Jobs / Education and social services / 25-9042.00
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher with instructional duties. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.
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- Education and social services
Can agents do the work of teaching assistants, preschool, elementary, middle, and secondary school, except special education?
We read the evidence at the level of the job family, Education and social services:
- Task levelUnexploredNo task-level benchmark in our collection tests teaching, counseling, or casework.
- Project levelPartialThin, adjacent evidence only. GDPval, which spans 44 occupations, is the one benchmark in our collection mapped here. OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's deliverables won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons across all GDPval occupations. No benchmark tests work with students or clients.
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in education and social services, not always this occupation's tasks.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Supervise students in classrooms, halls, cafeterias, school yards, and gymnasiums, or on field trips.
- Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
- Enforce administration policies and rules governing students.
- Teach social skills to students.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Discuss assigned duties with classroom teachers to coordinate instructional efforts.
- Present subject matter to students under the direction and guidance of teachers, using lectures, discussions, supervised role-playing methods, or by reading aloud.
- Clean classrooms.
- Observe students' performance, and record relevant data to assess progress.
- Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their eye levels and perceptual skills.
- Organize and supervise games and other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, and social development.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
Other job titles for this occupation (52)
Classroom Aide · Educational Assistant · Instructional Assistant · Kindergarten Assistant · Paraeducator · Paraprofessional · Preschool Aide · TA (Teacher Assistant) · TA (Teaching Assistant) · Teacher Aide · Bilingual Teacher Aide · BSIP Instructional Aide (Basic Skills Improvement Program Instructional Aide) · Classroom Assistant · Early Childhood Teacher Assistant (EC Teacher Assistant) · Education Paraprofessional · Educational Assistant Teacher · Educational Technician (Educational Tech) · Elementary Instructor · Elementary Paraprofessional · Elementary Teacher Assistant · Exam Grader (Examination Grader) · Exam Proctor (Examination Proctor) · Exam Scorer (Examination Scorer) · Exceptional Student Education Aide (ESE Aide) · Gifted and Talented Student Education Aide · Grader · Grading Clerk · Helper Teacher · In School Suspension Aide (ISS Aide) · Instructional Aide · Instructional Paraprofessional · Kindergarten Paraprofessional · Kindergartner Helper · Learning Support Aide · Paper Grader · Paraprofessional Aide · Paraprofessional Aide Teacher · Paraprofessional Educator · Practice Teacher · Pre-K Assistant Teacher (Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher) · Pre-K Teacher Assistant (Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistant) · Preschool Instructional Assistant (Preschool IA) · Preschool Paraprofessional · Preschool Teacher Aide · Proctor · School Paraprofessional · School Reading Aide · Student Teacher · Study Hall Supervisor · Teacher's Aide · Teacher's Assistant · Test Grader