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Graduate Teaching Assistants

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Assist faculty or other instructional staff in postsecondary institutions by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate teaching assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.

Job Titles

  • Graduate Assistant
  • Graduate Fellow
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Graduate Student Instructor (GSI)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)

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Nationwide Salary Average*

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$32,750

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