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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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
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)
87,870 2.2 % (4) $64,390 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $40,690 $48,820 $60,250 $77,080 $97,290
  (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 86,840 1.02 (4) $64,460
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 400 0.01 (4) $60,800
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 140 0.02 (4) $54,630
Educational Support Services 100 0.06 (4) $52,740
Other Residential Care Facilities 70 0.04 (4) $47,030

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 86,840 1.02 (4) $64,460
Educational Support Services 100 0.06 (4) $52,740
Other Residential Care Facilities 70 0.04 (4) $47,030
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 140 0.02 (4) $54,630
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 400 0.01 (4) $60,800

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elementary and Secondary Schools 86,840 1.02 (4) $64,460
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 400 0.01 (4) $60,800
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 60 (7) (4) $55,090
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 140 0.02 (4) $54,630
Educational Support Services 100 0.06 (4) $52,740


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 10,970 1.17 1.93 (4) $83,050
Texas 7,620 0.63 1.04 (4) $56,960
New Jersey 6,850 1.69 2.79 (4) $71,850
California 4,710 0.28 0.46 (4) $76,860
Ohio 4,370 0.81 1.33 (4) $59,940




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 6,850 1.69 2.79 (4) $71,850
West Virginia 1,050 1.51 2.48 (4) $42,760
Maryland 3,280 1.22 2.01 (4) $72,880
New York 10,970 1.17 1.93 (4) $83,050
Wyoming 260 0.97 1.59 (4) $60,380




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 10,970 1.17 1.93 (4) $83,050
Oregon 590 0.31 0.51 (4) $80,680
Connecticut 1,070 0.65 1.07 (4) $78,470
California 4,710 0.28 0.46 (4) $76,860
Alaska 270 0.85 1.40 (4) $75,530





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 13,160 1.39 2.28 (4) $81,310
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,900 0.92 1.52 (4) $81,310
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,700 0.98 1.61 (4) $74,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,450 0.91 1.51 (4) $61,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,430 0.85 1.41 (4) $72,250
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,360 0.51 0.84 (4) $65,580
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,910 1.39 2.30 (4) $72,300
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,870 0.52 0.86 (4) $57,640
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,700 0.57 0.94 (4) $59,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,560 0.26 0.42 (4) $84,600




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)
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 560 2.15 3.53 (4) $53,940
Kingston, NY 130 2.12 3.50 (4) $84,260
Savannah, GA 360 2.08 3.42 (4) $54,820
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 240 1.89 3.11 (4) $76,020
Ocean City, NJ 70 1.70 2.80 (4) $83,030
Utica-Rome, NY 190 1.56 2.57 (4) $74,570
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 110 1.46 2.40 (4) $67,890
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 90 1.43 2.35 (4) $66,390
Trenton, NJ 330 1.42 2.34 (4) $80,630
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,160 1.39 2.28 (4) $81,310




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)
Leominster-Gardner, MA 70 1.26 2.07 (4) $93,220
Fargo, ND-MN 60 0.45 0.74 (4) $84,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,560 0.26 0.42 (4) $84,600
Kingston, NY 130 2.12 3.50 (4) $84,260
Ocean City, NJ 70 1.70 2.80 (4) $83,030
New Haven, CT 160 0.58 0.95 (4) $82,280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA (8) (8) (8) (4) $82,160
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 340 0.58 0.96 (4) $81,840
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 430 0.29 0.47 (4) $81,470
Salisbury, MD-DE (8) (8) (8) (4) $81,410

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)
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 270 1.81 2.98 (4) $38,750
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 250 1.54 2.54 (4) $45,770
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 210 1.11 1.83 (4) $73,310
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 200 1.12 1.85 (4) $51,110
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 190 1.21 2.00 (4) $66,180

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 160 2.19 3.60 (4) $44,700
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 270 1.81 2.98 (4) $38,750
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 160 1.66 2.73 (4) $48,780
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 250 1.54 2.54 (4) $45,770
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 130 1.30 2.14 (4) $61,430

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)
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $79,640
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 40 1.17 1.93 (4) $76,940
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 210 1.11 1.83 (4) $73,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 60 0.95 1.56 (4) $71,110
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (4) $70,650


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.

(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:

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