Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School resume
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Also called classroom assistant, early childhood teacher assistant, ec teacher assistant and educational assistant.
$37,010
Median pay a year
1,584,440
People do this work
6
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Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School
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Teaching assistant supporting teachers with instructional duties, supervising students in various settings and reinforcing learning concepts through tutoring and organized activities
Experience
Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Supervised students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, and gymnasiums
Tutored and assisted children individually or in small groups to reinforce learning concepts
Instructed and monitored students in the use and care of equipment to prevent injuries
Discussed assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts
Presented subject matter to students under the direction of teachers using various methods
Organized and supervised games and recreational activities to promote development
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Supervised students in various school settingsTutored children individually and in small groupsEnforced school policies and rules for studentsTaught social skills to enhance student interactionsInstructed students on equipment use and careDiscussed duties with teachers to align efforts
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Supervised students in classrooms, hallways, and cafeterias to ensure safety and adherence to school policies
Enforced school rules and regulations to maintain a positive learning environment
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Supervised students throughout most of the school day to ensure safety and adherence to school policies
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Most of the school daySeveral times each dayEvery class period
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Enforced school rules and regulations to maintain a positive learning environment
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Classroom behavior became more respectfulStudents felt safer and more focusedLearning disruptions decreased significantly
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Maintaining student records
Monitoring student performance
Developing instructional materials
Maintaining products
Distributing instructional materials
Enforcing student rules
Evaluating student work
Planning educational activities
Maintaining clean work areas
Cleaning work areas
Setting up classroom materials
Displaying student work
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What a Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School does
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Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
What it pays
How much does a Teaching Assistant, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$31,200
Median
$37,010
75th percentile
$46,000
These figures cover this work together with Special Education Teaching Assistant, which is how they are published.
About 1,584,440 people do this work and Special Education Teaching Assistant in the United States, counted together.
Other names
Other names for this job
classroom assistant, early childhood teacher assistant, ec teacher assistant, educational assistant, educational assistant teacher, elementary teacher assistant, instructional assistant, kindergarten assistant, pre k assistant teacher, pre k teacher assistant, pre kindergarten assistant teacher, pre kindergarten teacher assistant.
More names for this work
preschool instructional assistant, teacher assistant, TA, teacher's assistant, teaching assistant, teaching assistants preschool elementary middle and secondary school except special education, basic skills improvement program instructional aide, bilingual teacher aide, bsip instructional aide, classroom aide, education paraprofessional, educational tech, educational technician, elementary instructor, elementary paraprofessional, ese aide, exam grader, exam proctor, exam scorer, examination grader, examination proctor, examination scorer, exceptional student education aide, gifted and talented student education aide, grader, grading clerk, helper teacher, in school suspension aide, instructional aide, instructional paraprofessional, iss aide, kindergarten paraprofessional, kindergartner helper, learning support aide, paper grader, paraeducator, paraprofessional, paraprofessional aide, paraprofessional aide teacher, paraprofessional educator, practice teacher, preschool aide, preschool ia, preschool paraprofessional, preschool teacher aide, proctor, school paraprofessional, school reading aide.
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This page is about the occupation Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.