Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Education, Training, and Library · SOC 25-2057
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 25-2057 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 13.4%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 41/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $66,810
- H-1B offered wage $62,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -1.9%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 199
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 1,916 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~30.5% of this role but only ~13.4% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle 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.
Common titles: Exceptional Children Teacher (EC Teacher), Exceptional Student Education Teacher (ESE Teacher), Inclusion Teacher, Intervention Specialist, Learning Disabilities Teacher (LD Teacher), Learning Support Teacher
Representative Tasks
- •Develop or write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
- •Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- •Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions.
- •Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
- •Instruct students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
- •Develop educational programs.
- •Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
- •Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
- •Set up classroom materials or equipment.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 13.4% | 17.9% |
| Outlook | Average | 47% Bright |
| Median Salary | $66,810 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 87/100 | N/A |