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Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education

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.
Related: Elementary School Teachers  Special Education Teachers, Elementary School  Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary  Teaching Assistants, Special Education  Tutors 
Industries: Education  Health & Counseling 

  • Summary

  • Details

    • Work Activities

    • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
    • Clean classrooms.
    • Conduct demonstrations to teach skills, such as sports, dancing, and handicrafts.
    • Requisition and stock teaching materials and supplies.
    • Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
    • Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
    • Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
    • Operate and maintain audio-visual equipment.
    • Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
    • Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
    • Teach social skills to students.
    • Distribute teaching materials, such as textbooks, workbooks, papers, and pencils, to students.
    • Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
    • Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.
    • Take class attendance and maintain attendance records.
    • Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
    • Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
    • Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
    • Collect money from students for school-related projects.
    • Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
    • Type, file, and duplicate materials.
    • Plan, prepare, and develop various teaching aids, such as bibliographies, charts, and graphs.
    • Maintain computers in classrooms and laboratories, and assist students with hardware and software use.
    • Laminate teaching materials to increase their durability under repeated use.
    • Grade homework and tests, and compute and record results, using answer sheets or electronic marking devices.
    • Teach social skills to students.
    • Prepare lesson materials, bulletin board displays, exhibits, equipment, and demonstrations.
    • Distribute tests and homework assignments and collect them when they are completed.
    • Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
    • Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
    • Clean classrooms.
    • Participate in teacher-parent conferences regarding students' progress or problems.
    • Assist in bus loading and unloading.

    Skills

    • Management of Material Resources
      • Managing equipment and materials.
    • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Selecting and managing the best workers for a job.
    • Time Management
      • Managing your time and the time of other people.
    • Operations Analysis
      • Figuring out what a product or service needs to be able to do.
    • Mathematics
      • Using math to solve problems.
    • Science
      • Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
    • Active Listening
      • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
    • Troubleshooting
      • Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.
    • Learning Strategies
      • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
    • Persuasion
      • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
    • Programming
      • Writing computer programs.
    • Quality Control Analysis
      • Testing how well a product or service works.
    • Negotiation
      • Bringing people together to solve differences.
    • Active Learning
      • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
    • Coordination
      • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
    • Monitoring
      • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
    • Writing
      • Writing things for co-workers or customers.
    • Social Perceptiveness
      • Understanding people's reactions.
    • Systems Evaluation
      • Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
    • Complex Problem Solving
      • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
    • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
    • Repairing
      • Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.
    • Systems Analysis
      • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
    • Technology Design
      • Making equipment and technology useful for customers.
    • Equipment Selection
      • Deciding what kind of tools and equipment are needed to do a job.
    • Operations Monitoring
      • Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.
    • Reading Comprehension
      • Reading work-related information.
    • Critical Thinking
      • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
    • Installation
      • Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs.
    • Service Orientation
      • Looking for ways to help people.
    • Operation and Control
      • Using equipment or systems.
    • Speaking
      • Talking to others.
    • Management of Financial Resources
      • Making spending decisions and keeping track of what is spent.
    • Equipment Maintenance
      • Planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment.
    • Instructing
      • Teaching people how to do something.

