What You Need to Know About Special Education Professors

Special Education Professor Job Description Teach secondary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.

Life as a Special Education Professor: What Do They Do?

• Attend staff meetings and serve on committees, as required.
• Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies.
• Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
• Monitor teachers and teacher assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
• Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.

What Skills Do You Need to Work as a Special Education Professor?

When polled, Special Education Professors say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:

Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.

Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Types of Special Education Professor Jobs

• Inclusion Specialist
• Self-Contained Classroom Special Education Teacher
• Lip Reading Teacher
• Special Day Class Teacher (SDC Teacher)
• Handicapped Teacher

Job Outlook for Special Education Professors

In the United States, there were 131,900 jobs for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School in 2016.

New jobs are being produced at a rate of 7.4% which is lower than average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 9,700 new jobs for Special Education Professors by 2026. There will be an estimated 10,500 positions for Special Education Professor per year.

The states with the most job growth for Special Education Teachers, Secondary School are Texas, New York, and California.

Watch out if you plan on working in Connecticut, Maine, or Wyoming. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

Average Special Education Professor Salary

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School Make between $40,560 and $98,290 a year. A Special Education Professor median salary is $60,600.

How much do Special Education Teachers, Secondary School make in each U.S. state?

Annual Mean Salary by State

State	Annual Mean Salary
New York	$86,330
Oregon	$84,350
California	$82,380
Connecticut	$77,520
Alaska	$77,210
Massachusetts	$76,080
New Jersey	$75,970
Rhode Island	$74,600
District of Columbia	$73,240
Maryland	$71,340
Illinois	$69,840
Washington	$66,400
Delaware	$64,680
Michigan	$63,700
Pennsylvania	$63,260
Minnesota	$62,670
Vermont	$61,990
Virginia	$61,890
New Hampshire	$61,480
Ohio	$60,340
Wyoming	$60,160
Nebraska	$59,490
Nevada	$59,480
Texas	$58,570
Georgia	$58,260
North Dakota	$58,220
Iowa	$57,730
Hawaii	$56,680
Colorado	$55,780
South Carolina	$55,560
New Mexico	$55,270
Florida	$55,080
Kentucky	$54,940
Kansas	$54,050
Tennessee	$54,010
Indiana	$53,450
Wisconsin	$53,310
Louisiana	$51,940
Maine	$51,910
Arkansas	$51,430
Idaho	$51,180
Montana	$50,200
Arizona	$50,190
Mississippi	$49,460
Missouri	$48,840
North Carolina	$48,820
Utah	$46,820
Alabama	$46,810
Oklahoma	$45,530
West Virginia	$43,820
South Dakota	$43,040

What Tools & Technology do Special Education Professors Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Special Education Professors may use on a daily basis:

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft SharePoint

How do I Become a Special Education Professor?

Education needed to be a Special Education Professor:

How many years of work experience do I need?

Who Employs Special Education Professors?

Related Careers

Those interested in being a Special Education Professor may also be interested in:

• School Psychologists

References

Bureau of Labor Statistics

College Factual

O*NET Online

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