Education & Library

Teaching Assistants

SOC 25-9045

Support teachers and work one-on-one with students who need extra help.

Median pay

$37k

$31k to $45k typical range

Outlook

Declining

170k openings / yr

Education

Some college

AI exposure

29%

modeled estimate · 59th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

45/100

Key skills

Patience
Support skills
Communication
Flexibility
Organization

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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 we model AI exposure.