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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011
25-2041 Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School*
* This occupation has the same title, but not necessarily the same content, as the 2010 SOC occupation
Teach elementary and preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Include 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.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 220,220 |
1.1 % |
(4) |
$56,460 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$35,170 |
$42,890 |
$53,440 |
$67,200 |
$84,320 |
(4)
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
205,130 |
2.44 |
(4) |
$56,660 |
| Child Day Care Services |
4,030 |
0.50 |
(4) |
$56,990 |
| Individual and Family Services |
4,020 |
0.32 |
(4) |
$49,040 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
2,360 |
0.34 |
(4) |
$63,040 |
| Local Government (OES Designation) |
1,060 |
0.02 |
(4) |
$50,530 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
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States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
24,740 |
2.94 |
1.71 |
(4) |
$69,550 |
| California |
15,250 |
1.09 |
0.63 |
(4) |
$65,970 |
| Texas |
12,860 |
1.25 |
0.73 |
(4) |
$51,990 |
| Illinois |
12,390 |
2.22 |
1.29 |
(4) |
$60,610 |
| New Jersey |
11,750 |
3.11 |
1.81 |
(4) |
$64,600 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
11,750 |
3.11 |
1.81 |
(4) |
$64,600 |
| West Virginia |
2,140 |
3.05 |
1.78 |
(4) |
$41,570 |
| Louisiana |
5,510 |
3.00 |
1.74 |
(4) |
$48,140 |
| Delaware |
1,190 |
2.96 |
1.72 |
(4) |
$58,780 |
| New York |
24,740 |
2.94 |
1.71 |
(4) |
$69,550 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
14,300 |
2.83 |
1.65 |
(4) |
$70,680 |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division |
7,440 |
2.08 |
1.21 |
(4) |
$64,430 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
4,810 |
2.16 |
1.26 |
(4) |
$53,060 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division |
4,280 |
3.54 |
2.06 |
(4) |
$87,520 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
3,870 |
2.31 |
1.35 |
(4) |
$59,510 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,670 |
2.14 |
1.25 |
(4) |
$61,580 |
| Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division |
3,570 |
3.72 |
2.17 |
(4) |
$61,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
3,160 |
0.83 |
0.48 |
(4) |
$64,440 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
2,970 |
1.16 |
0.68 |
(4) |
$53,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,940 |
1.27 |
0.74 |
(4) |
$70,320 |
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