Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
Education & Training · Teaching/Training
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $43,430; experienced workers reach $66,210. About 330 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +13.8%
- Openings a year
- 89
- Employed in 2024
- 672
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
5 programs, with the college that teaches each.
Skills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Instructing3.3
- Active Listening4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Learning Strategies3.9
- Speaking3.3
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Coordination3.4
What the work is
Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
- Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Demonstrate activities to children.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- Bachelor's degree86%
- Master's degree14%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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