Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
Education and TrainingO*NET 25-2055.00United States
Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten 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.
- Median annual earnings
- $65,082
- Projected change
- +2.4%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 251.31K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
66% of the workforce
Growing to 257.38K by 2035
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The work
What special education teachers, kindergarten do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Administer standardized ability and achievement tests to kindergarten students with special needs.
- Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, or teacher training workshops to maintain or improve professional competence.
- Collaborate with other teachers or administrators to develop, evaluate, or revise kindergarten programs.
- Confer with other staff members to plan, schedule, or conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
- Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, or social development.
- Confer with parents, guardians, teachers, counselors, or administrators to resolve students' behavioral or academic problems.
- Control the inventory or distribution of classroom equipment, materials, or supplies.
- Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities.
- Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory.
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
- Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment or materials to prevent injuries and damage.
- Instruct students with disabilities in academic subjects, using a variety of techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, or repetition to reinforce learning and meet students' varying needs.
- Interpret or transcribe classroom materials into Braille or sign language.
- Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, or administrative regulations.
- Meet with parents or guardians to discuss their children's progress, advise them on using community resources, or teach skills for dealing with students' impairments.
- Modify the general kindergarten education curriculum for students with disabilities.
- Monitor teachers or teacher assistants to ensure adherence to special education program requirements.
- Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Organize and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their perceptual skills.
- Organize and supervise games or other recreational activities to promote physical, mental, or social development.
- Perform administrative duties, such as school library assistance, hall and cafeteria monitoring, and bus loading and unloading.
- Plan or supervise experiential learning activities, such as class projects, field trips, demonstrations, or visits by guest speakers.
- Prepare assignments for teacher assistants or volunteers.
- Prepare classrooms with a variety of materials or resources for children to explore, manipulate, or use in learning activities or imaginative play.
- Prepare objectives, outlines, or other materials for courses of study, following curriculum guidelines or school or state requirements.
- Prepare, administer, or grade assignments to evaluate students' progress.
- Present information in audio-visual or interactive formats, using computers, televisions, audio-visual aids, or other equipment, materials, or technologies.
- Provide assistive devices, supportive technology, or assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
- Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement.
- Visit schools to tutor students with sensory impairments or to consult with teachers regarding students' special needs.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $49,268
- 25th percentile
- $59,623
- 50th percentile
- $65,082
- 75th percentile
- $80,310
- 90th percentile
- $103,167
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $65,082 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+2.4%average or slower
2025251,311 jobs
2035 projected257,378 jobs
6,067 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 66%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 27.8%
- Doctoral degree or more
- 5.2%
- Some college
- 1%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Kindergarten Special Education Teachers88 postings
- 02Kindergarten Teachers11 postings
- 03Prekindergarten Teachers11 postings
- 04Kindergarten/1st Grade Teachers6 postings
- 05Early Childhood Teachers5 postings
- 06Exceptional Education Teachers4 postings
- 07Kindergarten/Elementary Teachers4 postings
- 08Pre-Kindergarten Teachers3 postings
- 09Transitional Kindergarten Teachers3 postings
- 10Long Term Substitute Kindergarten Teachers2 postings
- 11School Special Education Teachers2 postings
- 12Exceptional Children Teachers1 postings
- 13Kindergarten Lead Teachers1 postings
- 14Kindergarten Student Teachers1 postings
- 15Leave Replacement Teachers1 postings
- 16Pre-Kindergarten Teacher Assistants1 postings
- 17Self-Contained Special Education Teachers1 postings
- 18Special Education Inclusion Teachers1 postings
- 19Special Needs Teachers1 postings
Top employers
- 01Soliant Health10 postings
- 02ProCare Therapy7 postings
- 03Pasco County Schools5 postings
- 04Edjoin.Org4 postings
- 05New Brunswick Public Schools4 postings
- 06Red Clay Consolidated School District4 postings
- 07Brandywine School District3 postings
- 08Marycrest3 postings
- 09Montgomery County Public Schools3 postings
- 10Wake County Public Schools3 postings
- 11Columbus City Schools2 postings
- 12Fulton County Schools2 postings
- 13Global Citizens Public Charter School2 postings
- 14Jessamine County Fairground2 postings
- 15Mobile County Public Schools2 postings
- 16The Equity Project (Tep) Charter School2 postings
- 17University Elementary School2 postings
- 18Abilene Isd1 postings
- 19Alabama Department Of Education1 postings
- 20Albertville Primary1 postings
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