Many back injuries and pulled muscles that occur in the workplace are the result of picking up something that is too heavy, not bending the legs, not asking a partner to assist or trying to lift or hold a heavy object above the shoulders.
Pre-elementary teacher education majors had to make do with a starting salary of just $32,400 at this time, while physical education teaching/coaching majors and special education majors took home $40,100 and $42,200 in their first year, respectively.
How much do teachers make per hour? The median annual salary of a teacher in 2012 was $55,418. The average school year lasted 180 days at 6.7 hours per day, giving an average hourly wage of $45.95, according to The Daily Tarheel and the National Center for Education Statistics.