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Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

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.

Wages

BLS doesn't publish wages for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten separately. These are the figures for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (25-2052), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Median annual wage, U.S.$65,120
Employment, U.S.260,870
Median hourly wageNot available
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$49,350$59,710$65,120$80,280$103,010
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama870$64,5200.24
Alaska320$80,2300.58
Arizona2,450$56,0300.45
Arkansas1,430$54,2900.65
California23,280$97,1700.76
Colorado4,010$74,2900.83
Connecticut2,810$82,9500.99
Delaware1,070$65,9901.31
District of Columbia1,070$97,9100.91
Florida8,740$58,8500.52
Georgia9,370$72,8801.14
Hawaii1,270$60,9401.20
Idaho620$63,6100.43
Illinois14,040$77,9601.37
Indiana3,640$58,7600.68
Iowa2,560$60,4400.98
Kansas1,610$59,9700.67
Kentucky3,710$60,0601.10
Louisiana4,000$58,8001.23
Maine1,320$61,8801.23
Maryland2,760$78,8500.60
Massachusetts7,220$91,3501.18
Michigan4,010$74,6000.54
Minnesota3,960$67,6200.80
Mississippi2,530$50,5701.30
Missouri2,860$57,2600.58
Montana560$57,6300.65
Nebraska1,900$62,4201.11
Nevada430$65,1100.16
New Hampshire1,110$65,1600.97
New Jersey11,610$76,6601.61
New Mexico880$76,4200.60
New York21,130$81,2601.30
North Carolina4,430$58,2600.53
North Dakota590$57,9500.83
Ohio9,550$73,9701.03
Oklahoma2,360$50,6300.82
Oregon1,520$77,7000.46
Pennsylvania7,640$72,6800.75
Rhode Island1,070$84,3001.28
South Carolina2,950$62,3600.76
South Dakota790$51,0901.04
Tennessee3,910$62,5600.71
Texas56,760$62,3302.40
Utah1,890$61,2900.65
Vermont770$74,2001.51
Virginia7,440$67,7401.08
Washington3,450$95,0400.58
West Virginia1,690$50,3801.43
Wisconsin4,280$61,5200.87
Wyoming650$60,9301.38

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education40.981
2Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education40.980
3Special Education Teachers, Secondary School40.980
4Special Education Teachers, Elementary School40.974
5Special Education Teachers, Middle School40.972
6Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40.966
7Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors40.965
8School Psychologists50.962
9Speech-Language Pathologists50.962
10Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education40.962

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Special Education Teachers, Elementary SchoolLearning Strategies0.870.974
Special Education Teachers, Middle SchoolInstructing0.870.972
Special Education Teachers, PreschoolSystems Evaluation0.760.960
Community Health WorkersSocial Perceptiveness0.880.946
Health Education SpecialistsOperations Analysis1.620.942

