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Southwest WDA I: Cowlitz, Wahkiakum counties Qualification: SOC code: 252053 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. * Average annual wage (March 2013): * Average hourly wage (March 2013): Short-Term trend : Long-Term trend : Estimated employment (2011): Average annual total openings (2011-2021): Average annual growth (2011-2021): Additional occupation information is available through the Learn about an occupation tool. If values all show zero, employment levels were too low to develop estimates for the geographic area selected. Search again with “All Workforce Development Areas, all counties.” *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. Close window Qualification status for in the other WDAs included below, for relevant areas. Click on specific areas in table for occupation information for those areas. Qualification Soc area Demand All workforce development areas, all counties Demand Pacific Mountain WDA: Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Thurston counties Balanced Snohomish WDA: Snohomish County Demand Seattle King WDA: King County Balanced Pierce WDA: Pierce County Demand Benton- Franklin WDA: Benton, Franklin counties Balanced Spokane WDA: Spokane County Balanced Northwest WDA: Whatcom county Balanced North Central WDA: Chelan/Douglas counties Balanced South Central WDA: Kittitas County Balanced Olympic Consortium WDA: Kitsap county Balanced Northwest WDA: Skagit county Balanced Southwest WDA: Clark County Balanced North Central WDA: Grant, Adams counties Balanced South Central WDA: Klickitat County Balanced Olympic Consortium WDA: Clallam, Jefferson counties Balanced Northwest WDA: Island, San Juan counties Balanced North Central WDA: Okanogan County Balanced South Central WDA: Skamania County Balanced South Central WDA: Yakima County