Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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:
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:
Top paying states for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
