Chart: Key K–12 education support staff are typically older than the average U.S. and K–12 education worker: Average age of education support workers and workers throughout the economy

Figure D

	Mean age
Bus drivers	54
Food service	49
Custodial	49
All education support occupations	48
All education workers excluding teachers	47
Teachers assistants	46
All public K–12 education workers	45
All teachers	43
All U.S workers	41

Note: "All education support occupations" is comprised of bus drivers, food service workers, custodial workers, and teachers assistants.

Source: EPI analysis of 2014–2019 pooled CPS microdata.

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