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).
Southeast Minnesota
| 690 | 80 | $17.30/hr | $12.66/hr | $13.80/hr | $15.91/hr | $19.30/hr | $24.55/hr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Education and Health Services | 8,080 | $17.69/hr |
Leisure and Hospitality | N/A | N/A |
Other Services | 490 | $16.54/hr |
Public Administration | 170 | $16.08/hr |
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
- Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
- Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.