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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

25-2052 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School

Teach elementary 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
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

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)
185,190 1.3 % (4) $63,110 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $38,980 $47,520 $59,390 $75,940 $95,730
  (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 180,550 2.11 (4) $63,120
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,120 0.02 (4) $56,920
Individual and Family Services 980 0.04 (4) $71,340
Child Day Care Services 390 0.04 (4) $45,950
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 360 0.06 (4) $51,350

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 180,550 2.11 (4) $63,120
Educational Support Services 290 0.16 (4) $65,080
Other Residential Care Facilities 180 0.11 (4) $44,830
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 360 0.06 (4) $51,350
Child Day Care Services 390 0.04 (4) $45,950

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Individual and Family Services 980 0.04 (4) $71,340
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 200 0.01 (4) $68,140
Educational Support Services 290 0.16 (4) $65,080
Elementary and Secondary Schools 180,550 2.11 (4) $63,120
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,120 0.02 (4) $56,920


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 18,790 2.00 1.56 (4) $77,840
California 15,230 0.90 0.70 (4) $80,370
Texas 13,470 1.11 0.87 (4) $57,770
New Jersey 12,110 2.99 2.34 (4) $70,630
Illinois 9,670 1.61 1.26 (4) $63,740




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 12,110 2.99 2.34 (4) $70,630
Hawaii 1,770 2.76 2.16 (4) $54,000
West Virginia 1,920 2.75 2.15 (4) $42,400
Delaware 1,090 2.43 1.90 (4) $61,010
Vermont 730 2.38 1.86 (4) $63,230




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 15,230 0.90 0.70 (4) $80,370
District of Columbia 630 0.88 0.69 (4) $78,830
New York 18,790 2.00 1.56 (4) $77,840
Oregon 1,360 0.72 0.56 (4) $76,880
Connecticut 2,860 1.72 1.35 (4) $76,780





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,830 2.30 1.80 (4) $78,460
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 7,510 1.62 1.26 (4) $66,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,370 0.88 0.69 (4) $84,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 4,980 1.75 1.37 (4) $68,220
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 4,910 1.78 1.39 (4) $74,270
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,560 1.45 1.14 (4) $73,620
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,670 1.03 0.80 (4) $58,820
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,220 1.20 0.94 (4) $54,800
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 3,110 1.04 0.82 (4) $60,560
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 3,010 1.54 1.20 (4) $66,780




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)
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 1,000 6.17 4.82 (4) $68,590
Lawton, OK 170 3.88 3.03 (4) $44,730
Fairbanks, AK 130 3.58 2.80 (4) $68,470
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 450 3.43 2.68 (4) $44,620
Urban Honolulu, HI 1,590 3.41 2.67 (4) $53,450
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 400 3.14 2.46 (4) $73,070
Longview, WA 110 3.01 2.35 (4) $67,880
Lewiston, ID-WA 80 2.92 2.28 (4) $48,820
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 750 2.87 2.24 (4) $55,620
Kingston, NY 160 2.69 2.10 (4) $85,690




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)
New Bedford, MA 120 1.84 1.44 (4) $93,850
Fresno, CA 810 2.15 1.68 (4) $91,680
Leominster-Gardner, MA 70 1.37 1.07 (4) $89,970
Danbury, CT 80 1.05 0.82 (4) $87,950
Kingston, NY 160 2.69 2.10 (4) $85,690
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 5,370 0.88 0.69 (4) $84,920
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 600 0.54 0.42 (4) $83,030
Yuba City, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $82,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 2,240 1.50 1.17 (4) $81,960
Visalia-Porterville, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $81,250

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)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 910 2.73 2.13 (4) $51,470
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 690 1.77 1.38 (4) $53,060
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 500 3.39 2.65 (4) $42,760
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 500 2.13 1.67 (4) $43,340
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 490 3.07 2.40 (4) $63,350

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)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 450 6.00 4.69 (4) $43,250
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 440 4.42 3.46 (4) $51,380
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 500 3.39 2.65 (4) $42,760
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 200 3.29 2.57 (4) $68,530
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 260 3.29 2.57 (4) $48,110

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)
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $83,830
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 100 2.88 2.25 (4) $77,950
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 170 1.76 1.38 (4) $77,470
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $75,570
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 0.91 0.71 (4) $74,040


About May 2018 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 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 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019