| Today teaching is a highly noble profession in United | | | | number of special education teachers are: |
| States and attaining a degree in special education | | | | • Elementary and Secondary Schools - $52,200. |
| facilitates you enhance your teaching career. This | | | | • Child Day Care Services - $36,140. |
| special education program helps you learn special skills | | | | • Residential Mental Retardation, Mental Health and |
| including understanding diversity or counseling. During | | | | Substance Abuse Facilities - $40,000. |
| this course, you receive training and educational | | | | • Educational Support Services - $49,880. |
| information that educates you how to impart the | | | | • Government - $50,000. |
| knowledge to the students. | | | | In most schools, special education teachers can also |
| Over the past few years, this special education | | | | enjoy extra pay for coaching sports and working |
| program has gained enormous popularity. It has | | | | with students in different extracurricular activities. |
| become one of the most efficient ways to gain | | | | Some teachers also receive extra income during the |
| higher income and greater career opportunities in the | | | | summer, working in the school system or in other |
| field of education. At present, it is one of the few | | | | jobs. |
| professions that offer salary that is usually | | | | Certainly, special education salaries can be highly |
| complemented by a solid benefits package. | | | | regarded in the education industry. Talking |
| Today a special education salary largely depends on | | | | something more apart from salary range that you |
| the location of school in which you choose to make | | | | cannot ignore is that most classroom teaching or |
| your living. At times, a public school position may | | | | special education positions come with the extra |
| offer you a salary package complete with paid | | | | benefits like summer vacations, winter and spring |
| summer vacations and a pension. Besides this, | | | | breaks, a pension plan, comprehensive health care |
| sometimes the salary range or details also vary upon | | | | and life insurance benefits. |
| the municipality and the type of school in which you | | | | Today the employment of special education teachers |
| teach. Generally, suburban schools compensate more | | | | has increased dramatically and expected to increase |
| salary than urban or inner-city schools, but on other | | | | faster than average. The number of special education |
| side it can be difficult to find jobs in the higher paying | | | | teachers is also predicted to increase by 15 percent |
| districts. | | | | from 2006 to 2016, faster than the average for all |
| The median annual salary for special education | | | | occupations. The ratio of student enrolling in special |
| teachers is $47,000. Apart from this, the top 10 | | | | education programs is increasing and in next few |
| percent earn more than $77,000, and the lowest 10 | | | | years the salary of special education teachers is also |
| percent earn less than $32,000. However, the median | | | | expected to boom further. |
| earnings in the industries employing the largest | | | | |