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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged 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, preschool does
Become a special education teacher, preschool
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good special education teacher, preschool
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $64 per hour with an average salary of $76,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $43 and $78 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $40,700 and $96,900 per year.
- 65% 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 $69 per hour with an average salary of $88,500 per year.
Special Education Teacher, Preschool job outlook
- There are 847 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 96 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 15% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.