Also called: AT specialist, AAC specialist
Finds and sets up technology that helps students with disabilities learn, like eye-gaze computers and speech devices.
AT specialists test devices with students, program speech-generating tablets, customize switches and keyboards, and train teachers and families. It's a mix of tech and special education.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in special education, SLP, or OT plus AT certification (like RESNA ATP).
Ways in: Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Special Education, Rehabilitation Engineering, Speech-Language Pathology.
Growing faster than average. Growing as technology expands.
Low risk for 10 years. AI is expanding what devices can do, which raises demand for experts who fit and program them for each student.
Classes: Computer science, Engineering CTE, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-9031.
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