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Southwest WDA (1Q 2016)
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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$46,866
Entry wage$27,901
10th percentile wage$19,656
50th percentile wage$48,464
90th percentile wage$70,835
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services100100%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services100$48,464
Graduate Teaching Assistants (25-1191)
Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university 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 assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$48464.35 $61639.57  -$13175.22
2015$47233.51+2.6%$60074.12 +2.6%-$12840.61
2014$46348.84+1.9%$58948.95 +1.9%-$12600.11
2013$45464.18+1.9%$57823.79 +1.9%-$12359.61
2012$44579.51+2.0%$56698.62 +2.0%-$12119.11
2011$43887.16+1.6%$55818.06 +1.6%-$11930.89
2010$43117.89+1.8%$54839.65 +1.8%-$11721.76
2009$42656.32+1.1%$54252.61 +1.1%-$11596.28
2008$41387.02+3.1%$52638.24 +3.1%-$11251.21
2007$40002.32+3.5%$50877.11 +3.5%-$10874.78
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$48464.35 $48577.28  -$112.92
2015$47233.51+2.6%$47218.20 +2.9%$15.31
2014$46348.84+1.9%$46208.60 +2.2%$140.24
2013$45464.18+1.9%$45276.67 +2.1%$187.51
2012$44579.51+2.0%$44500.05 +1.7%$79.46
2011$43887.16+1.6%$43801.10 +1.6%$86.06
2010$43117.89+1.8%$43063.31 +1.7%$54.57
2009$42656.32+1.1%$42480.85 +1.4%$175.47
2008$41387.02+3.1%$41393.59 +2.6%-$6.57
2007$40002.32+3.5%$40073.34 +3.3%-$71.02
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Southwest $48,464 100
North Central $37,465 420
South Central $34,804  
Northwest $23,930  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
North Central $37,465 420
Southwest $48,464 100
Northwest $23,930  
South Central $34,804  
Wages in other areas
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