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Career
Planning: What
Can I Do With a Major In Special Education?
Although
tailored more toward education, students with a degree in
Special Education could pursue a variety of career opportunities.
Any career reflective of their skills, interests, values,
personal style, etc., could be attainable with good self-marketing
skills. Some career opportunities will require advanced
study.
| Resource
Room Teacher
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Classroom
Teacher - Special Ed.
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| Consumer
Advocate
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Community
Residence Director
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| Neuromuscular
Therapist
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Small
Group Instructor
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| Special
Education Supervisor
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Staff
Development Coordinator
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| Autism
Center Manager/Teacher
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Orientation
and Mobility Specialist
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| Speech
Pathologist
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Audiologist
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| Intervention
Specialist - Mild/Moderate
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Psychological
Services Coordinator
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Juvenile
Court Caseworker
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Lobbyist
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Vocation
Placement Specialist
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LD
Tutor
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Educational
Advocate
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Hospice
Coordinator
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Learning Disabilities Specialist
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Vocational Rehab Counselor
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To learn more about these careers, visit the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH). The OOH can show you training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions, and more...
Related education links:
National Education Association
http://www.nea.org
Teach for America
http://www.teachforamerica.org
Want to Teach
http://www.wanttoteach.com
Teachers.net
http://teachers.net
ABC Teaching Jobs
http://abcteachingjobs.com
American Federation of Teachers
http://www.aft.org
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
http://www.aacte.org
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
http://www.ncate.org/
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"What
Can I Do With A Major In...?"
Personality
& Careers 
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Ron Vick, MA, LPC
Counselor / Academic Advisor
Int'l Student Advisor
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