Special Education Teachers, Secondary School (25-2054)

Occupation description:  Teach secondary 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   (click here for the 10-year forecast)

Job outlook

• Alaska: Alaska’s employment growth is low with low employment opportunities. Read more.

Wages

Wage data is not available.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
255	32	12.5	57.8	43.0

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	30
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	6
UI claimants previously working in occupation	5

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	35
Number of job position postings	7
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	5.0

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

Training Resources

Alaska Economic Trends articles

Alaska’s Teachers (July 2010)

Teachers (February 2003)