Learning disabilities specialist vs special education teacher

The differences between learning disabilities specialists and special education teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a special education teacher has an average salary of $54,290, which is higher than the $48,090 average annual salary of a learning disabilities specialist.

The top three skills for a learning disabilities specialist include support services, learning styles and physical disabilities. The most important skills for a special education teacher are classroom management, autism, and behavior management.

Learning disabilities specialist vs special education teacher overview

	Learning Disabilities Specialist	Special Education Teacher
Yearly salary	$48,090	$54,290
Hourly rate	$23.12	$26.10
Growth rate	3%	4%
Number of jobs	7,860	67,699
Job satisfaction	-	4.33
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Learning disabilities specialist vs special education teacher salary

Learning disabilities specialists and special education teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Learning Disabilities Specialist	Special Education Teacher
Average salary	$48,090	$54,290
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $64,000	Between $39,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Baltimore, MD
Highest paying state	-	Maryland
Best paying company	-	Baltimore City Public Schools
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between learning disabilities specialist and special education teacher education

There are a few differences between a learning disabilities specialist and a special education teacher in terms of educational background:

	Learning Disabilities Specialist	Special Education Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	Bachelor's Degree, 66%
Most common major	Special Education	Special Education
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Northwestern University

Learning disabilities specialist vs special education teacher demographics

Here are the differences between learning disabilities specialists' and special education teachers' demographics:

	Learning Disabilities Specialist	Special Education Teacher
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%	Male, 24.6% Female, 75.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% Asian, 3.7% White, 70.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 3.6% White, 71.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between learning disabilities specialist and special education teacher duties and responsibilities

Learning disabilities specialist example responsibilities.

Lead strategic planning for eLearning initiatives and manage company-wide training for laboratory information system update.
Help students with organizational and study skills.
Provide consistent on-going consultation to teaching staff to support differentiate instruction for children with IEPs or with challenging behaviors.
Work directly with e-training manager to create training procedures in PowerPoint and convert them into interactive e-training courses in articulate storyline.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to integrate IFSP outcomes and goals within natural environments.

Special education teacher example responsibilities.

Lead a DIBELS intervention group.
Lead the data team with interpreting results, including NWEA and other benchmark assessments.
Design a unique and differentiate curriculum that addressed state standards for both mathematics and special education.
Educate special needs kids with mental and physical disabilities using proven conventional and improvise teaching/learning methods.
Plan appropriate lessons align to NYS CCSS.
Instruct and create ELA lessons through Fountas and Pinnell and Fundations.

Learning disabilities specialist vs special education teacher skills

Common learning disabilities specialist skills

Support Services, 44%
Learning Styles, 17%
Physical Disabilities, 16%
Student Learning, 11%
ADHD, 4%
Learning Disabilities, 4%

Common special education teacher skills

Classroom Management, 11%
Autism, 10%
Behavior Management, 6%
IEPs, 6%
Professional Development, 6%
Student Learning, 6%

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