Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-2054 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Teach secondary 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)
132,960 1.3 % (4) $59,080 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $37,760 $44,860 $55,990 $70,790 $88,290
  (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 129,770 1.55 (4) $59,240
Educational Support Services 600 0.43 (4) $53,190
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 520 0.09 (4) $51,550
Local Government (OES Designation) 490 0.01 (4) $58,330
State Government (OES Designation) 490 0.02 (4) $47,420

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 129,770 1.55 (4) $59,240
Educational Support Services 600 0.43 (4) $53,190
Other Residential Care Facilities 150 0.09 (4) $46,550
Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities 520 0.09 (4) $51,550
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 140 0.04 (4) $42,950

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 50 0.02 (4) $61,340
Elementary and Secondary Schools 129,770 1.55 (4) $59,240
Local Government (OES Designation) 490 0.01 (4) $58,330
Individual and Family Services 470 0.04 (4) $56,140
Educational Support Services 600 0.43 (4) $53,190


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 15,410 1.83 1.76 (4) $74,790
California 11,010 0.78 0.76 (4) $66,390
Illinois 8,850 1.59 1.53 (4) $61,650
Texas 7,700 0.75 0.72 (4) $53,060
Pennsylvania 7,540 1.36 1.31 (4) $61,560




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)
New York 15,410 1.83 1.76 (4) $74,790
West Virginia 1,240 1.78 1.71 (4) $43,790
Vermont 500 1.73 1.67 (4) $55,590
Illinois 8,850 1.59 1.53 (4) $61,650
New Mexico 1,210 1.56 1.51 (4) $51,160




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 15,410 1.83 1.76 (4) $74,790
Alaska 410 1.32 1.27 (4) $72,450
Connecticut 2,010 1.25 1.21 (4) $71,270
Rhode Island 540 1.20 1.16 (4) $70,730
New Jersey 5,460 1.45 1.40 (4) $68,490





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 8,440 1.67 1.61 (4) $78,160
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 4,360 1.22 1.17 (4) $69,150
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 4,340 1.14 1.10 (4) $63,970
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 3,060 1.68 1.62 (4) $66,950
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 2,690 1.21 1.16 (4) $53,640
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 2,280 1.88 1.82 (4) $88,670
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,820 1.06 1.03 (4) $63,720
Baltimore-Towson, MD 1,790 1.43 1.38 (4) $63,230
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 1,770 1.06 1.02 (4) $67,070
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,760 0.76 0.74 (4) $74,940




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)
Rockford, IL 720 5.21 5.03 (4) $61,560
Ocean City, NJ 130 3.66 3.53 (4) $68,020
San Angelo, TX 140 3.22 3.11 (4) $58,660
Great Falls, MT 110 3.13 3.02 (4) $42,020
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ 150 2.59 2.50 (4) $62,340
Rochester, NY 1,240 2.53 2.45 (4) $60,750
Utica-Rome, NY 310 2.52 2.43 (4) $59,120
Rocky Mount, NC 140 2.52 2.43 (4) $40,050
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 600 2.47 2.39 (4) $79,690
Glens Falls, NY 120 2.37 2.29 (4) $57,060




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 2,280 1.88 1.82 (4) $88,670
Waterbury, CT 120 1.96 1.89 (4) $84,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 540 0.62 0.60 (4) $79,790
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 600 2.47 2.39 (4) $79,690
Kingston, NY 130 2.30 2.22 (4) $79,100
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 8,440 1.67 1.61 (4) $78,160
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 730 0.53 0.51 (4) $76,740
Visalia-Porterville, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $75,970
New Bedford, MA 110 1.70 1.64 (4) $75,090
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 1,760 0.76 0.74 (4) $74,940

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 560 2.09 2.02 (4) $52,930
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 490 1.30 1.25 (4) $47,300
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 410 1.40 1.35 (4) $42,630
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 390 2.10 2.03 (4) $60,790
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 390 1.76 1.69 (4) $54,520

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)
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 140 2.80 2.70 (4) $52,240
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 350 2.61 2.52 (4) $45,070
Eastern Montana nonmetropolitan area 80 2.51 2.43 (4) $35,970
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 2.41 2.33 (4) $65,330
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 320 2.33 2.24 (4) $49,680

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)
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.82 0.79 (4) $73,650
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 0.80 0.77 (4) $69,480
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 40 1.54 1.49 (4) $68,000
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 80 1.07 1.03 (4) $65,400
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 2.41 2.33 (4) $65,330


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.

(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.


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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012