Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

25-2041 Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten, and Elementary School*

* This occupation has the same title, but not necessarily the same content, as the 2010 SOC occupation

Teach elementary and preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Include 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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile 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)
220,220 1.1 % (4) $56,460 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $35,170 $42,890 $53,440 $67,200 $84,320
  (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 205,130 2.44 (4) $56,660
Child Day Care Services 4,030 0.50 (4) $56,990
Individual and Family Services 4,020 0.32 (4) $49,040
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 2,360 0.34 (4) $63,040
Local Government (OES Designation) 1,060 0.02 (4) $50,530

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 205,130 2.44 (4) $56,660
Educational Support Services 880 0.63 (4) $52,990
Child Day Care Services 4,030 0.50 (4) $56,990
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 2,360 0.34 (4) $63,040
Individual and Family Services 4,020 0.32 (4) $49,040

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Grantmaking and Giving Services (8) (8) (4) $64,670
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 2,360 0.34 (4) $63,040
Outpatient Care Centers 100 0.02 (4) $61,520
State Government (OES Designation) 470 0.02 (4) $58,650
Other Schools and Instruction (8) (8) (4) $57,370


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 24,740 2.94 1.71 (4) $69,550
California 15,250 1.09 0.63 (4) $65,970
Texas 12,860 1.25 0.73 (4) $51,990
Illinois 12,390 2.22 1.29 (4) $60,610
New Jersey 11,750 3.11 1.81 (4) $64,600




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 Jersey 11,750 3.11 1.81 (4) $64,600
West Virginia 2,140 3.05 1.78 (4) $41,570
Louisiana 5,510 3.00 1.74 (4) $48,140
Delaware 1,190 2.96 1.72 (4) $58,780
New York 24,740 2.94 1.71 (4) $69,550




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 670 2.15 1.25 (4) $74,080
Connecticut 2,750 1.71 0.99 (4) $71,900
New York 24,740 2.94 1.71 (4) $69,550
Rhode Island 900 1.99 1.16 (4) $69,070
California 15,250 1.09 0.63 (4) $65,970





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 14,300 2.83 1.65 (4) $70,680
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 7,440 2.08 1.21 (4) $64,430
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,810 2.16 1.26 (4) $53,060
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 4,280 3.54 2.06 (4) $87,520
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 3,870 2.31 1.35 (4) $59,510
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,670 2.14 1.25 (4) $61,580
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,570 3.72 2.17 (4) $61,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 3,160 0.83 0.48 (4) $64,440
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 2,970 1.16 0.68 (4) $53,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,940 1.27 0.74 (4) $70,320




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)
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 340 4.48 2.61 (4) $58,720
Cape Girardeau-Jackson, MO-IL 190 4.43 2.58 (4) $35,390
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV 170 4.05 2.36 (4) $43,270
Alexandria, LA 250 4.04 2.35 (4) $43,210
Rocky Mount, NC 220 3.97 2.31 (4) $42,850
Rochester-Dover, NH-ME 210 3.95 2.30 (4) $51,770
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 3,570 3.72 2.17 (4) $61,640
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 320 3.69 2.15 (4) $62,800
Albany, GA 220 3.68 2.15 (4) $50,400
Rochester, NY 1,770 3.62 2.11 (4) $55,390




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)
Lake County-Kenosha County, IL-WI Metropolitan Division 940 2.57 1.50 (4) $87,920
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 4,280 3.54 2.06 (4) $87,520
Chico, CA 90 1.36 0.79 (4) $84,190
Salinas, CA 160 1.07 0.63 (4) $77,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,980 1.73 1.01 (4) $76,200
Kingston, NY 200 3.45 2.01 (4) $74,930
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $74,600
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 1,410 1.02 0.59 (4) $74,380
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 740 3.06 1.78 (4) $74,320
Pittsfield, MA 70 2.10 1.22 (4) $74,070

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)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 800 4.25 2.48 (4) $45,040
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 730 5.54 3.23 (4) $48,690
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 700 1.83 1.06 (4) $45,790
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 660 3.67 2.14 (4) $44,960
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 620 2.11 1.23 (4) $42,880

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)
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area 730 5.54 3.23 (4) $48,690
Hammond nonmetropolitan area 240 4.63 2.70 (4) $47,770
North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 100 4.48 2.61 (4) $60,820
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area 360 4.41 2.57 (4) $44,970
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 590 4.29 2.50 (4) $39,690

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)
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 140 2.30 1.34 (4) $74,890
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 60 1.65 0.96 (4) $70,700
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.85 0.50 (4) $70,620
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area 120 4.26 2.48 (4) $65,300
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 150 1.60 0.93 (4) $64,800


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.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012