- Based on 74 Jobtrees users who were an Assistant Teacher in their career, on average, they have 1.36 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.4 years on average in this job building experience and earn $34K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Assistant Teacher are Intern, Teacher and Administrative Assistant. Intern, the most common next career step, is a less experienced role which is common to see in career paths as titles aren't synonymous across companies (higher title doesn't always mean higher pay or larger scope) and not all job seekers are looking to increase their responsibility in their next career step. While Intern isn't from the Education - Instructor job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Assistant Teacher shown by Administrative Assistant also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Behavior Specialist, Electromechanical Assembler and Trainee as they commonly lead to Assistant Teacher as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Assistant Teacher are Teacher, Intern and Kindergarten Teacher based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Teacher, the most common step before Assistant Teacher, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Assistant Teacher, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Assistant Teacher.
- While Teacher is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Assistant Teacher that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Assistant Teacher career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming an Assistant Teacher so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Teacher is from the same job family, Education - Instructor as Assistant Teacher, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Intern also leading to Assistant Teacher.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Assistant Teacher, you should also consider Communications Associate, Assistant Manager and Business Analyst as they commonly lead to Assistant Teacher as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Assistant Teacher are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Neuroscience, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology, and Master Of Arts (m.a.) In Special Education. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Teacher being on the path to and from Assistant Teacher. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Assistant Teacher is part of the Education - Instructor job family which has a limited number of unique role types (94) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.