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  "batch": "2016-teacher-assistant-platforms",
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r2016_teacher_assistant_platforms_2016_blsooh",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Teacher Assistants - BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: employment_and_wages",
      "summary": "Teacher assistants are real employment, not adult content; median annual wage $35,240 (May 2024); 1,422,800 jobs in 2024; -1% job outlook 2024-34",
      "body": "Teacher assistants are real employment, not adult content; median annual wage $35,240 (May 2024); 1,422,800 jobs in 2024; -1% job outlook 2024-34\n\nWhat BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook actually says:\n\n“The median annual wage for teacher assistants was $35,240 in May 2024. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $23,710, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $48,140.”\n\nNote: BLS OOH data captures national employment and wages for teacher assistants; includes industry breakdowns (public schools $35,360, private $35,830, daycare $33,470).",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260109023503/https://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/teacher-assistants.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook",
      "evidence_quote": "The median annual wage for teacher assistants was $35,240 in May 2024. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $23,710, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $48,140.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "2016-teacher-assistant-platforms",
      "subject": "Teacher Assistants - BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook",
      "topic": "employment_and_wages",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2016_teacher_assistant_platforms_2016_onet",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Teacher Assistants - O*NET 25-9042.00: employment_and_wages",
      "summary": "Teacher assistants are real employment, not adult content; median hourly $17.00, annual $35,360; education: 54% high school diploma, 21% post-secondary certificate",
      "body": "Teacher assistants are real employment, not adult content; median hourly $17.00, annual $35,360; education: 54% high school diploma, 21% post-secondary certificate\n\nWhat O*NET OnLine actually says:\n\n“Median wages (2025): $17.00 hourly, $35,360 annual”\n\nNote: O*NET 25-9042.00 covers Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9042.00",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "O*NET OnLine",
      "evidence_quote": "Median wages (2025): $17.00 hourly, $35,360 annual",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "2016-teacher-assistant-platforms",
      "subject": "Teacher Assistants - O*NET 25-9042.00",
      "topic": "employment_and_wages",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "any"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r2016_teacher_assistant_platforms_2016_waleg",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Washington State Legislature Teacher Assistant Search: could_not_verify",
      "summary": "Washington State Legislature teacher assistant statute search returned no results",
      "body": "Washington State Legislature teacher assistant statute search returned no results\n\nWhat Washington State Legislature actually says:\n\n“404 Not Found - app.leg.wa.gov/SearchResults.aspx returned no results for 'teacher assistant'”\n\nNote: Washington Legislature site returned HTTP 404; could not verify teacher assistant statutes or terms.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/SearchResults.aspx?QueryText=teacher%20assistant",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-09",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Washington State Legislature",
      "evidence_quote": "404 Not Found - app.leg.wa.gov/SearchResults.aspx returned no results for 'teacher assistant'",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "2016-teacher-assistant-platforms",
      "subject": "Washington State Legislature Teacher Assistant Search",
      "topic": "could_not_verify",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-wa"
        ],
        "platform": "washingtonstatelegislature",
        "topic": [
          "rules.content"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    }
  ]
}