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Working As A Teaching Assistant

  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
  • Thinking Creatively
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Documenting/Recording Information

  • $38,873

    Average Salary

What Does A Teaching Assistant Do

A Teaching Assistant supports learning activities in schools and nurseries. They are involved in various activities, such as preparing the classroom for lessons, setting up art equipment, and preparing computers.

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Average Length of Employment
Lecturer/Instructor 3.9 years
Professor 3.7 years
Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant 2.9 years
Teaching & Research Assistant 2.8 years
Lecturer 2.8 years
Teaching Instructor 2.4 years
Course Instructor 2.2 years
Teaching Associate 2.2 years
Graduate Teaching Associate 2.0 years
Teaching Assistant/Laboratory Instructor 1.9 years
Student Instructor 1.8 years
Laboratory Instructor 1.8 years
Teaching Fellow 1.7 years
Graduate Teaching Assistant 1.7 years
Teaching Assistant And Tutor 1.6 years
Laboratory Teaching Assistant 1.3 years
Co-Instructor 1.3 years
Course Assistant 1.0 years
Teaching Assistant 1.0 years
Teaching Internship 0.7 years
Top Careers Before Teaching Assistant
Research Assistant 25.8%
Internship 19.7%
Volunteer 6.3%
Tutor 4.6%
Sales Associate 3.8%
Instructor 3.6%
Researcher 3.5%
Teacher 3.4%
Research Internship 3.2%
Laboratory Assistant 2.9%
Graduate Research Assistant 2.8%
Office Assistant 2.7%
Administrative Assistant 2.7%
Cashier 2.7%
Assistant 2.5%
Graduate Assistant 2.2%
Substitute Teacher 2.0%
Engineering Internship 1.9%
Graduate Research Student 1.9%
President 1.7%
Top Careers After Teaching Assistant
Research Assistant 26.6%
Internship 11.2%
Graduate Research Assistant 7.7%
Instructor 6.5%
Volunteer 4.7%
Teacher 4.5%
Tutor 3.6%
Graduate Assistant 3.4%
Substitute Teacher 3.3%
Research Associate 3.2%
Fellow 3.1%
Sales Associate 2.9%
Adjunct Professor 2.7%
Research Fellow 2.6%
Graduate Teaching Assistant 2.6%
Administrative Assistant 2.4%
Consultant 2.4%
Researcher 2.3%
Lecturer 2.3%
Adjunct Instructor 2.0%

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Teaching Assistant Demographics

Gender

Female

51.0%

Male

39.6%

Unknown

9.4%
Ethnicity

White

51.5%

Asian

22.1%

Hispanic or Latino

12.4%

Black or African American

9.1%

Unknown

5.0%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

31.5%

French

13.1%

Chinese

12.2%

Mandarin

9.7%

German

5.3%

Japanese

3.8%

Italian

3.2%

Arabic

3.2%

Korean

2.9%

Russian

2.7%

Cantonese

2.5%

Hindi

2.4%

Portuguese

2.1%

Vietnamese

1.0%

Urdu

0.9%

Greek

0.8%

Turkish

0.8%

Hebrew

0.8%

Bengali

0.7%

Polish

0.5%
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Teaching Assistant Education

