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Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary
$38.05K Median Salary 16.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 6.4% Job Growth
About This Career
Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing instructional support activities, such as developing teaching materials, leading discussion groups, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers.
Reported Job Titles
Graduate Assistant, Graduate Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student, Graduate Student Instructor (GSI), Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Research Assistant (RA), Teaching Assistant (TA), Teaching Fellow
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Written Comprehension
Speech Clarity
Written Expression
Near Vision
Speech Recognition
Deductive Reasoning
Fluency of Ideas
Inductive Reasoning
Originality
Problem Sensitivity
Category Flexibility
Information Ordering
Selective Attention
Knowledge
English Language
Education and Training
Computers and Electronics
Mathematics
Skills
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Instructing
Speaking
Learning Strategies
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Service Orientation
Social Perceptiveness
Active Learning
Judgment and Decision Making
Time Management
Technology Skills
Word processing software
Computer based training software
Electronic mail software
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
Information retrieval or search software
Spreadsheet software
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software
Graphics or photo imaging software
Office suite software
Internet browser software
Presentation software
Calendar and scheduling software
Tools
Microphones
Televisions
Portable data input terminals
Multimedia projectors
Projection screens or displays
Web cameras
Photocopiers
Microphone stand
Scanners
Videoconferencing systems
Teleconference equipment
Notebook computers
Epidiascopes
Touch screen monitors
High capacity removable media drives
MP3 players or recorders
Inkjet printers
Digital cameras
Slide projectors
Liquid crystal display projector
Laser printers
Compact disk players or recorders
Digital camcorders or video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders
Special purpose telephones
Overhead projectors
Laser fax machine
Scientific calculator
Desktop computers
Tablet computers
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