Occupational Employment Statistics
25-2057 Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle 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. Excludes “Substitute Teachers, Short-Term†(25-3031).
Minnesota
| 2,020 | 265 | $70,084.89/yr | $49,903.16/yr | $59,803.44/yr | $67,220.92/yr | $80,356.04/yr | $88,680.10/yr |
Education and Health Services | 2,020 | N/A |
Northeast Balance of State
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Southwest Balance of State
| N/A | $63,027.98/yr | N/A |
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA
| 30 | $74,710.51/yr | N/A |
Rochester MN MSA
| 30 | $63,790.33/yr | N/A |
La Crosse WI-MN MSA
| 40 | $67,766.93/yr | N/A |
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA
| 50 | $57,021.88/yr | N/A |
St Cloud MN MSA
| 60 | $72,639.80/yr | N/A |
Southwest Minnesota
| 90 | $65,248.08/yr | 1.2% |
Fargo ND-MN MSA
| 110 | $59,978.57/yr | N/A |
Southeast Balance of State
| 110 | $67,571.19/yr | N/A |
Southeast Minnesota
| 130 | $67,567.07/yr | 2.3% |
Duluth MN-WI MSA
| 130 | $59,988.88/yr | N/A |
Northeast Minnesota
| 140 | $64,651.59/yr | 0.7% |
Northwest Balance of State
| 150 | $66,108.30/yr | N/A |
Northwest Minnesota
| 210 | $66,105.21/yr | 1.4% |
Central Minnesota
| 260 | $76,792.56/yr | 2.0% |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 1,190 | $65,905.35/yr | 4.0% |
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA
| 1,450 | $67,519.68/yr | N/A |
Minnesota
| 2,020 | $67,220.92/yr | 2.8% |
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
| 23,910 | $65,016.28/yr | 3.8% |
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
| 1,980 | $34.44/hr | -10.9% |
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
| 9,750 | $65,448.97/yr | 3.8% |
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
| 19,180 | $67,622.70/yr | 4.1% |
Tutors
| 1,490 | $23.61/hr | 7.7% |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
| 4,990 | $69,044.38/yr | 3.1% |
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
| 2,510 | $67,663.91/yr | 3.7% |
Instructional Coordinators
| 3,360 | $38.24/hr | 4.5% |
School Psychologists
| 840 | $40.90/hr | 3.0% |
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
- Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Collaborate with other teachers that provide instruction to special education students to ensure that the students receive appropriate support.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
- Prepare for assigned classes and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisors.
- Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Guide and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems, or special academic interests.