Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-2053 Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Teach middle 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
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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)
100,590 1.7 % (4) $58,420 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $37,370 $44,350 $55,000 $69,520 $87,230
  (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 99,640 1.19 (4) $58,460
Educational Support Services 430 0.31 (4) $51,520
Local Government (OES Designation) 120 0.00 (4) $52,630
State Government (OES Designation) 110 0.00 (4) $65,130
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 100 0.02 (4) $58,300

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 99,640 1.19 (4) $58,460
Educational Support Services 430 0.31 (4) $51,520
Other Residential Care Facilities 60 0.04 (4) $47,520
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 100 0.02 (4) $58,300
Individual and Family Services 70 0.01 (4) $59,020

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government (OES Designation) 110 (7) (4) $65,130
Individual and Family Services 70 0.01 (4) $59,020
Elementary and Secondary Schools 99,640 1.19 (4) $58,460
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 100 0.02 (4) $58,300
Local Government (OES Designation) 120 (7) (4) $52,630


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 10,860 1.29 1.64 (4) $73,320
Texas 6,130 0.59 0.76 (4) $51,800
Maryland 5,970 2.41 3.07 (4) $74,490
Ohio 5,740 1.15 1.47 (4) $52,080
Illinois 5,370 0.96 1.23 (4) $63,110




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)
Maryland 5,970 2.41 3.07 (4) $74,490
Alaska 470 1.50 1.92 (4) $68,570
West Virginia 1,030 1.48 1.88 (4) $40,050
New Mexico 1,070 1.37 1.75 (4) $51,340
Georgia 5,180 1.37 1.75 (4) $51,440




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Maryland 5,970 2.41 3.07 (4) $74,490
New York 10,860 1.29 1.64 (4) $73,320
Rhode Island 380 0.85 1.08 (4) $72,670
Alaska 470 1.50 1.92 (4) $68,570
Connecticut 1,290 0.80 1.02 (4) $68,050





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,680 1.32 1.68 (4) $74,660
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 3,160 0.88 1.13 (4) $67,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 3,160 1.42 1.81 (4) $52,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,960 1.28 1.63 (4) $82,600
Baltimore-Towson, MD 2,070 1.66 2.12 (4) $63,130
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,860 1.11 1.42 (4) $64,500
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,860 1.02 1.31 (4) $71,300
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,530 1.27 1.62 (4) $89,490
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,490 0.87 1.11 (4) $64,960
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 1,420 0.56 0.71 (4) $52,830




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)
Springfield, OH 190 3.98 5.08 (4) $46,620
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 160 3.83 4.89 (4) $51,520
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 120 2.59 3.31 (4) $65,710
Kingston, NY 140 2.53 3.23 (4) $77,210
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 1,360 2.44 3.12 (4) $69,790
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 250 2.35 3.00 (4) $38,730
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 350 2.25 2.87 (4) $51,530
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 210 2.17 2.77 (4) $44,880
Las Cruces, NM 140 2.09 2.67 (4) $73,990
Valdosta, GA 100 2.07 2.64 (4) $49,530




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)
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 1,530 1.27 1.62 (4) $89,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,960 1.28 1.63 (4) $82,600
Napa, CA 30 0.51 0.65 (4) $80,480
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 70 1.18 1.50 (4) $78,060
Kingston, NY 140 2.53 3.23 (4) $77,210
Waterbury, CT 30 0.54 0.69 (4) $76,860
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 260 0.63 0.80 (4) $75,520
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 460 1.91 2.44 (4) $74,670
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 6,680 1.32 1.68 (4) $74,660
Las Cruces, NM 140 2.09 2.67 (4) $73,990

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)
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area 360 1.35 1.72 (4) $48,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 360 1.87 2.39 (4) $51,770
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 320 1.78 2.28 (4) $52,460
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 290 0.76 0.97 (4) $46,750
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 290 0.99 1.26 (4) $41,710

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)
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 30 2.73 3.49 (4) $49,150
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 50 2.00 2.55 (4) $62,480
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 360 1.87 2.39 (4) $51,770
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area 150 1.87 2.39 (4) $50,360
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 250 1.87 2.39 (4) $48,930

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)
Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 50 0.96 1.22 (4) $75,420
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $66,160
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 60 1.62 2.06 (4) $64,900
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 190 1.52 1.93 (4) $63,430
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 120 0.51 0.65 (4) $63,200


About May 2011 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 mean 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:

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012