Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Education and Training In demand
Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school 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, secondary school does

Become a special education teacher, secondary school

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good special education teacher, secondary school

  • Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Teaching people how to do something.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average salary of $86,700 per year.

Special Education Teacher, Secondary School job outlook

  • There are 2,377 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 285 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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