Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

25-2052 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

Teach elementary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes 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. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099).


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)
184,920 1.3 % (4) $61,960 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $38,250 $46,630 $58,600 $74,780 $93,580
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

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 180,310 2.13 (4) $62,020
Individual and Family Services 930 0.04 (4) $55,050
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 870 0.10 (4) $85,050
Child Day Care Services 490 0.06 (4) $41,010
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 470 0.01 (4) $60,090

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 180,310 2.13 (4) $62,020
Educational Support Services 380 0.21 (4) $64,230
Other Residential Care Facilities 210 0.13 (4) $46,390
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 870 0.10 (4) $85,050
Child Day Care Services 490 0.06 (4) $41,010

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 870 0.10 (4) $85,050
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 180 0.01 (4) $70,830
Educational Support Services 380 0.21 (4) $64,230
Elementary and Secondary Schools 180,310 2.13 (4) $62,020
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 470 0.01 (4) $60,090


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





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 19,390 2.11 1.62 (4) $75,760
California 15,530 0.93 0.72 (4) $77,370
New Jersey 11,940 2.98 2.30 (4) $69,120
Texas 11,330 0.95 0.73 (4) $58,330
Illinois 8,510 1.43 1.11 (4) $65,430




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)
West Virginia 2,210 3.21 2.48 (4) $43,350
New Jersey 11,940 2.98 2.30 (4) $69,120
Vermont 800 2.64 2.03 (4) $62,640
Delaware 1,100 2.48 1.91 (4) $60,960
Alaska 740 2.33 1.80 (4) $78,460




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 2,860 1.73 1.33 (4) $83,110
Alaska 740 2.33 1.80 (4) $78,460
California 15,530 0.93 0.72 (4) $77,370
New York 19,390 2.11 1.62 (4) $75,760
Oregon 1,410 0.77 0.59 (4) $75,230



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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 14,540 2.17 1.67 (4) $75,770
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 5,970 1.63 1.26 (4) $69,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,760 0.85 0.65 (4) $81,680
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 3,660 2.81 2.17 (4) $89,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 3,580 1.42 1.10 (4) $75,670
Newark, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 3,400 2.92 2.25 (4) $68,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,400 1.30 1.00 (4) $54,400
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,530 1.31 1.01 (4) $66,470
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 2,320 1.26 0.97 (4) $71,470
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,210 0.75 0.58 (4) $65,940


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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Billings, MT 510 5.95 4.59 (4) $54,580
Lynn-Saugus-Marblehead, MA NECTA Division 230 5.43 4.19 (4) $55,150
Burlington, NC 240 3.98 3.07 (4) $47,220
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division 2,090 3.95 3.04 (4) $66,660
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division 260 3.90 3.01 (4) $64,390
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 440 3.39 2.62 (4) $45,520
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 420 3.39 2.62 (4) $67,810
Ocean City, NJ 130 3.23 2.49 (4) $70,030
Leominster-Gardner, MA 150 3.02 2.32 (4) $74,800
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division 180 3.01 2.32 (4) $59,230


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Waterbury, CT 150 2.26 1.75 (4) $94,380
Danbury, CT 130 1.61 1.24 (4) $91,690
New Haven, CT 610 2.23 1.72 (4) $89,330
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 3,660 2.81 2.17 (4) $89,020
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,840 1.14 0.88 (4) $86,280
Kingston, NY 140 2.38 1.84 (4) $84,630
Anchorage, AK 390 2.22 1.71 (4) $84,090
Yuba City, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $83,000
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 950 2.29 1.77 (4) $82,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,760 0.85 0.65 (4) $81,680

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 770 2.33 1.80 (4) $51,830
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 630 5.00 3.86 (4) $65,070
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 510 3.55 2.73 (4) $41,370
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 500 1.93 1.49 (4) $41,690
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 490 2.14 1.65 (4) $45,500

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 480 6.52 5.03 (4) $44,360
Far East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 120 5.08 3.92 (4) $48,850
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 630 5.00 3.86 (4) $65,070
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 450 4.52 3.48 (4) $51,830
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 110 3.85 2.97 (4) $62,280

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 50 2.83 2.18 (4) $78,400
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.94 0.72 (4) $76,240
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.74 0.57 (4) $74,790
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $71,520
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 110 1.08 0.83 (4) $71,500


About May 2017 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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018