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Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Part of Education & Training, in the Teaching/Training pathway.

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 25-2012.00

What the work is

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

On a typical day

  • Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
  • Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
  • Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  • Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  • Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
  • Demonstrate activities to children.

What it pays

$62,600
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $43,430
Experienced workers reach $66,210
  1. $43k10th
  2. $49k25th
  3. $63kMedian
  4. $64k75th
  5. $66k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $43,430, 25th $49,120, Median $62,600, 75th $63,780, 90th $66,210

About 330 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

+13.8%

employment change in the Alamo region, 672 to 765 jobs · U.S. -2%

89

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 12,800

672

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 117,200

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Social Perceptiveness4.0
  2. Instructing3.3
  3. Active Listening4.0
  4. Monitoring4.0
  5. Learning Strategies3.9
  6. Speaking3.3
  7. Reading Comprehension3.8
  8. Coordination3.4

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. Bachelor's degree86%
  2. Master's degree14%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

  • Palo Alto
  • San Antonio
  • Alamo Institutes
  1. Teacher Education

    Degree · Online option · Public Service

  2. English as a Second Language

    Workforce course · Creative & Communication Arts

  3. Educator Preparation Program

    Certificate · Workforce course · Public Service

  4. English as a Second Language (ESL)

    Certificate · Workforce course

  5. English as a Second Language (ESL) - Español

    Certificate · Workforce course

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