Occupations/25-2057.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
22%
More resilient
Human characteristics
74%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
32%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
- Task
Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
- Task
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
- 02Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- 03Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
- 04Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- 05Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
- 06Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.03
- Degree of automation1.33
- Time sitting2.45
- Originality (ability)3.50
- Conflict situations4.59
- Hands-on objects/tools1.97
- Outdoors / weather2.16
- Disease exposure2.89
- Decision freedom3.86
Top abilities
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Written Expression3.88
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
- Inductive Reasoning3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.88
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.62
- Science1.88
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning4.00
- Learning Strategies4.00
- Monitoring3.88
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 |