Jobs Similar to Teaching Assistants (Postsecondary)
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to teaching assistants (postsecondary), according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Secondary School Teachers, Special Education Teachers (Secondary School) and Career/Technical Education Teachers (Middle School).
Teaching Assistants (Postsecondary): $42,910 median pay · usual preparation: Graduate degree.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
79% similar · $72,040 (+68%) · Bachelor's degree
- 2Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
79% similar · $74,260 (+73%) · Bachelor's degree
- 3Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
79% similar · $65,030 (+52%) · Bachelor's degree
- 4Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
79% similar · $63,970 (+49%) · Bachelor's degree
- 5Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
79% similar · $62,680 (+46%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
79% similar · $64,370 (+50%) · Bachelor's degree
- 7Tutors
78% similar · $43,350 (+1%) · Training or associate
- 8Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
78% similar · $61,540 (+43%) · Bachelor's degree
- 9Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
78% similar · $66,270 (+54%) · Bachelor's degree
- 10Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
77% similar · $41,670 (−3%) · Bachelor's degree
- 11Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
77% similar · $79,940 (+86%) · Graduate degree
- 12Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
76% similar · $75,870 (+77%) · Graduate degree
- 13Instructional Coordinators
76% similar · $77,440 (+80%) · Graduate degree · Same group
- 14Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
76% similar · $77,270 (+80%) · Graduate degree
- 15Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
76% similar · $80,340 (+87%) · Graduate degree
- 16Education Teachers, Postsecondary
75% similar · $75,350 (+76%) · Graduate degree
- 17Self-Enrichment Teachers
75% similar · $46,800 (+9%) · Training or associate
- 18Special Education Teachers, Middle School
75% similar · $66,810 (+56%) · Bachelor's degree
- 19Training and Development Specialists
75% similar · $69,280 (+61%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Speech-Language Pathology Assistants
75% similar · $48,430 (broader group) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than teaching assistants (postsecondary).
- Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary76% similar · $80,340 (+87%)
- Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary77% similar · $79,940 (+86%)
- Instructional Coordinators76% similar · $77,440 (+80%)
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary76% similar · $77,270 (+80%)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary76% similar · $75,870 (+77%)
- Education Teachers, Postsecondary75% similar · $75,350 (+76%)
Similar jobs that need less preparation
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education79% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Special Education Teachers, Secondary School79% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School79% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education79% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education79% similar · Bachelor's degree
- Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education79% similar · Bachelor's degree
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Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for teaching assistants (postsecondary) also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Questions about jobs like teaching assistants (postsecondary)
What jobs are most similar to teaching assistants (postsecondary)?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Secondary School Teachers (79% similar), Special Education Teachers (Secondary School) (79% similar), Career/Technical Education Teachers (Middle School) (79% similar), Elementary School Teachers (79% similar) and Kindergarten Teachers (79% similar).
Which jobs like teaching assistants (postsecondary) pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Library Science Teachers ($80,340, +87%; usually a graduate degree), Mathematical Science Teachers ($79,940, +86%; usually a graduate degree) and Instructional Coordinators ($77,440, +80%; usually a graduate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with teaching assistants (postsecondary) ($42,910). Without more preparation than teaching assistants (postsecondary) usually need: Library Science Teachers, Mathematical Science Teachers and Instructional Coordinators.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.