom teacher or other professionals, achieve institution objectives.
Work daily with a small group of 4th grade students in language arts in the morning and mathematics in the afternoon.
Plan and implement lesson and in a k-5 school.
Assist teacher in every aspect of curriculum, CPR certify.
Certify in CPR, first aide, used when necessary.
Certify through CPI to be able to physically restrain when necessary.

Gymnasium teacher vs para educator skills

Common gymnasium teacher skills

Kids, 60%
Safety Rules, 17%
Physical Education Curriculum, 4%
Front Desk, 3%
Physical Fitness, 3%
Pre-K, 3%

Common para educator skills

Behavioral Issues, 10%
Student Performance, 8%
IEP, 8%
Math, 7%
Kindergarten, 7%
School Administration, 6%

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