Measured from live jobs
Teaching Assistant skills employers ask for
From 1,389 open Teaching Assistant job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Teaching Assistant postings that mention each skill.
- Teachingdistinctive79%
- Special educationdistinctive36%
- Leadership19%
- Curriculum developmentdistinctive12%
- Bilingual Spanish7%
- Classroom managementdistinctive5%
- Regulatory compliance5%
“Distinctive” means Teaching Assistant postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
Where Teaching Assistant skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Special Education Teacher92% overlapShared: Teaching, Special education, Curriculum development, LeadershipHow to switch
- High School Teacher90% overlapShared: Teaching, Special education, Curriculum development, Bilingual SpanishHow to switch
- CTE Teacher86% overlapShared: Teaching, Curriculum developmentHow to switch
- Kindergarten Teacher86% overlapShared: Teaching, Curriculum developmentHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Teaching Assistant need?
- In 1,389 current Teaching Assistant job postings, the skills asked for most often are Teaching (79%), Special education (36%), Leadership (19%), Curriculum development (12%), Bilingual Spanish (7%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Teaching Assistant move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Special Education Teacher, High School Teacher, CTE Teacher, Kindergarten Teacher. Special Education Teacher shares skills such as Teaching, Special education, Curriculum development.
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