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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.
What a special education teacher, elementary school does
Become a special education teacher, elementary school
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good special education teacher, elementary school
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Teaching people how to do something.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Half of workers earn between $56 and $87 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $57,700 and $111,800 per year.
- 70% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $76 per hour with an average salary of $100,900 per year.
Special Education Teacher, Elementary School job outlook
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 12% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.