ESP Jobs

NEA has developed a system of nine job groups and 60 job subgroups to help people understand and compare the individual ESP roles. We’re NEA ESPs and Proud of It!, a set of 11 attractive brochures, describes ESP jobs and the people who perform them. You can read each of them in this Web site by following the links below. After you go to each brochure's page, you may also download that brochure in Microsoft Word (.doc) or   PDF format (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files).

The first brochure, We're NEA ESP and Proud of It!, provides an overview of the series.

JOB GROUP	2005-2006 Estimated Full-time Labor Force (Full-time  and Part-time)*	WHO WE ARE
Custodial and Maintenance Services	422,221	buildings and grounds maintenance and repair
Security services	35,999	school resource, guard, police, and security specialties
Food services	365,703	food planning, preparation, and service
Health and student services	42,898	nursing, health, and therapy support; community, family, parent, and welfare services
Paraeducators	841,612	instructional and noninstructional support
Clerical services	709,183	secretarial, clerical, and administrative support
Technical services	122,188	computer, audiovisual, and language technical support; media, public relations, writing, and art specialties
Skilled Trades Services	71,647	trades, crafts, and machine operators
Transportation Services	204,300	transportation and delivery services and vehicle maintenance
Higher Ed	625,293 (included in above categories)	All higher education ESP
Total K-12 and Higher Ed ESP	2,815,751
*Source: NEA ESP Data Book, December 2006. Numbers include both K-12 and Higher Ed employees, except for total for the Higher Ed classification.