Special Education Teachers, Elementary School Career, Salary and Skills
No national wage record is published for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Occupation description
Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school 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.
O*NET code
25-2056.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
National salary and employment
Salary data is not available for this occupation in the current BLS dataset.
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 4.25 | 3.88 |
| Instructing | 4.25 | 3.62 |
| Active Listening | 4.25 | 3.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.12 | 4.62 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.12 | 4.25 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 3.75 |
| Writing | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Service Orientation | 3.62 | 3.25 |
Typical tasks
- Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- Modify the general elementary education curriculum for students with disabilities.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
- 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.
- Instruct students with disabilities in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.
Technology
- American Sign Language Browser
- Children's educational software
- Drawing software
- EasyCBM
- Email software
- goQ WordQ
- Individualized Educational Program IEP software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking
- Rethink Ed
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- Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle SchoolNational median $65,030
- Instructional CoordinatorsNational median $77,440
- Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationNational median $38,140
- Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special EducationNational median not published
- Education Teachers, PostsecondaryNational median $75,350
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.