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.
While starting teachers at all levels average weekly pay of $653 during their first year, Teacher Portal reports that this rises to an average of $796 per week after five to nine years and $1,078 per week after 20 years of teaching.