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Special Education Teachers, Preschool

	Median Wage (USD, 2025)	Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)	Projected Growth (2025-2035)
National Statistics	$64830	2100	1.4%
State Statistics	-	-	-
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Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$64830

Median Wage (USD, 2025)

2100

Projected Job Openings (2025-2035)

1.4%

Projected Growth (2025-2035)

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree

Related Work Experience: N.A.

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Detailed Work Activities

Set up classroom materials or equipment.
Provide for basic needs of children.
Encourage students.
Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
Develop instructional objectives.
Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
Monitor student performance.
Teach others to use technology or equipment.
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
Direct activities of subordinates.
Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
Evaluate student work.
Plan educational activities.
Plan experiential learning activities.
Develop instructional materials.
Create technology-based learning materials.
Read to students.
Teach life skills.
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Distribute instructional or library materials.
Maintain student records.
Display student work.
Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
Assist students with special educational needs.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.
Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs.
Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
Meet with parents or guardians to discuss their children's progress, advise them on using community resources, or teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
Modify the general preschool curriculum for students with disabilities.
Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs).
Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
Monitor teachers or teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements.
Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, or potential.
Teach students personal development skills, such as goal setting, independence, or self-advocacy.
Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
Encourage students to explore learning opportunities or persevere with challenging tasks to prepare them for later grades.
Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.
Arrange indoor or outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, or safety.
Serve meals or snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development.
Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students, parents, or guardians.
Coordinate placement of students with special needs into mainstream classes.
Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, or teacher training workshops to maintain or improve professional competence.
Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.
Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise preschool programs.
Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or requirements.
Plan and supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, or demonstrations.
Present information in audio-visual or interactive formats, using computers, television, audio-visual aids, or other equipment, materials, or technologies.
Prepare assignments for teacher assistants or volunteers.
Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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