Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191)
Occupation description: Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate teaching assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed. Excludes Teacher Assistants (25-9041).
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Employment |
Average annual openings |
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2014 estimate | 2024 projection | Percent change |
Growth | Replacement | Total |
Alaska |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
United States |
159,200 | 169,100 |
6.2 | 990 |
2,820 | 3,800 |
Job outlook
- Alaska:
The job outlook for Alaska is not available.
2017 Wages 
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Mean Wage |
Wage by Percentile |
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Mean | 10th | 25th |
Median | 75th | 90th |
United States |
37,720 | 17,970 | 20,180 |
32,460 | 45,860 | 58,450 |
Labor Force Indicators
2016 Worker Characteristics
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Total workers | Nonresident workers |
Percent nonresident | Percent age 45 plus | Percent age 50 plus |
29 | 12 |
41.4 | 10.5 |
5.3 |
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2016 Potential Supply
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Qualified but working in another occupation | 2 |
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation | 1 |
UI claimants previously working in occupation | 2 |
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2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
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Number of registrants |
83 |
Number of job position postings |
0 |
Ratio of registrants to job position postings
| 0.0 |
Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training
Education: Bachelor’s degree |
Work experience: None |
On-the-job training: None |