Schools

Purdue University

6.7%

Pennsylvania State University

6.6%

University of Texas at Austin

6.5%

University of Florida

6.3%

Iowa State University

6.1%

Michigan State University

5.8%

Cornell University

5.6%

University of Massachusetts Amherst

5.6%

University of Iowa

4.8%

University of Houston

4.7%

Brigham Young University

4.7%

Arizona State University

4.5%

State University of New York Buffalo

4.3%

University of Illinois at Chicago

4.3%

Florida State University

4.1%

Texas A&M University

4.1%

University of Colorado at Boulder

4.0%

Syracuse University

3.9%

Northeastern University

3.8%

Carnegie Mellon University

3.8%
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Majors

Chemistry

8.8%

Psychology

8.6%

Mechanical Engineering

8.4%

Biology

8.2%

Computer Science

7.8%

Electrical Engineering

6.2%

Business

5.6%

Physics

4.3%

English

4.2%

Mathematics

4.0%

Geology

3.9%

Computer Engineering

3.7%

Chemical Engineering

3.5%

Communication

3.5%

Statistics

3.4%

Fine Arts

3.3%

Economics

3.1%

Education

3.1%

Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology

3.1%

History

3.1%
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Degrees

Masters

37.6%

Bachelors

31.7%

Doctorate

17.9%

Other

8.8%

Associate

2.0%

Certificate

1.7%

Diploma

0.2%

License

0.1%
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Teaching Assistant Videos

A Day in the Life of a Kindergarten Teacher

Career Advice on becoming a Trainee PE Teacher by Andrea C (Full Version)

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Real Teaching Assistant Salaries

Job Title Company Location Start Date Salary
Teaching Assistant Harvard University Cambridge, MA Jan 10, 2016 $125,408
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Jersey City, NJ May 14, 2010 $96,002
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Dec 14, 2009 $96,002
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Jersey City, NJ Nov 22, 2010 $96,002
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Nov 22, 2010 $96,002
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Mar 26, 2012 $96,002
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago New York, NY Mar 26, 2012 $96,002
Teaching Assistant Hash Map Labs, Inc. San Francisco, CA May 13, 2013 $80,000
Financial Mathematics Teaching Assistant The University of Chicago Chicago, IL Oct 01, 2012 $62,610
Teaching Assistant Harvard University Cambridge, MA Aug 01, 2011 $59,417
Teaching Assistant Harvard University Cambridge, MA Sep 01, 2009 $54,345
Teaching Assistant Harvard University Cambridge, MA Aug 01, 2014 $51,300
Drill Instructor/Teaching Assistant Harvard University Cambridge, MA Jun 01, 2015 $51,300
Teaching Assistant Harvard University Cambridge, MA Sep 01, 2009 $47,563
Post Production Teaching Assistant New York Film Academy Ltd Burbank, CA Jul 11, 2016 $46,800
French Teaching Assistant Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Aug 01, 2011 $45,935
Japanese Teaching Assistant Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Aug 01, 2011 $45,935
Post Production Teaching Assistant New York Film Academy Ltd Burbank, CA Mar 31, 2016 $41,740
Post Production Teaching Assistant New York Film Academy Ltd Burbank, CA Feb 03, 2016 $41,740
French Teaching Assistant Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Aug 01, 2010 $38,443
Teaching Assistant/Instructor Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI Mar 05, 2011 $36,773
Teaching Assistant South Campus Therapeutic Day School Palatine, IL Sep 14, 2011 $35,479
Spanish Teaching Assistant Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA Aug 27, 2012 $35,249
Teaching Assistant Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc. Saginaw, MI Aug 30, 2010 $35,124
Teaching Assistant/Audio Visual Photomanhattan, Inc. New York, NY Jan 03, 2016 $31,827 -
$54,784
Teaching Assistant New York Film Academy Ltd Burbank, CA May 01, 2014 $31,305
Teaching Assistant (Biomedical Engineering) Medisend International Dallas, TX Aug 10, 2015 $30,667 -
$35,000

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Top Skills for A Teaching Assistant

  1. Lab Experiments
  2. Class Activities
  3. Undergraduate
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  • Assisted in the design of process control and data acquisition student lab experiments for junior and senior chemical engineering unit-operations courses.
  • Tutored Chemistry students with in class activities Administered weekly quizzes and reviewed weekly concepts
  • Developed curriculum and taught composition courses involving traditional classroom and computer lab instruction for undergraduate students within program framework.
  • Major responsibilities include conducting weekly recitations, grading and holding office hours.
  • Supervised chemistry students in their organic chemistry laboratory, taught general laboratory technique, answered questions, and graded lab reports.

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  1. Alaska
  2. North Dakota
  3. Connecticut
  4. North Carolina
  5. Arizona
  6. Massachusetts
  7. Wyoming
  8. New Hampshire
  9. Nebraska
  10. Delaware
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