Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Code: 25-2056.00

Also known as: Emotional Disabilities Teacher, Hearing Impaired Itinerant Teacher (HI Itinerant Teacher), Learning Support Teacher, Resource Program Teacher, Severe Emotional Disorders Elementary Teacher (SED Elementary Teacher), Special Education Inclusion Teacher, Special Education Resource Teacher, Special Education Teacher

Description: Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary 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.

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Typical wages


10% $41,020
25% $48,860
Median $60,620
75% $77,580
90% $98,480

Projected employment

Estimated Employment
(2019 year)
193,000
Projected Employment
(2029 year)
198,600
Percent Change +0 %
Projected Annual Job Openings 13,900