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Also called autistic teacher, blind teacher, braille teacher and deaf education teacher.
$64,830
Median pay a year
29,510
People do this work
6
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Preschool Special Education Teacher
1 certification
Summary
Special Education Teacher for preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities, developing individual educational plans and teaching essential academic and life skills tailored to each child's needs
Experience
Preschool Special Education Teacher
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Developed individual educational plans (IEPs) designed to promote students' educational, physical, or social development
Taught basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, or social skills, to preschool students with special needs
Communicated nonverbally with children to provide them with comfort, encouragement, or positive reinforcement
Conferred with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual education plans (IEPs)
Observed and evaluated students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health
Established and enforced rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students
Skills
Core Skills
Developing student programs, Monitoring student performance, Setting up classroom materials, Providing for children's basic needs, Encouraging students, Discussing student progress, Monitoring health, Teaching life skills, Developing instructional objectives
Technical Skills
Developing instructional materials
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On site, Remote
Education
Professional Degree (JD, MD, DDS) Your university, Year
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State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Employed special educational strategies during instructionTaught socially acceptable behavior using positive reinforcementCommunicated nonverbally to provide comfort and encouragementTaught basic skills to preschool students with special needsDeveloped individual educational plans to promote developmentConferred with professionals to create individual education plans
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Employed special educational strategies during instruction to support the development of preschool students with special needs
Communicated nonverbally to provide comfort and encouragement, fostering a supportive learning environment
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Employed special educational strategies during instruction to support several students each semester with special needs
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Several students each semesterA few students every weekMost of the class at once
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Communicated nonverbally to provide comfort and encouragement, fostering a supportive learning environment
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Students felt more secure and engagedClassroom interactions became more positiveLearning activities ran more smoothly
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Developing student programs
Teaching life skills
Monitoring student performance
Developing instructional objectives
Setting up classroom materials
Developing instructional materials
Providing for children's basic needs
Encouraging students
Discussing student progress
Monitoring health
Administering tests
Evaluating student work
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What a Preschool Special Education Teacher does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Preschool Special Education Teacher make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$52,210
Median
$64,830
75th percentile
$91,660
About 29,510 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$65,760
$80,390
$96,030
AR
$28,650
$35,580
$47,200
AZ
$49,190
$60,130
$65,280
CA
$48,400
$59,550
$83,370
CO
$61,980
$78,040
$85,770
CT
$63,180
$87,960
$97,720
DE
$56,330
$59,250
$59,400
FL
$51,330
$58,240
$68,980
GA
$60,950
$72,310
$80,970
HI
$59,300
$75,120
$77,810
IA
$48,740
$63,540
$72,980
ID
$44,410
$49,610
$67,080
IL
$49,680
$62,580
$80,360
IN
$37,640
$48,680
$65,320
KS
$50,680
$59,220
$63,260
KY
$39,680
$54,220
$62,360
LA
$49,770
$56,890
$59,720
MA
$78,540
$99,070
$109,510
MD
$74,150
$85,010
$103,130
ME
$48,510
$60,680
$63,040
MI
$62,810
$75,860
$90,840
MN
$57,900
$75,880
$83,880
MO
$48,580
$62,250
$111,640
MS
$49,420
$52,420
$60,590
NC
$48,370
$60,180
$68,840
ND
$56,690
$60,060
$64,070
NE
$49,280
$62,760
$72,180
NH
$49,430
$61,720
$80,000
NJ
$69,390
$92,060
$134,710
NM
$60,460
$66,010
$80,250
NY
$54,770
$68,180
$149,560
OH
$49,270
$60,700
$81,950
OK
$45,170
$49,720
$52,420
OR
$62,180
$77,490
$95,040
PA
$60,070
$83,510
$106,370
RI
$35,030
$59,310
$96,330
SC
$45,270
$59,800
$63,950
TN
$49,070
$59,550
$66,140
TX
$58,600
$65,680
$82,420
UT
$55,200
$58,230
$80,490
VA
$61,690
$77,570
$99,430
VT
$67,640
$79,000
$82,330
WA
$76,760
$86,580
$104,970
WI
$51,330
$60,870
$73,640
WY
$46,320
$52,100
$60,890
Other names
Other names for this job
autistic teacher, blind teacher, braille teacher, deaf education teacher, deaf teacher, early childhood special education teacher, early intervention teacher, ecse teacher, ed teacher, educational intervention teacher, emotional disabilities teacher, emotionally impaired teacher.
More names for this work
ese teacher, exceptional needs teacher, exceptional student education teacher, handicapped teacher, hearing impaired itinerant teacher, hearing impaired teacher, hi itinerant teacher, home therapy teacher, learning disabled teacher, learning support teacher, lip reading teacher, mentally impaired teacher, mentally retarded teacher, physically impaired teacher, pre k special education teacher, pre kindergarten special education teacher, resource room teacher, resource teacher, self contained special education teacher, severe profound mental handicaps special education teacher, sign language teacher, special day class teacher, special education preschool teacher, special education resource teacher, special education teacher, special needs teacher, speech and hearing handicapped teacher, teacher, visually impaired teacher, special education teachers preschool, behavior interventionist, behavioral interventionist, early childhood special educator, early intervention specialist, ec special educator, interventionist, literacy interventionist, outdoor educator, preschool intervention specialist, reading interventionist, resource specialist, special education paraprofessional, special needs assistant.
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This page is about the occupation Special Education Teachers, Preschool. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.