Also called: Deaf education teacher, DHH teacher
Teaches deaf and hard-of-hearing students using American Sign Language, spoken language, or both.
DHH teachers might teach a full class in ASL at a school for the deaf, or travel between schools to support individual students, working on language and literacy skills.
Estimate based on BLS special education teachers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in deaf education and certification; ASL fluency for many roles.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Deaf Education, ASL, Special Education.
Growing about average. Shortages in many states.
Low risk for 10 years. Live captioning AI helps, but teaching language and literacy in ASL to deaf children stays human.
Classes: ASL classes, AP English Language, Child development CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-2050.
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