Teaching Assistants, Special Education
SOC Code: 25-9043
Teaching Assistants, Special Educations provide assistance to students with special needs. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 100.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness.
AI-Proof Score: 100.0 — Very High
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Median Salary
$35,550
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Job Growth
N/A
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Service Orientation
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Learning Strategies
- •Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
Common Tasks
- ✓Provide assistance to students with special needs.
- ✓Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- ✓Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- ✓Provide students with disabilities with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
- ✓Carry out therapeutic regimens, such as behavior modification and personal development programs, under the supervision of special education instructors, psychologists, or speech-language pathologists.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation