Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Teach preschool 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.
$64,270
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
-1% projected 2024–2034
Bachelor's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education
What They Do
Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.
Programs That Prepare You
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