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How to become Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

$65,910 median/yr·Suits people who are strongly social

Median annual wage for Special Education Teachers (25-2050) — BLS OEWS, May 2023. This is the broader SOC group, covering more jobs than this one career.

What you would actually do

The tasks that make up the work of Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten, weighted by how central each one is to the job.

Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs.
Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Distribute instructional or library materials.
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.

Would this suit you?

Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten — and our free 3-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.

Social7.0/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Investigative3.8/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
Conventional3.7/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
Artistic3.6/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Realistic2.5/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
Enterprising1.8/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk

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Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.