Education & Library
Special Ed Teachers, Secondary
SOC 25-2058
Prepare teenagers with disabilities for work and independent life.
The job
Median pay
$74k
$60k to $94k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-0.2% projected
Openings a year
10k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
24/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
42nd pct
More exposed than 42% of occupations · modeled estimate · 68th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
55/100
Key skills
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Writing
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 15,250 | 1.6 | 1.5× | $89k |
| California | 12,100 | 0.7 | 0.6× | $101k |
| Pennsylvania | 11,040 | 1.8 | 1.7× | $77k |
| Ohio | 10,580 | 1.9 | 1.8× | $76k |
| Texas | 10,200 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $65k |
| Illinois | 9,490 | 1.6 | 1.5× | $80k |
| Florida | 7,940 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $62k |
| New Jersey | 7,520 | 1.8 | 1.7× | $84k |
| Virginia | 6,380 | 1.6 | 1.5× | $68k |
| Massachusetts | 5,470 | 1.5 | 1.4× | $84k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 4,130 | 1.4 | 1.3× | $77k |
| Georgia | 4,090 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $74k |
| North Carolina | 3,400 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $57k |
| Wisconsin | 3,350 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Louisiana | 3,160 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $59k |
| Colorado | 2,970 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $67k |
| Missouri | 2,760 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $56k |
| Kentucky | 2,680 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $61k |
| Indiana | 2,580 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Michigan | 2,570 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $78k |
| Washington | 2,510 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $101k |
| New Mexico | 2,150 | 2.5 | 2.3× | $77k |
| Oklahoma | 2,020 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Tennessee | 2,010 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $61k |
| Arizona | 1,960 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $64k |
| Connecticut | 1,920 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $82k |
| South Carolina | 1,780 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $62k |
| Mississippi | 1,670 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $52k |
| Kansas | 1,650 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Iowa | 1,570 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $61k |
| Maryland | 1,560 | 0.6 | 0.5× | $94k |
| Arkansas | 1,280 | 1.0 | 0.9× | $57k |
| Nebraska | 1,240 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $63k |
| Oregon | 1,240 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $77k |
| Utah | 1,220 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Delaware | 1,160 | 2.4 | 2.3× | $78k |
| New Hampshire | 910 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $70k |
| Maine | 860 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $62k |
| West Virginia | 840 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $55k |
| Rhode Island | 830 | 1.7 | 1.6× | $93k |
| Hawaii | 800 | 1.3 | 1.2× | $66k |
| Alabama | 740 | 0.4 | 0.3× | $62k |
| Vermont | 660 | 2.2 | 2.1× | $79k |
| Alaska | 590 | 1.8 | 1.7× | $81k |
| North Dakota | 520 | 1.2 | 1.1× | $61k |
| South Dakota | 500 | 1.1 | 1.0× | $55k |
| Montana | 480 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Idaho | 470 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $61k |
| Washington DC | 440 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $100k |
| Nevada | 350 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $61k |
| Wyoming | 350 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $63k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14,700 jobs · $100k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN7,360 jobs · $82k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD5,790 jobs · $80k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,930 jobs · $85k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH3,920 jobs · $88k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3,920 jobs · $101k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX2,670 jobs · $66k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI2,590 jobs · $79k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Special Ed Teachers, Secondary interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.