Occupational Employment Statistics
25-2052 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School
Teach elementary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099).
Southeast Minnesota
| 500 | 103 | $58,215.65/yr | $41,767.07/yr | $46,223.74/yr | $55,387.66/yr | $69,923.64/yr | $79,908.98/yr |
Professional and Business Services | N/A | N/A |
Education and Health Services | 4,060 | N/A |
Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| N/A | $38,737.01/yr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| N/A | $62,035.80/yr | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 70 | $57,711.48/yr | N/A |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 80 | $53,831.72/yr | N/A |
Northeast Balance of State
| 100 | $54,761.24/yr | N/A |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 130 | $54,347.00/yr | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 140 | $61,237.62/yr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 160 | $53,142.65/yr | 0.0% |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 180 | $62,692.53/yr | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| 250 | $54,852.17/yr | N/A |
Southwest Minnesota
| 400 | $53,104.26/yr | 0.0% |
Northwest Balance of State
| 400 | $51,891.83/yr | N/A |
Southeast Balance of State
| 440 | $50,952.20/yr | N/A |
Southeast Minnesota
| 500 | $55,387.66/yr | 3.8% |
Central Minnesota
| 750 | $58,357.10/yr | 6.8% |
Northwest Minnesota
| 860 | $53,941.84/yr | 1.8% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 2,170 | $64,056.51/yr | 6.5% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 2,430 | $62,591.49/yr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 4,170 | $59,338.15/yr | 4.7% |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
| 22,420 | $61,712.49/yr | 4.6% |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
| 3,590 | $61,308.34/yr | 4.5% |
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
| 800 | $28.06/hr | -8.5% |
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
| 4,610 | $27.41/hr | 6.7% |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
| 8,430 | $26.84/hr | 9.6% |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
| 20,130 | $63,500.81/yr | 4.7% |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
| 9,730 | $62,783.46/yr | 4.5% |
- Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Perform administrative duties, such as assisting in school libraries, hall or cafeteria monitoring, or bus loading or unloading.
- Monitor teachers or teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements.
- Instruct special needs students in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- Plan or conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Establish and communicate clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects to students.
- Prepare, administer, or grade tests or assignments to evaluate students' progress.
- Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.