Career Details

DoDEA Certification

Description

Certifying Organization

Department of Defense Education Activity

Details

If significant education or training is needed? Yes

If significant work experience is needed? Unknown

Is an exam required? Yes

How many years until certification must be renewed? 6 year(s)

Certification can be renewed with Continuing Education Units? Yes

Certification can be renewed with re-examination? Unknown

Certification can be renewed with Continuing Professional Development? Unknown

Certification can be renewed in multiple ways? Unknown

Certificates

Certificate name

National Career Readiness Certificate

Certifying Organization

ACT

Type

A - Core

Certificate name

National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate - Art

Certifying Organization

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Type

C - Specialty

Certificate name

National Board Certification - Early and Middle Childhood Certificate - English as a New Language

Certifying Organization

National Board for Professional Teaching Standards

Type

C - Specialty

Related Careers

Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors

Median Annual Income

$55,661

Projected Job Growth

-13 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach or instruct out-of-school youths and adults in basic education, literacy, or English as a Second Language classes, or in classes for earning a high school equivalency credential.

Social

Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School

Median Annual Income

$53,605

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach occupational, vocational, career, or technical subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

Social

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Median Annual Income

$66,110

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

SocialArtistic

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Median Annual Income

$68,928

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic, social, and life skills to secondary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

SocialInvestigative

Tutors

Median Annual Income

$50,303

Projected Job Growth

+1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Some college, no degree

Instruct individual students or small groups of students in academic subjects to support formal class instruction or to prepare students for standardized or admissions tests.

Social

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Median Annual Income

$69,242

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

SocialInvestigativeArtistic

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Median Annual Income

$64,238

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

SocialArtistic

Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Median Annual Income

$65,230

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach one or more subjects to students at the secondary school level.

Social

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic, social, and life skills to elementary school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

SocialInvestigative

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic, social, and life skills to kindergarten students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

Social

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

+3 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Doctoral or professional degree

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

SocialInvestigative

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

+4 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Associate's degree

Instruct preschool-aged students, following curricula or lesson plans, in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth.

SocialArtistic

Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.

SocialArtistic

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic and social skills to students at the elementary school level.

SocialArtistic

Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach one or more subjects to students at the middle, intermediate, or junior high school level.

SocialArtistic

Special Education Teachers, Preschool

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.

SocialArtistic

Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Social

Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

SocialInvestigative

Special Education Teachers, Middle School

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

SocialInvestigativeArtistic

Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

-1 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

SocialInvestigative

Special Education Teachers, All Other

Median Annual Income

Projected Job Growth

+2 %

Career Cluster(s)

Education

Most Common Education Level

Bachelor's degree

All special education teachers not listed separately.

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