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Updated: 2 Feb 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$12K	$24K	$36K
Salary	$10,318 - $29,799
Bonus	$198.32 - $12,774
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$11,343 - $34,502
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 2 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 97

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Job Listings for Graduate Assistant Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 23	ASSISTANT DEAN, School of Management, Graduate Admissions Of	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts
	Job Title: ASSISTANT DEAN, School of Management, Graduate Admissions Office Profession: Education/Training... academic institution in graduate admissions.Required... Indeed
Jan 25	Graduate Assistants-Student Affairs (OSACS and Wellness)	The University of Mary Washington	Fredericksburg, Virginia
	Affairs. All Graduate Assistants will be required to... department and University-wide events. The Graduate Assistant Coordinator will support and direct the GA... Indeed
Jan 25	Physician Assistants/PAs - New Grad & Experienced	MED OPTIONS USA	Bangor, Maine
	To maximize your opportunities, it`s best to pursue unadvertised openings, advertised openings, and to network. To do so, please take these 3 steps immediately... Indeed
Jan 18	Graduate Assistants: soccer/basketball football/wrestling	Saint John's University, Minnesota	Collegeville, Minnesota
	is currently accepting applications for two graduate assistant athletic trainer positions to assist with... their teams. Graduate assistant athletic trainers... Indeed

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Education, College/University	$7,370 - $27,076
Education	$7,576 - $27,641
Medical Research	$6,302 - $25,614

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Key Statistics for Graduate Assistant Jobs

Gender

	Female 44%			Male 56%
Salary:	$11,499 - $21,704			$13,568 - $25,194

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

12%

1-4 years

69%

5-9 years

16%

10-19 years

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$9,877 - $33,825
Doctorate (PhD)	$17,800 - $25,630
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Mathematics	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology	Not enough data
Master of Arts (MA), Communication	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 64%		Dental: 21%
	Vision: 17%		None: 36%

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Graduate Assistant

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$11,343 - $34,502

	Assistant Professor, Postsecondary / Higher Education $37,440 - $86,563
	Postdoctoral Research Associate $30,570 - $58,558
	Research Scientist, Biotechnology $39,791 - $110,206

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Graduate Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Graduate Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Graduate Teaching Assistants

Assist department chairperson, faculty members, or other professional staff members in college or university by performing teaching or teaching-related duties, such as teaching lower level courses, developing teaching materials, preparing and giving examinations, and grading examinations or papers. Graduate assistants must be enrolled in a graduate school program. Graduate assistants who primarily perform non-teaching duties, such as laboratory research, should be reported in the occupational category related to the work performed.