Careers / High School Teachers - Special Education
Job Description
Teach secondary school subjects to educationally and physically handicapped students. Includes teachers who specialize and work with audibly and visually handicapped students and those who teach basic academic and life processes skills to the mentally impaired.
Experience: A minimum of two to four years of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Education: Most of these occupations require a four - year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
All States require teachers to be licensed; licensing requires the completion of a teacher training program and at least a bachelor's degree, though many States require a master's degree.
Excellent job prospects are expected due to rising enrollments of special education students and reported shortages of qualified teachers.
Many States offer alternative licensure programs to attract people to these jobs who do not have the qualifications to become teachers under normal procedures.
