Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
SOC Code: 25-9044
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondarys teach undergraduate-level courses. This career typically requires extensive preparation (4+ years). With an AI-proof score of 98.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension.
AI-Proof Score: 98.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$44,930
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Job Growth
3.1%
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Training Time
Extensive preparation (4+ years)
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Job Zone
Zone 5 / 5
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Training Cost
~$80,000
Key Skills
- •Reading Comprehension
- •Active Listening
- •Speaking
- •Learning Strategies
- •Instructing
Common Tasks
- ✓Teach undergraduate-level courses.
- ✓Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, or papers, and record grades.
- ✓Lead discussion sections, tutorials, or laboratory sections.
- ✓Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, supplementary notes, or course Web sites.
- ✓Inform students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
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