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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage$35,883
Entry wage$22,055
10th percentile wage$19,671
50th percentile wage$34,696
90th percentile wage$58,201
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services$34,699
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$34695.65 $59104.35  -$24408.70
2015$33814.49+2.6%$57603.29 +2.6%-$23788.79
2014$33181.16+1.9%$56524.40 +1.9%-$23343.24
2013$32547.82+1.9%$55445.51 +1.9%-$22897.68
2012$31914.49+2.0%$54366.62 +2.0%-$22452.12
2011$31418.84+1.6%$53522.27 +1.6%-$22103.43
2010$30868.11+1.8%$52584.11 +1.8%-$21715.99
2009$30537.68+1.1%$52021.21 +1.1%-$21483.53
2008$29628.98+3.1%$50473.24 +3.1%-$20844.25
2007$28637.68+3.5%$48784.54 +3.5%-$20146.86
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$34695.65 $43637.40  -$8941.74
2015$33814.49+2.6%$42416.53 +2.9%-$8602.03
2014$33181.16+1.9%$41509.60 +2.2%-$8328.43
2013$32547.82+1.9%$40672.43 +2.1%-$8124.60
2012$31914.49+2.0%$39974.79 +1.7%-$8060.29
2011$31418.84+1.6%$39346.91 +1.6%-$7928.07
2010$30868.11+1.8%$38684.15 +1.7%-$7816.03
2009$30537.68+1.1%$38160.92 +1.4%-$7623.24
2008$29628.98+3.1%$37184.23 +2.6%-$7555.24
2007$28637.68+3.5%$35998.24 +3.3%-$7360.55
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
Bridgeport $48,462 100
New Haven $34,696  
Hartford $20,026 2,580
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $20,026 2,580
Bridgeport $48,462 100
New Haven $34,696  
Wages in other areas
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