Special education teachers, preschool

United States AI Work IndexISCO 2511major_group_fallback

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

29.3 current · 29.7 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 98%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $62K

Median annual wage

Demand 1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 5

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged 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.

Task evidence

98% weighted task match · 10% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 62,190

Employment 2024

29.3K

Projected Change (2024–34)

1.4%

Openings (2024–34)

2.1K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 38,74025th pctl: USD 49,370Median: USD 62,19075th pctl: USD 81,330Top 10%: USD 132,530

Demand outlook

Overall employment of special education teachers is projected to grow 1 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.

Education: Bachelor's degree Experience: None

Role Profile

AdaptabilityInterpersonalWriting and reading

Tasks

1. Employ special educational strategies or techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, or memory. AI use: 0%
2. Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification or positive reinforcement. AI use: 0%
3. Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs. AI use: 0%
4. Communicate nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement. AI use: 0%
5. Develop or implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of disabilities. AI use: 0%
6. Observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. AI use: 94%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordAmerican Sign Language Browser

Requirements

Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 37.4%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 62.6%Pace: Work pace: 60.4%

Work context

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 5.0/5

Contact With Others 5.0/5

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team 4.7/5

E-Mail 4.6/5

Physical Proximity 4.5/5

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.4/5

Worker profile

Median age 43.4 · 349K employed

Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 75% · 55+: 18%

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