Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

SOC Code: 25-2058

Special Education Teachers, Secondary Schools establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 98.5/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Learning Strategies, Instructing, Learning Strategies.

AI-Proof Score: 98.5Very High
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Median Salary

$69,590

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Job Growth

-1.6%

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Training Time

Considerable preparation (2-4 years)

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Job Zone

Zone 4 / 5

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Training Cost

~$40,000

Key Skills

  • Learning Strategies
  • Instructing
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Monitoring
  • Speaking
  • Writing

Common Tasks

  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  • Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, or other professionals to develop individual educational plans (IEPs) for students' educational, physical, and social development.
  • Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
  • Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation