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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$62,680
United States, 2025
Employment
108,870
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
- O*NET code
- 25-2012.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems or special academic interests.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$46,990
25th percentile
$52,180
75th percentile
$79,910
90th percentile
$101,830
Most important skills
- Social Perceptiveness4.1
- Instructing4.1
- Speaking4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Time Management3.8
- Service Orientation3.6
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.1 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.0 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Instructing | 4.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Time Management | 3.8 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Negotiation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Centro, CA | $111,880 | 50 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $106,000 | 740 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | $103,790 | 160 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $103,610 | 240 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $102,450 | 290 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $101,780 | 130 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $101,580 | 2,530 | 2025 |
| WA | $99,960 | 5,270 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | $99,770 | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $99,660 | 440 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $98,460 | 170 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $97,830 | 90 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | $97,110 | 50 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $97,070 | 150 | 2025 |
| Hanford, CA | $96,980 | 60 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | $96,570 | 60 | 2025 |
| Merced, CA | $96,430 | 140 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | $96,380 | 240 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $95,540 | 80 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $94,500 | 50 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.