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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

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)
143,170 1.5 % (4) $65,710 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $41,170 $49,820 $61,710 $79,150 $98,890
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

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 137,330 1.60 (4) $66,040
Educational Support Services 1,430 0.73 (4) $56,080
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,270 0.06 (4) $63,360
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 870 0.02 (4) $59,150
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 630 0.10 (4) $49,070

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 137,330 1.60 (4) $66,040
Educational Support Services 1,430 0.73 (4) $56,080
Other Residential Care Facilities 340 0.21 (4) $57,120
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 630 0.10 (4) $49,070
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,270 0.06 (4) $63,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 137,330 1.60 (4) $66,040
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 180 0.06 (4) $64,430
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,270 0.06 (4) $63,360
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 110 0.04 (4) $61,220
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 40 (7) (4) $59,450


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 17,340 1.82 1.87 (4) $83,890
Texas 13,990 1.13 1.15 (4) $57,890
California 9,750 0.56 0.58 (4) $83,000
Illinois 8,710 1.45 1.48 (4) $71,040
Pennsylvania 7,970 1.35 1.39 (4) $64,830




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)
Vermont 560 1.82 1.86 (4) $63,570
New York 17,340 1.82 1.87 (4) $83,890
Alaska 560 1.77 1.82 (4) $74,630
Minnesota 5,000 1.73 1.78 (4) $64,430
New Jersey 6,100 1.49 1.53 (4) $77,690




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 17,340 1.82 1.87 (4) $83,890
California 9,750 0.56 0.58 (4) $83,000
Maryland 2,320 0.86 0.88 (4) $80,800
Oregon 590 0.31 0.32 (4) $79,460
District of Columbia 360 0.50 0.51 (4) $79,010





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 16,510 1.71 1.75 (4) $86,990
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 6,350 1.36 1.39 (4) $75,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,920 1.36 1.40 (4) $70,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,840 1.05 1.08 (4) $57,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,720 0.60 0.61 (4) $80,200
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,300 1.68 1.72 (4) $66,420
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 3,240 1.16 1.19 (4) $78,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,200 1.05 1.08 (4) $61,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,500 0.91 0.94 (4) $59,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,850 0.58 0.60 (4) $77,300




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)
Carbondale-Marion, IL 240 4.62 4.74 (4) $61,530
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 850 4.30 4.41 (4) $45,280
Altoona, PA 190 3.29 3.38 (4) $42,770
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 120 3.07 3.15 (4) $74,780
Bloomington, IL 240 2.71 2.78 (4) $77,300
Rochester, NY 1,350 2.61 2.67 (4) $65,680
Dayton, OH 950 2.50 2.56 (4) $60,050
Winchester, VA-WV 140 2.40 2.46 (4) $70,030
Glens Falls, NY 130 2.40 2.46 (4) $78,730
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 140 2.37 2.43 (4) $73,840




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)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 430 0.38 0.39 (4) $98,500
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $93,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 900 0.36 0.37 (4) $93,110
Kingston, NY 130 2.08 2.14 (4) $89,490
Bakersfield, CA 30 0.10 0.10 (4) $89,190
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 410 1.00 1.02 (4) $88,550
Fresno, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $88,370
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,130 0.73 0.75 (4) $87,660
Yuba City, CA 90 1.94 1.99 (4) $87,650
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 80 0.62 0.64 (4) $86,990

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) 670 2.00 2.06 (4) $53,620
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 520 2.85 2.92 (4) $72,010
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 450 2.85 2.92 (4) $64,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 440 2.74 2.81 (4) $69,560
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 430 2.71 2.78 (4) $60,250

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)
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 190 3.05 3.13 (4) $74,060
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 190 2.87 2.95 (4) $49,100
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 520 2.85 2.92 (4) $72,010
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 450 2.85 2.92 (4) $64,050
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 440 2.74 2.81 (4) $69,560

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)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 1.65 1.69 (4) $79,930
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $78,280
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 160 2.68 2.75 (4) $75,650
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 190 3.05 3.13 (4) $74,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 1.16 1.20 (4) $73,210


About May 2019 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020