5 of the Most Popular Types of Learning Assistant Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Learning Assistant Jobs

• Online Teaching Assistant

  Salary range: $28,000 - $35,500

  Online Teaching Assistant is a common job search query. Most salaries for Online Teaching Assistant jobs pay between $28,000 (25th percentile) and $35,500 (75th percentile) annually. You’ll find many open positions nationwide for Online Teaching Assistant job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Teaching Assistant

  Salary range: $28,000 - $35,500

  Teaching Assistants generally work with licensed teachers in school settings to help give students attention and instruction. Their responsibilities may include reinforcing lessons, reviewing materials with students, helping teachers keep records like calculating grades or taking attendance, helping prepare the lessons, and supervising students in and outside of the classroom. Some Teaching Assistants may also be responsible for helping students with special needs, as their presence may allow for additional attention. Teaching Assistants may also be there to help students use programs or software, partake in extracurricular or elective courses, or supervise them as they do their activities. A Teaching Assistant can also be a graduate student who aides their professor during class.

• Learning Support Assistant

  Salary range: $20,000 - $52,000

  A learning support assistant or teacher’s assistant helps a school teacher with instructional and clerical tasks. Job duties can include preparing lesson materials, making photocopies, taking attendance, collecting and grading student work, monitoring student behavior, and working one-on-one or with small groups of children who need additional guidance to complete classroom learning activities.

• Teacher Aide

  Salary range: $28,000 - $35,500

  Teacher Aide is a popular job search query. Most salaries for Teacher Aide jobs pay between $28,000 (25th percentile) and $35,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Teacher Aide job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• Virtual Teacher Assistant

  Salary range: $42,500 - $57,000

  Virtual Teacher Assistant is a common job search query. Most salaries for Virtual Teacher Assistant jobs pay between $42,500 (25th percentile) and $57,000 (75th percentile) annually. There are lots of open positions nationwide for Virtual Teacher Assistant job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.