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).

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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)
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

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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