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Seattle King WDA: King County

Qualification:

SOC code: 252052

Teach elementary 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. Substitute teachers are included in "Teachers and Instructors, All Other" (253099).

According to the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the typical level of education that most workers need to enter this occupation is: Bachelor's degree. Additional training, experience, licenses or credentials may be required. Learn more at BLS.

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Qualification status for in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas.
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Qualification	Soc area
Not in demand	All workforce development areas, all counties
Demand	Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties
Balanced	Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County
Demand	Pierce WDA: Pierce County
Demand	Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties
Demand	Spokane WDA: Spokane County
Balanced	Northwest WDA: Whatcom county
Balanced	Southwest WDA: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties
Balanced	North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties
Demand	South Central WDA: Kittitas County
Demand	Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county
Balanced	Northwest WDA: Skagit county
Balanced	Southwest WDA: Clark County
Balanced	North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties
Demand	South Central WDA: Klickitat County
Demand	Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties
Balanced	Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties
Balanced	North Central WDA: Okanogan County
Demand	South Central WDA: Skamania County
Demand	South Central WDA: Yakima County
Balanced