How to become a teaching assistant or Tutor in university
Official title: Teaching assistant/Tutor in university
Also called: University teaching assistant, University teaching associate, University tutor, University teaching assistant, University tutor
Teaching assistant/Tutor in university is employed on a temporary contract at a university for teaching-related responsibilities. He/she assists the professor, lecturer or teacher of the specific course they are in charge of in the preparation of lectures and of exams, grading papers and exams and leading review and feedback sessions for the students.
Main tasks
- Preparing and delivering lectures and conducting tutorials, seminars and laboratory experiments
- Stimulating discussion and independent thought among students
- Supervising, where appropriate, experimental and practical work undertaken by students
- Administering, evaluating and marking examination papers and tests
Ways in
- University: Education & Teaching degrees, Offered by 3 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $69,600 a year. The middle half earn $54,000 to $72,000 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a teaching assistant or Tutor in university?
Ways in include: Education & Teaching degrees.
How much does a teaching assistant or Tutor in university earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $69,600 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $54,000 to $72,000.
Will AI change the work of a teaching assistant or Tutor in university?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026