Special Education Teachers, Preschool (25-2051)

Occupation description:  Teach preschool school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (25-3099).

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Employment and Job Openings

  Average employment Average annual openings
  2010 estimate2020 projectionPercent change GrowthReplacementTotal
Alaska 109127 16.52 35
United States n/an/an/a n/an/an/a

Note: Prior to 2010, special education teachers for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school were combined. These data include totals for both occupations.

Job outlook

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Wages

Wage data is not available.

Note: Prior to 2010, special education teachers for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school were combined. These data include totals for both occupations.


Labor Force Indicators

2011 Worker Characteristics
Total workersNonresident workers Percent nonresidentPercent age 45 plusPercent age 50 plus
13111 8.452.0 39.0
2011 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation47
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation0
UI claimants previously working in occupation4
2011 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants 331
Number of job position postings 86
Ratio of registrants to job position postings 3.8

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Education: Bachelor’s degree Work experience: None On-the-job training: Internship/Residency

Training Resources

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage
Early Childhood Spec Educ, MED 0
Secondary Education (7-12), EDE 0
Special Education, EDE 0
Special Education, GCRT 0
Special Education, MED 0
Teach Cred - Sec Ed (PBTE), EDE 0
Teach Cred-Sec Ed, EDE 0
Teach Cred-Sec Ed, EDE 0
Teach Cred-Spe Ed, EDE 0
Teach Cred-Spe Ed, EDE 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Anchorage, Prince William Sound
Developmental Disabilities, AAS 0
Developmental Disabilities, CT2 0
Direct Services Specialist, OEC 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Post-Bacc K-12 Spec Ed Lic Prg, EDE 0
Special Education, MED 0
Teach Cred-Sec Ed, EDE 0

 DegreeFY2008–2010 reported exiters
University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau
Ed Cert - Special Education, EDE 0
Special Education, BA 0
Special Education, EDE 0
Special Education, MED 0