Education & Library
Teaching Assistants
SOC 25-9045
Support teachers and work one-on-one with students who need extra help.
The job
Median pay
$37k
$31k to $45k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-0.3% projected
Openings a year
176k
BLS projection
Typical education
Some college
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
16/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
28th pct
More exposed than 28% of occupations · modeled estimate · 59th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
49/100
Key skills
- Patience
- Support skills
- Communication
- Flexibility
- Organization
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 177,140 | 9.7 | 1.1× | $46k |
| New York | 137,820 | 14.2 | 1.6× | $38k |
| Texas | 108,960 | 7.7 | 0.8× | $30k |
| Illinois | 64,210 | 10.5 | 1.1× | $37k |
| New Jersey | 55,580 | 13.0 | 1.4× | $37k |
| Florida | 54,530 | 5.5 | 0.6× | $34k |
| Pennsylvania | 48,310 | 8.0 | 0.9× | $35k |
| Ohio | 47,300 | 8.5 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Washington | 43,420 | 12.2 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Massachusetts | 39,210 | 10.8 | 1.2× | $39k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 39,030 | 8.9 | 1.0× | $35k |
| Minnesota | 38,540 | 13.1 | 1.4× | $40k |
| Georgia | 33,410 | 6.8 | 0.8× | $29k |
| North Carolina | 32,150 | 6.5 | 0.7× | $30k |
| Virginia | 31,370 | 7.6 | 0.8× | $39k |
| Indiana | 28,450 | 8.9 | 1.0× | $33k |
| Wisconsin | 26,520 | 9.0 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Arizona | 25,280 | 7.8 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Iowa | 24,520 | 15.7 | 1.7× | $31k |
| Maryland | 23,340 | 8.4 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Tennessee | 23,280 | 7.1 | 0.8× | $29k |
| Oregon | 23,030 | 11.7 | 1.3× | $40k |
| Colorado | 21,910 | 7.6 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Missouri | 20,930 | 7.1 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Kansas | 20,000 | 13.9 | 1.5× | $29k |
| Connecticut | 19,740 | 11.6 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Utah | 18,170 | 10.5 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Kentucky | 16,330 | 8.2 | 0.9× | $30k |
| Louisiana | 14,530 | 7.5 | 0.8× | $27k |
| South Carolina | 14,410 | 6.3 | 0.7× | $28k |
| Oklahoma | 13,860 | 8.1 | 0.9× | $28k |
| Arkansas | 11,270 | 8.6 | 0.9× | $29k |
| Nebraska | 11,190 | 10.9 | 1.2× | $35k |
| Alabama | 10,140 | 4.8 | 0.5× | $24k |
| Mississippi | 9,750 | 8.4 | 0.9× | $26k |
| New Mexico | 8,970 | 10.3 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Idaho | 8,710 | 10.2 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Maine | 8,700 | 13.6 | 1.5× | $47k |
| New Hampshire | 7,880 | 11.5 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Nevada | 7,100 | 4.6 | 0.5× | $32k |
| North Dakota | 5,600 | 13.0 | 1.4× | $38k |
| Hawaii | 5,470 | 8.7 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Rhode Island | 5,200 | 10.4 | 1.1× | $37k |
| West Virginia | 5,110 | 7.3 | 0.8× | $30k |
| Delaware | 5,040 | 10.4 | 1.1× | $38k |
| Vermont | 4,960 | 16.3 | 1.8× | $44k |
| South Dakota | 4,650 | 10.2 | 1.1× | $28k |
| Washington DC | 3,950 | 5.6 | 0.6× | $47k |
| Montana | 3,930 | 7.7 | 0.8× | $35k |
| Alaska | 3,810 | 11.7 | 1.3× | $37k |
| Wyoming | 3,680 | 13.1 | 1.4× | $36k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ126,920 jobs · $39k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA53,010 jobs · $46k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN46,770 jobs · $38k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD26,990 jobs · $36k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH26,350 jobs · $41k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX25,270 jobs · $31k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV25,050 jobs · $46k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX23,930 jobs · $29k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Teaching Assistants interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.