Overview
EMPLOYED
30,000
PART-TIME SHARE
37%
FEMALE SHARE
81%
MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS
$2,153
MEDIAN AGE
44
ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
1,600
Summary
Special Education Teachers teach primary, middle or intermediate, and secondary school students with learning difficulties, hearing impairment and sight impairment, and promote students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
Tasks
- Assessing students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional disabilities, exceptional intellectual gifts, or specific problems of language and culture
- Planning, organising and implementing special programs to provide remedial or advanced tuition
- Administering various forms of assessment and interpreting the results
- Teaching basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to hearing and sight impaired students
- Devising instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation
- Advising, instructing and counselling parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques
- Stimulating and developing interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination
- Conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
- Preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports
Details
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Earnings and Hours
Earnings and Hours | Special Education Teachers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Share of workers who work full-time hours | 63% | 70% |
Average full-time hours worked per week | 43 hours | 44 hours |
Median full-time earnings per week | $2,153 | $1,697 |
Median hourly earnings | $60 | $43 |
Industries
Special Education Teachers work in industries like:
Source:
Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.
States and territories
New South Wales
36.7%
Victoria
17.7%
Queensland
22.6%
South Australia
9.0%
Western Australia
8.0%
Tasmania
2.1%
Northern Territory
1.5%
Australian Capital Territory
2.5%
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.
Age and gender
Age and Gender | Special Education Teachers | All Occupations |
---|---|---|
Median age | 44 years | 39 years |
Female share of employment | 81% | 48% |
Education
Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) | All Occupations | Special Education Teachers |
---|---|---|
Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate | 12.2 | 39.9 |
Bachelor degree | 23.2 | 50.2 |
Advanced Diploma/Diploma | 11.1 | 4.6 |
Certificate III/IV | 19.5 | 1.9 |
Year 12 | 15.9 | 1.7 |
Year 11 | 4.0 | 0.2 |
Year 10 and below | 9.7 | 0.4 |
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