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Special Education
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Special Education. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Special Education, and those who get either a masters
in Special Education, a Ph.D. in Special Education.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Special Education some students with a bachelors degree in Special Education will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in Special Education.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of Special Education Salaries.
Histogram of Special Education Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Special Education who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Special Education Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Special Education while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in Special Education.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$29,771 181 55.02 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$30,541 33 10.03 Teachers: Elementary
$47,667 14 4.26 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$36,871 10 3.04 OTHER management related occupations
$22,676 9 2.74 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$52,796 8 2.43 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$25,638 8 2.43 OTHER service occupations, except health
$25,096 7 2.13 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$30,142 7 2.13 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$23,984 6 1.82 Social Workers
$32,135 5 1.52 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$18,665 4 1.22 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$31,879 3 .91 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$55,833 3 .91 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$24,277 3 .91 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$25,510 3 .91 OTHER health occupations
$25,000 2 .61 Unknown
$23,520 2 .61 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$33,100 2 .61 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$15,504 2 .61 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$52,000 2 .61 Computer system analysts
$36,000 2 .61 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$16,900 2 .61 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$43,000 2 .61 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$40,000 1 .30 Information systems scientists or analysts
$13,200 1 .30 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$21,600 1 .30 Professors: Social Work
$40,000 1 .30 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$38,000 1 .30 Professors: Foreign Language
$38,000 1 .30 OTHER postsecondary
$36,000 1 .30 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$35,316 1 .30 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$32,000 1 .30 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in Special Education.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$38,980 421 54.68 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$37,194 77 10.00 Teachers: Elementary
$44,754 64 8.31 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$44,810 39 5.06 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$47,504 22 2.86 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$32,414 16 2.08 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$40,065 12 1.56 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$37,076 10 1.30 OTHER management related occupations
$51,280 10 1.30 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$44,981 9 1.17 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$39,306 6 .78 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$32,467 6 .78 Social Workers
$46,619 5 .65 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$32,567 4 .52 Professors: Education
$34,253 4 .52 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$31,260 4 .52 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$74,500 4 .52 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$45,831 4 .52 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$41,133 3 .39 OTHER postsecondary
$88,333 3 .39 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$43,068 3 .39 Transportation/material moving occupations
$44,159 3 .39 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$37,185 3 .39 OTHER health occupations
$36,708 3 .39 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$32,502 3 .39 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$25,997 3 .39 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$53,600 3 .39 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$61,251 2 .26 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$19,000 2 .26 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$44,100 2 .26 Professors: Trade and Industrial
$32,500 2 .26 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$30,400 2 .26 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$28,700 2 .26 Unknown
$27,435 2 .26 OTHER social scientist
$25,750 2 .26 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$40,000 1 .13 Professors: Social Work
$29,000 1 .13 OTHER service occupations, except health
$29,000 1 .13 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$47,000 1 .13 Professors: Computer Science
$54,500 1 .13 Professors: OTHER social sciences
$58,500 1 .13 Professors: Psychology
$25,000 1 .13 Computer engineer - software
$72,000 1 .13 Engineers: Sales
$22,620 1 .13 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$39,000 1 .13 Information systems scientists or analysts
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
Special Education.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$59,518 11 26.83 Professors: Education
$58,660 8 19.51 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$39,480 5 12.20 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$52,000 2 4.88 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$36,200 2 4.88 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$39,778 2 4.88 OTHER postsecondary
$40,500 2 4.88 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$50,025 2 4.88 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$150,000 1 2.44 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$63,000 1 2.44 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$34,668 1 2.44 Professors: Political Science
$48,000 1 2.44 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$42,000 1 2.44 Teachers: Elementary
$39,600 1 2.44 OTHER service occupations, except health
$35,000 1 2.44 Professors: Computer Science
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Special Education
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$40,020 188 54.97 Education: Special education
$41,044 29 8.48 Education: OTHER education
$42,414 27 7.89 Education: Administration
$37,610 25 7.31 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$35,866 17 4.97 Education: Elementary teacher education
$43,717 12 3.51 Psychology: Counseling
$47,348 7 2.05 Psychology: Educational
$47,348 7 2.05 Education: Educational psychology
$43,190 4 1.17 OTHER psychology
$43,925 4 1.17 Business administration and management
$32,650 2 .58 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$36,271 2 .58 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$36,500 2 .58 Social Work
$37,400 2 .58 Audiology and speech pathology
$52,200 2 .58 Education: Secondary teacher education
$46,500 2 .58 Home Economics
$52,950 2 .58 Financial management
$49,480 1 .29 Education: Physical education/coaching
$44,000 1 .29 Accounting
$61,500 1 .29 Information services and systems
$70,000 1 .29 Business marketing/marketing management
$12,000 1 .29 Music, all fields
$43,320 1 .29 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$40,000 1 .29 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$39,264 1 .29 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$36,400 1 .29 Education: Social science teacher education
$36,000 1 .29 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$31,346 1 .29 Computer systems analysis
$31,000 1 .29 Library Science
$31,000 1 .29 OTHER health/medical sciences
$29,120 1 .29 Health services administration
$26,000 1 .29 OTHER visual and performing arts
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Special Education
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$54,658 5 38.46 Education: Special education
$55,250 4 30.77 Education: Administration
$41,348 3 23.08 Education: OTHER education
$130,000 1 7.69 Psychology: Counseling
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Other Professional Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Special Education
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$48,500 2 50.00 Education: Special education
$30,000 1 25.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$52,000 1 25.00 Education: Administration
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com