High Growth Careers in Early or Special Education?
Careers in Early or Special Education involve working with kindergarten and elementary school-aged children as well as special education and self-enrichment educators. Sound interesting? For those job seekers looking for high growth industries, specific occupations in the field of Early or Special Education show strong prospects for growth and hiring in New York State through 2016: A 10% annual workforce growth rate with at least 100 new annual openings are expected.
Job Title (SOC Code) 								Education & Training Requirements	Entry Level Salary (Median) 	Annual Average Openings in NYS 
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2021)			Bachelor's degree			$42,080				3160
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten,and Elementary School(25-2041)Bachelor's degree			$41,960				810
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education (25-2012)			Bachelor's degree			$40,250				440
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers (25-3021)					Work experience in a related occupation	$21,010				680

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