Career
Special education teachers, all other
All special education teachers not listed separately.
$76,580
Median pay
+1.9%
Job growth, 2025–35
2,300
Openings a year
Bachelor's degree
Typical education
4 years
Typical time after high school
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The work
What people in this job do
All special education teachers not listed separately.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Special EducationSee the degree →
- Special Education and Teaching, GeneralCIP 13.1001
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including DeafnessCIP 13.1003
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional DisturbancesCIP 13.1005
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual DisabilitiesCIP 13.1006
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple DisabilitiesCIP 13.1007
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.