Working closely with students can be physically and emotionally demanding. Those who work with young children or disabled students may also lift, carry, push, and pull. Wages vary with level of training, experience and location. Entry level wages may be lower. Pay varies with the worker's duties, work experience, area of the country, and qualifications.
Many aides receive the same benefits as teachers.
Thus full-time aides receive health and dental insurance, paid sick leave, and retirement benefits. There were 12,890 people employed as paraprofessional teacher aides in Indiana in 1998. An additional 10,040 people were employed as clerical teacher aides and educational assistants. It is estimated that between 1996 and 2006, about 570 jobs will need to be filled per year for paraprofessional teacher aides and 443 jobs per year for clerical teacher aides and educational assistants. These numbers includes new jobs and jobs resulting from the replacement of current workers.