Reading assistant vs teacher aide assistant

The differences between reading assistants and teacher aide assistants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a teacher aide assistant has an average salary of $30,941, which is higher than the $25,809 average annual salary of a reading assistant.

The top three skills for a reading assistant include radiology, data entry and patient reports. The most important skills for a teacher aide assistant are classroom management, CPR, and vital signs.

Reading assistant vs teacher aide assistant overview

	Reading Assistant	Teacher Aide Assistant
Yearly salary	$25,809	$30,941
Hourly rate	$12.41	$14.88
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	7,396	108,315
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	-	-

Reading assistant vs teacher aide assistant salary

Reading assistants and teacher aide assistants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Reading Assistant	Teacher Aide Assistant
Average salary	$25,809	$30,941
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $50,000	Between $9,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	-	Los Gatos, CA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	High Point Christian Academy
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between reading assistant and teacher aide assistant education

There are a few differences between a reading assistant and a teacher aide assistant in terms of educational background:

	Reading Assistant	Teacher Aide Assistant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Elementary Education	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Reading assistant vs teacher aide assistant demographics

Here are the differences between reading assistants' and teacher aide assistants' demographics:

	Reading Assistant	Teacher Aide Assistant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%	Male, 20.9% Female, 79.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 8.4% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 8.3% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between reading assistant and teacher aide assistant duties and responsibilities

Reading assistant example responsibilities.

Manage a phonetic/whole language curriculum for middle/high school students with various learning differences.
Maintain knowledge of SSA organizational structure.
Attend IEP meetings per parental request.
Work with ESL students to improve learning English.
Maintain statistics, organize literature, assist students with research and references.
Assist in the classroom with attendance, grading, and constructing PowerPoint lectures.

Teacher aide assistant example responsibilities.

Train in CPR to effectively manage emergency situations.
Supervise students in classrooms, halls, school yards and cafeterias.
Work as a substitute teacher and aide for students in pre-k through high school.
Provide quality childcare services from grades starting at pre-K through 5th grade that include planning physical and cognitive activities.
Complete IEP exercises as outlined, administer medications, put children on various equipment to encourage physical and mental health.
Review and improve ESL student's literacy competency, and language/mathematical capability.

Reading assistant vs teacher aide assistant skills

Common reading assistant skills

Radiology, 38%
Data Entry, 17%
Patient Reports, 8%
CDS, 6%
Mathematics, 5%
Elementary Schools, 4%

Common teacher aide assistant skills

Classroom Management, 16%
CPR, 13%
Vital Signs, 10%
Senior Care, 8%
Blood Pressure, 6%
Learning Environment, 5%

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