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Teaching Assistants, Special Education

Helps teachers support students in the classroom.

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Interest codeS Social

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Teacher assistants work with small groups and individual students, help students with disabilities, supervise lunch and recess, and prepare materials. Many use it as a step toward becoming a teacher.

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High school courses that build toward it

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.

Teaching Assistants, Special Education on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.