Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities.
About the profession
Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school 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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Based on the Special Education Teachers, Middle School 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
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Career Ladder
Junior Special Education Teachers, Middle School → Associate Special Education Teachers, Middle School → Senior Special Education Teachers, Middle School → Lead Special Education Teachers, Middle School
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
105K
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: $48,140 - $62,435/year With equity/bonuses: $52,954 - $74,922 Top markets (SF/NYC): $55,361 - $74,922 Execute core tasks using Active Listening…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students. 10am, Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among…
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $33,698 - $56,192 Year 2-3: Junior level $62,435 - $72,894 Year 4-6: Mid level $72,894 - $79,032 Year 7-10: Senior level $79,032 - $95,576 Year 10+:…
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You find the craft of a Special Education Teachers, Middle School genuinely interesting, not just a paycheck You enjoy working with Active Listening and Speaking You communicate…
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