    Abilities

    • Auditory Attention
      • Paying attention to one sound while there are other distracting sounds.
    • Arm-Hand Steadiness
      • Keeping your arm or hand steady.
    • Finger Dexterity
      • Putting together small parts with your fingers.
    • Rate Control
      • Changing when and how fast you move based on how something else is moving.
    • Problem Sensitivity
      • Noticing when problems happen.
    • Sound Localization
      • Noticing the direction that a sound came from.
    • Glare Sensitivity
      • Seeing something even if there is a glare or very bright light.
    • Written Expression
      • Communicating by writing.
    • Oral Comprehension
      • Listening and understanding what people say.
    • Speech Clarity
      • Speaking clearly.
    • Spatial Orientation
      • Knowing where things are around you.
    • Visualization
      • Imagining how something will look after it is moved around or changed.
    • Oral Expression
      • Communicating by speaking.
    • Perceptual Speed
      • Quickly comparing groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
    • Mathematical Reasoning
      • Choosing the right type of math to solve a problem.
    • Near Vision
      • Seeing details up close.
    • Memorization
      • Remembering words, numbers, pictures, or steps.
    • Manual Dexterity
      • Holding or moving items with your hands.
    • Reaction Time
      • Quickly moving your hand, finger, or foot based on a sound, light, picture or other command.
    • Wrist-Finger Speed
      • Making fast, simple, repeated movements of your fingers, hands, and wrists.
    • Number Facility
      • Adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
    • Time Sharing
      • Doing two or more things at the same time.
    • Static Strength
      • Lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying.
    • Flexibility of Closure
      • Seeing hidden patterns.
    • Gross Body Coordination
      • Moving your arms, legs, and mid-section together while your whole body is moving.
    • Night Vision
      • Seeing at night or under low light.
    • Peripheral Vision
      • Seeing something to your side when your are looking ahead.
    • Selective Attention
      • Paying attention to something without being distracted.
    • Response Orientation
      • Quickly deciding if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part.
    • Category Flexibility
      • Grouping things in different ways.
    • Information Ordering
      • Ordering or arranging things.
    • Dynamic Flexibility
      • Quickly and repeatedly bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching out with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Speed of Closure
      • Quickly knowing what you are looking at.
    • Deductive Reasoning
      • Using rules to solve problems.
    • Inductive Reasoning
      • Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
    • Originality
      • Creating new and original ideas.
    • Dynamic Strength
      • Exercising for a long time without your muscles getting tired.
    • Visual Color Discrimination
      • Noticing the difference between colors, including shades and brightness.
    • Far Vision
      • Seeing details that are far away.
    • Speech Recognition
      • Recognizing spoken words.
    • Depth Perception
      • Deciding which thing is closer or farther away from you, or deciding how far away it is from you.
    • Stamina
      • Exercising for a long time without getting out of breath.
    • Trunk Strength
      • Using your lower back and stomach.
    • Explosive Strength
      • Jumping, sprinting, or throwing something.
    • Extent Flexibility
      • Bending, stretching, twisting, or reaching with your body, arms, and/or legs.
    • Hearing Sensitivity
      • Telling the difference between sounds.
    • Gross Body Equilibrium
      • Keeping your balance or staying upright.
    • Speed of Limb Movement
      • Quickly moving your arms and legs.
    • Fluency of Ideas
      • Coming up with lots of ideas.
    • Written Comprehension
      • Reading and understanding what is written.
    • Control Precision
      • Quickly changing the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.
    • Multilimb Coordination
      • Using your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down.

    Knowledge

    • Customer and Personal Service
      • Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
    • History and Archeology
      • Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
    • Philosophy and Theology
      • Knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions. This includes their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture.
    • Law and Government
      • Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
    • Physics
      • Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
    • Computers and Electronics
      • Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
    • Fine Arts
      • Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture.
    • Telecommunications
      • Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems.
    • Transportation
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
    • Mechanical
      • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
    • Food Production
      • Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
    • Public Safety and Security
      • Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
    • Administrative
      • Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
    • Chemistry
      • Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.
    • Medicine and Dentistry
      • Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
    • English Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
    • Foreign Language
      • Knowledge of the structure and content of a foreign (non-English) language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition and grammar, and pronunciation.
    • Sales and Marketing
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
    • Communications and Media
      • Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
    • Psychology
      • Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
    • Administration and Management
      • Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
    • Design
      • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
    • Therapy and Counseling
      • Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
    • Sociology and Anthropology
      • Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
    • Engineering and Technology
      • Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
    • Education and Training
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
    • Personnel and Human Resources
      • Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
    • Geography
      • Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
    • Economics and Accounting
      • Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
    • Building and Construction
      • Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
    • Production and Processing
      • Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
    • Mathematics
      • Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
    • Biology
      • Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

    Education

    Education
    Some college, no degree
    Work Experience
    No work experience
    Training
    No on-the-job training
    Education and Training Opportunities

    Pay

    Washington Annual Salary
    47210/yr

    Washington Employment Trends

    Currently Employed
    46,960
    Yearly Projected Openings
    6340

    Personality

    Social: People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking. They do well at jobs that need:
    • Dependability
    • Concern for Others
    • Adaptability/Flexibility
    • Integrity
    • Stress Tolerance
    • Self Control

    Tools

    • Balance or gross motor equipment
    • Board games
    • Building blocks
    • Cassette players or recorders
    • Childrens science kits
    • Compact disk players or recorders
    • Computer mouse
    • Desktop computers
    • Digital camcorders or video cameras
    • Digital video disk players or recorders
    • Intercom systems
    • Keyboards
    • Laminators
    • Laser printers
    • Liquid crystal display projector
    • Microphones
    • Mobile medical services first aid kits
    • Notebook computers
    • Overhead projectors
    • Personal computers
    • Sand or water tables or activity centers
    • Scanners
    • Tactile toys
    • Televisions
    • Touch screen monitors
    • Video cassette players or recorders

    Technology

    • Calendar and scheduling software
    • Computer based training software
    • Data base user interface and query software
    • Desktop communications software
    • Device drivers or system software
    • Electronic mail software
    • Internet browser software
    • Multi-media educational software
    • Office suite software
    • Presentation software
    • Project management software
    • Spell checkers
    • Spreadsheet software
    • Video conferencing software
    • Video creation and editing software
    • Word processing software

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