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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

25-2058 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary 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. Excludes "Substitute Teachers, Short-Term" (25-3031).


National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

National estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
142,500 1.8 % (4) $ 66,490 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $ 41,270 $ 49,940 $ 62,320 $ 80,210 $ 101,050
  (4)

Industry profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 136,960 1.66 (4) $ 66,790
Educational Support Services 1,990 1.07 (4) $ 52,360
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,270 0.06 (4) $ 66,750
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 650 0.01 (4) $ 59,090
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 420 0.07 (4) $ 50,910

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 136,960 1.66 (4) $ 66,790
Educational Support Services 1,990 1.07 (4) $ 52,360
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 420 0.07 (4) $ 50,910
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,270 0.06 (4) $ 66,750
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 100 0.04 (4) $ 62,290

Top paying industries for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 136,960 1.66 (4) $ 66,790
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 1,270 0.06 (4) $ 66,750
Other Residential Care Facilities (8) (8) (4) $ 63,810
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 100 0.04 (4) $ 62,290
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 650 0.01 (4) $ 59,090


Geographic profile for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 15,150 1.74 1.70 (4) $ 84,370
Texas 13,540 1.12 1.09 (4) $ 58,100
California 9,830 0.60 0.58 (4) $ 82,250
Ohio 8,340 1.62 1.59 (4) $ 57,620
Pennsylvania 8,080 1.47 1.43 (4) $ 68,290




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Minnesota 5,420 2.00 1.95 (4) $ 64,490
Alaska 550 1.87 1.83 (4) $ 77,060
New York 15,150 1.74 1.70 (4) $ 84,370
South Carolina 3,510 1.74 1.70 (4) $ 43,010
Ohio 8,340 1.62 1.59 (4) $ 57,620




Top paying states for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 15,150 1.74 1.70 (4) $ 84,370
District of Columbia 340 0.50 0.48 (4) $ 82,440
Maryland 2,890 1.15 1.12 (4) $ 82,280
California 9,830 0.60 0.58 (4) $ 82,250
Oregon 640 0.35 0.34 (4) $ 82,250





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,330 1.62 1.58 (4) $ 88,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,640 1.29 1.26 (4) $ 77,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,920 1.45 1.42 (4) $ 72,150
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,870 2.09 2.04 (4) $ 66,170
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,650 1.02 0.99 (4) $ 57,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,400 0.58 0.57 (4) $ 80,090
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,280 1.26 1.23 (4) $ 78,500
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,040 1.01 0.98 (4) $ 92,720
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,660 0.90 0.88 (4) $ 61,060
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,920 0.77 0.75 (4) $ 76,970




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gettysburg, PA 120 4.01 3.91 (4) $ 62,380
Bloomington, IL 300 3.62 3.54 (4) $ 57,150
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 110 3.08 3.00 (4) $ 63,700
Altoona, PA 160 2.93 2.86 (4) $ 42,630
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 750 2.90 2.83 (4) $ 58,360
Kingston, NY 150 2.79 2.73 (4) $ 88,740
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 150 2.70 2.64 (4) $ 73,300
Rochester, NY 1,260 2.65 2.59 (4) $ 66,110
Toledo, OH 720 2.62 2.56 (4) $ 51,860
Salisbury, MD-DE 390 2.61 2.55 (4) $ 69,730




Top paying metropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Napa, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 101,960
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 490 0.44 0.43 (4) $ 101,500
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 94,710
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 840 0.36 0.35 (4) $ 94,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,040 1.01 0.98 (4) $ 92,720
Fresno, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $ 90,080
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 90 0.83 0.81 (4) $ 89,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,270 0.85 0.83 (4) $ 89,090
Kingston, NY 150 2.79 2.73 (4) $ 88,740
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 14,330 1.62 1.58 (4) $ 88,050

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 630 2.02 1.97 (4) $ 60,000
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 480 3.22 3.14 (4) $ 59,280
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 450 1.19 1.17 (4) $ 59,720
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 410 2.28 2.22 (4) $ 58,950
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 390 1.46 1.43 (4) $ 50,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 230 3.62 3.53 (4) $ 48,630
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 480 3.22 3.14 (4) $ 59,280
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 170 3.04 2.97 (4) $ 77,210
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 200 2.87 2.80 (4) $ 49,070
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 280 2.82 2.75 (4) $ 71,190

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 30 1.16 1.13 (4) $ 84,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 170 3.04 2.97 (4) $ 77,210
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 150 2.73 2.66 (4) $ 76,460
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 320 2.10 2.05 (4) $ 75,440
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 160 1.63 1.59 (4) $ 74,930


About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021