Occupation Summary

Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

O*NET 25-2011.00

Description:

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

Annual Wages:
$39,621.00
Employment Rate:
Employment is expected to increase by 26.00%.
Education Level:
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED). According to O*Net, the majority of people employed in this occupation have this level of education.
Endorsement:
Public Service

  1. Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate, and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
  2. Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
  3. Teach basic skills, such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
  4. Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order.
  5. Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
  6. Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental, and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
  7. Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
  8. Identify children showing signs of emotional, developmental, or health-related problems and discuss them with supervisors, parents or guardians, and child development specialists.
  9. Meet with parents and guardians to discuss their children's progress and needs, determine their priorities for their children, and suggest ways that they can promote learning and development.
  10. Enforce all administration policies and rules governing students.
  11. Prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
  12. Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
  13. Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
  14. Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
  15. Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
  16. Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to children.
  17. Demonstrate activities to children.
  18. Arrange indoor and outdoor space to facilitate creative play, motor-skill activities, and safety.
  19. Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
  20. Prepare reports on students and activities as required by administration.
  21. Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
  22. Organize and label materials and display students' work in a manner appropriate for their ages and perceptual skills.
  23. Attend professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to maintain and improve professional competence.
  24. Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
  25. Supervise, evaluate, and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
  26. Collaborate with other teachers and administrators in the development, evaluation, and revision of preschool programs.
  27. Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as required.
  28. Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students' needs and progress.
  29. Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guests, or other experiential activities and guide students in learning from those activities.
  30. Select, store, order, issue, and inventory classroom equipment, materials, and supplies.
  31. Provide disabled students with assistive devices, supportive technology, and assistance accessing facilities, such as restrooms.
  32. Perform administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria monitoring and bus loading and unloading.
  33. Administer tests to help determine children's developmental levels, needs, and potential.
  34. Prepare and implement remedial programs for students requiring extra help.


National Industry Employment Patterns


Industry % of Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education employed Annual Growth Rate
Child care services 58 2.31
Elementary and secondary schools 15.8 0.88
Individual and family services 2.5 2.55


Labor Market Information


2022 Statewide average hourly wage $19.05
2022 National average hourly wage $18.58
2020 National employment 469,600
2020 Texas employment 30,003
Texas projected employment by 2030 37,803
Texas projected annual employment and Turnover openings through 2030 4,148




TEXAS COUNTY MAP BY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA
* Due to confidentiality rules, not all regions may have the data displayed. The sum of all the regions may not be equal to the state total.


Top 10 Relevant Knowledge Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
79.80%
English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
75.80%
Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
65.80%
Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
64.00%
Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
61.60%
Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
53.20%
Administrative
Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
51.40%
Sociology and Anthropology
Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
48.60%
Therapy and Counseling
Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
47.20%
Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
46.40%


Top 10 Relevant Skill Areas Relevant Importance Levels
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
80.00%
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
80.00%
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.
77.60%
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
77.60%
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
75.00%
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
75.00%
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
75.00%
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
75.00%
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
75.00%
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
72.40%


Top 10 Relevant Abilities Relevant Importance Levels
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
80.00%
Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
80.00%
Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
80.00%
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
77.60%
Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
75.00%
Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
72.40%
Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
72.40%
Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
72.40%
Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
70.00%
Information Ordering
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
65.00%


  • Assisting and Caring for Others
    -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
    -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
  • Getting Information
    -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
  • Training and Teaching Others
    -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
  • Thinking Creatively
    -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Other Activities


  • Achievement
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
  • Relationships
    - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.



Tools

Balance or gross motor equipment: Play structures;

Board games: Educational board games;

Building blocks: Toy block sets;

Cognitive toys: Educational toys;

Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players;

Desktop computers: Desktop computers;

Digital cameras: Compact digital cameras;

Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits;

Personal computers: Personal computers;

Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment;

Puzzles: Educational puzzles;

Sand or water tables or activity centers: Sand tables; Water tables;

Tactile toys: Pegboards;


Technology

Computer based training software: Appletree; Children's educational software; Common Curriculum; EasyCBM; Padlet; Schoology;

Desktop communications software: Edmodo; ClassDojo; Bloomz; Tadpoles;

Electronic mail software: Email software;

Mobile messaging service software: Intrado SchoolMessenger;

Multi-media educational software: Seesaw; Nearpod;

Office suite software: Microsoft Office software;

Project management software: Google Classroom;

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel;

Video conferencing software: Google Meet;

Video creation and editing software: Flipgrid;

Word processing software: Microsoft Word;


Related O*NET occupational titles for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education include:
  • 39-9011.00 Childcare Workers
  • 25-2021.00 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
  • 25-2012.00 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
  • 25-2022.00 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
  • 25-2056.00 Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
  • 25-2055.00 Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
  • 25-2051.00 Special Education Teachers, Preschool
  • 25-2058.00 Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
  • 25-9042.00 Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
  • 25-9043.00 Teaching Assistants, Special Education


Sources of Additional Information
  • For more information about early childhood education, visit: National Association for the Education of Young Children
  • For more information about professional credentials, visit: Council for Professional Recognition
  • Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education

  • Contact Texas Workforce Commission
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    Official Website  |  1-800-822-PLAN (7526)  |  512.936.3200

    ** The information in this report may be derived from many sources like O*NET, BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics), OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook), and Career One Stop.