Also known as Emotional Disabilities Teacher, Hearing Impaired Itinerant Teacher (HI Itinerant Teacher), Learning Support Teacher, Resource Program Teacher, Severe Emotional Disorders Elementary Teacher (SED Elementary Teacher), Special Education Inclusion Teacher, Special Education Resource Teacher, Special Education Teacher
Also known as Emotional Disabilities Teacher, Hearing Impaired Itinerant Teacher (HI Itinerant Teacher), Learning Support Teacher
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Get started with TraitLabSpecial Education Elementary School Teachers teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities.
In addition, Special Education Elementary School Teachers 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.
The median salary for a Special Education Elementary School Teacher is $60,620, and the average salary is $64,790. Both the median and average roughly describe the middle of the Special Education Elementary School Teacher salary range, but the average is more easily affected by extremely high or low salaries.
Many Special Education Elementary School Teachers earn significantly more or less than the average, due to several factors. About 10% of Special Education Elementary School Teachers earn less than $41,020 per year, 25% earn less than $48,860, 75% earn less than $77,580, and 90% earn less than $98,480.
Between the years of 2020 and 2030, the number of Special Education Elementary School Teachers is expected to change by 7.8%, and there should be roughly 15,700 open positions for Special Education Elementary School Teachers every year.
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Many Special Education Elementary School Teachers will have a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Special Education Elementary School Teachers usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
Through education, training, or experience, most Special Education Elementary School Teachers will need to be proficient in mutliple areas to perform their job well.
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Special Education Elementary School Teachers must develop a particular set of abilities to perform their job well. Abilities are individual capacities that influence a person's information processing, sensory perception, motor coordination, and physical strength or endurance. Individuals may naturally have certain abilities without explicit training, but most abilities can be sharpened somewhat through practice.
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Skills are developed capacities that enable people to function effectively in real-world settings. Unlike abilities, skills are typically easier to build through practice and experience. Skills influence effectiveness in areas such as learning, working with others, design, troubleshooting, and more.
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