Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
General Information
Description
Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary 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.
Industry areas
- Education & Training
Job Outlook
Salary
Salary Information
Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.
$63,560
State-by-state Salary
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Education & Interests
Most Common Education Levels
People in this career achieve this level of education.
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Bachelor's degree 65%
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Post baccalaureate 17%
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Master's degree 16%
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High school 0%
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Some college 0%
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Doctoral degree 0%
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Associate's degree 0%
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Less than high school 0%
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Post-doctoral training 0%
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Post-master's certificate 0%
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First professional degree 0%
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Post-secondary certificate 0%
Related College Majors
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- Special Education and Teaching, General
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:
- Social — You have an interest in helping, teaching, advising, assisting or providing service to others.
- Investigative — You have an interest in studying and researching objects, organisms, and other things.
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Knowledge
- Education and Training
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Psychology
- Computers and Electronics
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