Occupations/25-2056.00
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary 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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
26%
More resilient
Human characteristics
60%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
22%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- Mostly routine
Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- Mostly human
Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Instruct students with disabilities in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.
- 02Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
- 03Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- 04Modify the general elementary education curriculum for students with disabilities.
- 05Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- 06Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.37
- Degree of automation1.41
- Time sitting2.61
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations3.11
- Hands-on objects/tools1.57
- Outdoors / weather1.51
- Disease exposure2.67
- Decision freedom3.62
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.38
- Oral Comprehension4.25
- Speech Clarity4.12
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
- Near Vision3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.12
- Active Listening4.25
- Writing3.75
- Speaking4.25
- Mathematics2.62
- Science1.88
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies4.12
- Monitoring3.62
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 58 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $67,660 2 yr $66,089 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $60,839 2 yr $59,079 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $60,689 2 yr $58,402 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Howard University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $33,200 | 53% | 65% | 1 yr $57,477 2 yr $57,125 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $7,200 | 100% | 45% | 1 yr $54,192 2 yr $50,856 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $52,107 2 yr $50,105 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $51,551 2 yr $51,273 Graduate certificate · CIP 13.10 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $50,527 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $9,200 | 67% | 56% | 1 yr $50,439 2 yr $47,846 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $50,105 2 yr $52,107 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $11,400 | 88% | 67% | 1 yr $48,563 2 yr $44,356 Master's · CIP 13.10 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Special Education and Teaching, General 13.1001 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr $48,104 2 yr $47,113 Master's · CIP 13.10 |