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Teaching Assistants, Special Education
Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
What a teaching assistant, special education does
Become a teaching assistant, special education
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good teaching assistant, special education
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Half of workers earn between $23 and $32 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $12,900 and $34,600 per year.
- 53% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $29 per hour with an average salary of $32,900 per year.
Teaching Assistant, Special Education job outlook
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 23% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.