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten, excluding software Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Google Classroom10 of 2021.0x
Schoology9 of 2021.9x
Seesaw8 of 2026.4x
Flipgrid8 of 2016.1x
Common Curriculum7 of 2023.1x
Blackboard software10 of 208.1x
Padlet7 of 2019.0x
Kahoot!6 of 2030.8x
Google Meet8 of 208.4x
Tadpoles5 of 2028.8x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
SpeakingEssential skill 4.00 3.50
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 3.88 3.75
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 3.88 3.75
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.88 3.62
InstructingTransferable skill 3.88 3.25
WritingEssential skill 3.62 3.75
MonitoringEssential skill 3.62 3.62
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.62 3.62
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.62 3.50
Active LearningEssential skill 3.62 3.38
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 3.50 3.25
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.50 3.25
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.50 3.25
CoordinationTransferable skill 3.38 3.12
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 3.38 3.00
PersuasionTransferable skill 3.00 3.12
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 3.00 3.00
NegotiationTransferable skill 3.00 2.88
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 2.88 2.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.62 2.62
MathematicsEssential skill 2.50 2.25
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.88 1.38
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
ScienceEssential skill 1.50 0.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.50 0.75
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.50 0.62
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.38 0.62
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.25not rated
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.12not rated
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.00not rated
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 1.00not rated
RepairingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
English Language 4.70 5.21
Education and Training 4.23 5.03
Psychology 4.02 5.34
Mathematics 3.50 3.74
Administrative 3.26 3.99
Therapy and Counseling 2.99 5.06
Customer and Personal Service 2.89 3.84
Computers and Electronics 2.80 4.00
Public Safety and Security 2.75 1.88
Administration and Management 2.68 2.39
Sociology and Anthropology 2.65 3.33
Fine Arts 2.35 2.60
Communications and Media 2.29 2.42
Geography 2.24 3.19
Law and Government 2.15 1.90
History and Archeology 2.03 2.97
Philosophy and Theology 1.96 2.74
Personnel and Human Resources 1.96 2.04
Medicine and Dentistry 1.83 1.38
Foreign Language 1.69 0.95
Transportation 1.67 0.92
Biology 1.66 1.35
Design 1.63 0.79
Production and Processing 1.61not rated
Telecommunications 1.55 1.28
Engineering and Technology 1.50not rated
Chemistry 1.44 0.90
Physics 1.27not rated
Food Production 1.19not rated
Building and Construction 1.15not rated
Economics and Accounting 1.13not rated
Sales and Marketing 1.13not rated
Mechanical 1.02not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Oral Comprehension 4.00 4.00
Oral Expression 4.00 4.00
Written Comprehension 3.88 3.75
Speech Recognition 3.75 3.62
Written Expression 3.75 3.50
Speech Clarity 3.62 3.25
Originality 3.50 3.50
Near Vision 3.50 3.38
Fluency of Ideas 3.50 3.25
Problem Sensitivity 3.38 3.50
Deductive Reasoning 3.38 3.25
Inductive Reasoning 3.38 3.25
Information Ordering 3.38 3.25
Category Flexibility 3.25 3.25
Selective Attention 3.25 3.00
Speed of Closure 2.88 2.88
Far Vision 2.75 2.88
Flexibility of Closure 2.75 2.88
Time Sharing 2.75 2.88
Perceptual Speed 2.75 2.50
Memorization 2.62 2.88
Mathematical Reasoning 2.50 2.25
Visual Color Discrimination 2.38 2.25
Visualization 2.38 2.25
Number Facility 2.38 2.12
Auditory Attention 2.12 2.12
Trunk Strength 2.12 1.88
Extent Flexibility 2.00 1.50
Gross Body Coordination 2.00 1.38
Multilimb Coordination 2.00 1.38
Manual Dexterity 2.00 1.25
Hearing Sensitivity 1.88 1.50
Response Orientation 1.88 1.25
Static Strength 1.88 1.25
Wrist-Finger Speed 1.88 1.25
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.88 1.12
Reaction Time 1.88 1.12
Stamina 1.88 1.12
Explosive Strength 1.88 1.00
Speed of Limb Movement 1.75 1.00
Dynamic Strength 1.62 0.75
Arm-Hand Steadiness 1.25not rated
Control Precision 1.25not rated
Finger Dexterity 1.25not rated
Rate Control 1.12not rated
Depth Perception 1.00not rated
Dynamic Flexibility 1.00not rated
Glare Sensitivity 1.00not rated
Night Vision 1.00not rated
Peripheral Vision 1.00not rated
Sound Localization 1.00not rated
Spatial Orientation 1.00not rated

Software used

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Where it concentrates

BLS doesn't publish wages for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten separately. These are the figures for Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (25-2052), a combined BLS occupation that includes it.

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Sherman-Denison, TX5406.11$60,390
Wichita Falls, TX5105.51$59,790
El Paso, TX2,3804.19$64,000
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX1,0604.01$61,440
Longview, TX6903.46$58,650
Amarillo, TX6703.24$60,340
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX1,5303.07$62,600
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX6,1902.85$60,750
Killeen-Temple, TX7002.75$62,190
Victoria, TX1802.74$57,720

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