Career switch, measured
From High School Teacher to Teaching Assistant
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 90% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Teaching, Special education, Curriculum development, Bilingual Spanish; the main skills to add are Leadership.
90%
skill overlap
1,389
open Teaching Assistant postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillHigh School TeacherTeaching Assistant
- Teaching98%79%
- Special education10%36%
- Curriculum development10%12%
- Bilingual Spanish5%7%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Teaching Assistant postings, rarely in High School Teacher ones.
SkillHigh School TeacherTeaching Assistant
- Leadership–19%
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