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Career Information for Teacher Assistants in California

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Fast Facts for Teacher Assistants in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Hanford, El Centro, and Merced
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Ana
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Riverside, and Santa Ana

Salaries for Teacher Assistants in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Santa Ana, and San Jose. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Teacher Assistants in California are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Teacher Assistants in California

Kaplan University Online
Online

Kaplan University offers dozens of online degree programs, designed for learners who require maximum schedule flexibility. Some degrees cab be earned in as few as 12 months.

  • Programs: Interdisciplinary Studies - Educational Paraprofessional
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Ashworth College
Online

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

  • Programs: Teacher Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

  • Programs: Teacher's Aid
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

California Teaching Assistant Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Allan Hancock CollegeSanta MariaAssociate13,176
Antelope Valley CollegeLancasterAssociate13,312
Cerritos CollegeNorwalkAssociate22,273
Chaffey CollegeRancho CucamongaAssociate18,736
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoAssociate46,411
College of the CanyonsSanta ClaritaAssociate17,499
Cosumnes River CollegeSacramentoAssociate12,967
Cypress CollegeCypressAssociate13,592
Fresno City CollegeFresnoAssociate21,624
Fullerton CollegeFullertonAssociate20,719
Gavilan CollegeGilroyAssociate6,049
Hartnell CollegeSalinasAssociate9,890
Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmarAssociate8,493
Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos AngelesAssociate6,095
Mission CollegeSanta ClaraAssociate8,832
Mount Jacinto CollegeSan JacintoAssociate14,197
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutAssociate29,842
Orange Coast CollegeCosta MesaAssociate24,424
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaAssociate26,672
Porterville CollegePortervilleAssociate3,773
Riverside Community CollegeRiversideAssociate30,961
Sacramento City CollegeSacramentoAssociate24,596
Saddleback CollegeMission ViejoAssociate18,371
San Diego City CollegeSan DiegoAssociate17,013
San Joaquin Delta CollegeStocktonAssociate18,668
Santa Ana CollegeSanta AnaAssociate33,514
Santiago Canyon CollegeOrangeAssociate14,085
West Hills College-CoalingaCoalingaAssociate2,833
West Hills College-LemooreLemooreAssociate3,833

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Teacher Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for California. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Teacher Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Teacher Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

CALIFORNIA

   
Hanford770$26,4503.6
El Centro1,320$27,1003.3
Merced1,350$30,1503
Visalia2,950$26,3402.6
Redding1,230$24,8702.3
Yuba City650$28,5302.2
Bakersfield4,360$25,0801.9
Chico980$25,5201.8
San Luis Obispo1,380$24,7101.7
Modesto2,350$29,3601.7
Santa Rosa2,540$27,2001.6
Santa Cruz1,150$27,3101.6
Fresno3,930$26,9301.3
Santa Barbara1,890$31,2601.3
Stockton2,430$28,4901.3
Oakland11,600$30,6901.3
Sacramento9,430$27,6001.2
Riverside13,420$27,4101.2
Oxnard3,030$28,9701.2
San Diego13,470$28,3201.1
Vallejo1,070$28,3501
Salinas1,270$25,5801
Napa450$28,5900.9
Santa Ana11,850$31,8300.9
San Francisco7,680$32,0900.9
San Jose6,200$31,5900.8
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