Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
What they do
Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.
Expected pay range
Expected pay range
This represents the median earnings for this career in the selected county or state. In the range shown, 25% of workers earned less than the bottom salary and 25% earned more than the top salary. Data is provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
About kindergarten teachers, except special education
Other titles
Bilingual Kindergarten Teacher, Classroom Teacher, Educator, Instructor, Kinder Teacher, Kindergarten Classroom Teacher, Teacher, Title One Kindergarten Teacher, Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
Tasks they perform
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
- Prepare children for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, adapting teaching methods to meet students' varying needs and interests.
Skills they need
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Licenses and Certifications
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- License Type
- Stand-alone license
- Status
- Active
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement to maintain license
- Criminal record
- Background check required
Certifications
Certifications may be available for this career and can help build knowledge and skills in specific job roles. Explore available certifications (external link opens new tab)
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In demand
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Special Education Teachers, Middle School
Better pay
Median salary for this career is higher than the median salary of all careers in the county selected. Salary data is provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
In demand
In demand careers have high-growth, high-demand, and emerging jobs critical to Texas. They are based on economic indicators like in demand industries, labor market trends, and economic conditions, provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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Additional career information and resources
Learn more about kindergarten teachers, except special education with these helpful sites.
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO (external link opens new tab)
- American Montessori Society (external link opens new tab)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (external link opens new tab)
- International Literacy Association (external link opens new tab)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (external link opens new tab)
- National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (external link opens new tab)
- National Association of Independent Schools (external link opens new tab)
- National Education Association (external link opens new tab)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Kindergarten and elementary school teachers (external link opens new tab)
- Teach.org (external link opens new tab)