Education & Library

Postsecondary Teaching Assistants

SOC 25-9044

Teach sections and grade for university courses while you study.

Median pay

$43k

$35k to $61k typical range

Outlook

Growing

25k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

5/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

43rd pct

More exposed than 43% of occupations · modeled estimate · 72th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

60/100

Key skills

Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Learning Strategies
Writing
Critical Thinking

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.