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Southwest WDA I: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties
Qualification: Not in demand SOC code: 252053 Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Teach middle 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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*How we calculate wages - Source data for wages come from the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and are subject to restrictions and limitations of the survey. Self-employment, private households and agricultural employment, except for agricultural services, are excluded from OES. All wage estimations are adjusted as of March 2013. Learn more.

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Qualification status for Special Education Teachers, Middle School in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas.
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QualificationSoc area
Not in demand All workforce development areas, all counties
Not in demand Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties
Not in demand Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County
Not in demand Seattle King WDA: King County
Balanced Pierce WDA: Pierce County
Not in demand Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties
Not in demand Spokane WDA: Spokane County
Balanced Northwest WDA I: Whatcom county
Demand South Central WDA I: Kittitas County
Not in demand Olympic Consortium WDA I: Kitsap county
Balanced Northwest WDA II: Skagit county
Not in demand Southwest WDA II: Clark County
Demand South Central WDA II: Klickitat County
Not in demand Olympic Consortium WDA II: Clallam, Jefferson counties
Balanced Northwest WDA III: Island, San Juan counties
Demand South Central WDA III: Skamania County
Demand South Central WDA IV: Yakima County
Balanced Eastern Washington WDA I: Stevens, Ferry, Pend Oreille, Lincoln counties
Balanced