Also known as Educational Assistant, Instructional Assistant, Paraeducator, Paraprofessional, Teacher Aide, Teacher Assistant, Teaching Assistant
Also known as Educational Assistant, Instructional Assistant, Paraeducator
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Get started with TraitLabPreschool Teaching Assistants assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties.
In addition, Preschool Teaching Assistants serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
The median salary for a Preschool Teaching Assistant is $28,900, and the average salary is $30,630. Both the median and average roughly describe the middle of the Preschool Teaching Assistant salary range, but the average is more easily affected by extremely high or low salaries.
Many Preschool Teaching Assistants earn significantly more or less than the average, due to several factors. About 10% of Preschool Teaching Assistants earn less than $19,610 per year, 25% earn less than $23,830, 75% earn less than $36,110, and 90% earn less than $44,290.
Between the years of 2020 and 2030, the number of Preschool Teaching Assistants is expected to change by 8.9%, and there should be roughly 136,400 open positions for Preschool Teaching Assistants every year.
Career interests describe a person's preferences for different types of working environments and activities. When a person's interest match the demands of an occupation, people are usually more engaged and satisfied in that role.
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Preschool Teaching Assistants often have training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
Preschool Teaching Assistants usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with this occupation.
Through education, training, or experience, most Preschool Teaching Assistants will need to be proficient in mutliple areas to perform their job well.
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Preschool Teaching Assistants must develop a particular set of abilities to perform their job well. Abilities are individual capacities that influence a person's information processing, sensory perception, motor coordination, and physical strength or endurance. Individuals may naturally have certain abilities without explicit training, but most abilities can be sharpened somewhat through practice.
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Skills are developed capacities that enable people to function effectively in real-world settings. Unlike abilities, skills are typically easier to build through practice and experience. Skills influence effectiveness in areas such as learning, working with others, design, troubleshooting, and more.
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