Occupational Employment Statistics
25-2011 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099). May be required to hold State certification. Excludes "Childcare Workers" (39-9011) and "Special Education Teachers" (25-2050).
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Southeast Minnesota
| 770 | 62 | $18.30/hr | $12.13/hr | $14.51/hr | $17.89/hr | $20.43/hr | $24.48/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
| Education and Health Services | 8,940 | $18.64/hr |
| Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
| Other Services | 380 | $18.53/hr |
| Public Administration | N/A | $19.39/hr |
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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
| 1,890 | $65,673.96/yr | 8.2% |
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Self-Enrichment Teachers
| 4,650 | $19.39/hr | 18.3% |
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Childcare Workers
| 10,190 | $15.63/hr | -2.0% |
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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
| 2,980 | $64,954.13/yr | 6.6% |
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Occupational Therapists
| 3,080 | $39.65/hr | 11.3% |
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Recreation Workers
| 5,630 | $16.54/hr | 14.0% |
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.