Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages High openings flow SOC 25-9045

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

About 170,400 projected annual openings shape how to read Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary against Economics Teachers, Postsecondary, Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary, Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary.

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Same-major-group titles next to Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary ($124K) , Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary ($93K) , Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary ($97K) , Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary ($109K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. California $46,490
  2. 2. Washington $49,120
  3. 3. New Hampshire $38,440
  4. 4. Massachusetts $39,380
  5. 5. Maine $46,750
  6. 6. Vermont $43,800
  7. 7. Virginia $38,520
  8. 8. Minnesota $40,100
  9. 9. Oregon $39,850
  10. 10. District of Columbia $46,920

Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations careers next to Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary $96,980
  2. 2. Economics Teachers, Postsecondary $123,920
  3. 3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary $109,270
  4. 4. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary $100,310
  5. 5. Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary $94,980
  6. 6. Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary $103,170
  7. 7. Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary $93,250
  8. 8. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $107,310
  9. 9. Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary $99,650
  10. 10. Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary $101,420
  11. 11. Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary $98,070
  12. 12. Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary $96,870
Projected annual openings
170,400
growth + transfers + exits
National median $36,780/yr
$37K
National median
↓ -2%
Growth 2024-2034
1,420,350
Estimated US jobs
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary
Highest-pay peer · $124K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Some college, no degree

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations titles , led here by Economics Teachers, Postsecondary.

Roughly 170,400 projected annual openings (growth, transfers, exits) are the scale signal for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. Median pay is $36,780 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations.

Employment Projections expect -2% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns Some college, no degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: California at $46,490. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Economics Teachers, Postsecondary at $123,920. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary pay-rank #64 in Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

On the Educational Instruction and Library Occupations median table (64 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary lands at #64, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 25-9045 · national median $36,780 · lower third of Educational Instruction and Library Occupations (#64/64). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 25-9045

California · top state for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary

$46K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$49K · behind California

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Highest-pay peer vs Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · $124K

Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary

Lower-pay peer beside Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary · $93K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary land on the Educational Instruction and Library Occupations median table? ▼
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is pay-rank #64 of 64 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education ($38K), Substitute Teachers, Short-Term ($42K), Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary ($43K), Tutors ($43K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What is the OEWS national median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $36,780 as the national median for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. The published 10th-90th range is $27,150 to $50,040. Beside Economics Teachers, Postsecondary ($123,920), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary is -2%. Projected annual openings: about 170,400. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary? ▼
California ($46,490), Washington ($49,120), New Hampshire ($38,440) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 25-9045. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics