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Special Education Teachers, Preschool
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.
What a special education teacher, preschool does
Become a special education teacher, preschool
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good special education teacher, preschool
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $62 per hour with a typical salary of $87,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $43 and $78 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $32,400 and $96,800 per year.
- 66% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $70 per hour with a typical salary of $89,400 per year.
- 89.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Special Education Teacher, Preschool job outlook
- There are 847 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 96 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 14% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.