ANZSCO 2415

Special Education Teachers

Overview

EMPLOYED

29,700

PART-TIME SHARE

37%

FEMALE SHARE

81%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$2,153

MEDIAN AGE

44

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1,400

About this data

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

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    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%

    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 Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Special Education Teachers All Occupations
    Median age 44 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 81% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Special Education Teachers
    15–19 5.2 0.2
    20–24 9.1 2.7
    25–34 22.7 20.4
    35–44 22.3 24.7
    45–54 20.4 26.0
    55–59 8.8 10.8
    60–64 6.5 9.2
    65 and Over 4.9 5.9

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    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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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.