Special Education Teachers, Preschool
Education & Training · Teaching/Training
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $36,180; experienced workers reach $82,010. About 310 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
- +11.1%
- Openings a year
- 24
- Employed in 2024
- 289
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills 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.
- Speaking4.3
- Active Listening4.1
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Writing4.0
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Monitoring4.0
What the work is
Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged 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.
- Arrange indoor or outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, or safety.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, or changing their diapers.
- Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement.
- Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.
- Develop individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development.
- Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
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.
- Some college1%
- Associate degree3%
- Bachelor's degree63%
- Master's degree24%
- Doctoral or professional8%
Job zone 5, extensive preparation: A graduate or professional degree, usually after a bachelor's.
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