Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities.
About the profession
Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
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Occupation on screen: Special Education Teachers, Elementary School (O*NET 25-2056.00). The Department of Labor publishes one film per occupation family, and this is the film it lists for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten (25-2055.00), which is how Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten is classified. Closed captions in English and Spanish. CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Personality Fit
Based on the Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Investigative
Research, analysis, problem-solving
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Junior Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten → Associate Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten → Senior Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten → Lead Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
$132K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $43,734 - $65,731/year With equity/bonuses: $48,107 - $78,877 Top markets (SF/NYC): $50,294 - $78,877 Execute core tasks using Classroom…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $30,614 - $59,158 Year 2-3: Junior level $65,731 - $83,341 Year 4-6: Mid level $83,341 - $90,359 Year 7-10: Senior level $90,359 - $115,210 Year 10+:…
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💰 Pay for Special Education Teachers
BLS OEWS, May 2023The federal survey does not count this job title on its own — it is counted under Special Education Teachers (25-2050).
Half of U.S. workers in this occupation earn more than this, half earn less.
No figure is published for the specific occupation, so this covers the wider group it belongs to.
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