Education & Library

Special Ed Teachers, Elementary

SOC 25-2052

Adapt elementary teaching to children with a huge range of needs.

Median pay

$65k

$60k to $80k typical range

Outlook

Declining

15k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI displacement risk

Moderate

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

19/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

48th pct

More exposed than 48% of occupations · modeled estimate · 59th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

43/100

Key skills

Individualized instruction
IEPs
Patience
Behavior support
Collaboration

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.