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	Special Education Teachers, Preschool	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
SUMMARY	8% Minimal Risk	7% Minimal Risk	16% Minimal Risk	6% Minimal Risk	6% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	6.4/10	7.1/10	6.2/10	6.0/10	6.3/10
POLLING	18.0% (Minimal Risk, Based on 32 votes)	19.3% (Minimal Risk, Based on 168 votes)	21% (Low Risk, Based on 127 votes)	25% (Low Risk, Based on 142 votes)	16.9% (Minimal Risk, Based on 37 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	1.4%	3.4%	4.1%	-1.6%	-1.8%
WAGES	$62,190 or $29.90 per hour	$58,570 or $28.16 per hour	$37,120 or $17.84 per hour	$61,430 or $29.53 per hour	$63,000 or $30.29 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	28,200	382,960	445,080	114,410	231,570
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DESCRIPTION	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.	Provide social services and assistance to improve the social and psychological functioning of children and their families and to maximize the family well-being and the academic functioning of children. May assist parents, arrange adoptions, and find foster homes for abandoned or abused children. In schools, they address such problems as teenage pregnancy, misbehavior, and truancy. May also advise teachers.	Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.	Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.	Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school 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.

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