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Childcare Workers

	Median Wage (USD, 2024)	Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)	Projected Growth (2024-2034)
National Statistics	$32050	160200	-2.9%
State Statistics	-	-	-
City Statistics	-	-	-

Statistics

National

State

City

State

City

$32050

Median Wage (USD, 2024)

160200

Projected Job Openings (2024-2034)

-2.9%

Projected Growth (2024-2034)

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Experience Requirements Overview

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Education, Training and Experience

Required Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)

Related Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

On-Site or In-Plant Training: Up to and including 1 month

On-the-Job Training: Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month

Detailed Work Activities

Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
Prepare foods or meals.
Develop educational or training programs.
Develop daily schedules for children or families.
Perform administrative or clerical tasks.
Organize recreational activities or events.
Care for patients with mental illnesses.
Train service staff.
Assign duties or work schedules to employees.
Perform human resources activities.
Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.
Assist individuals with special needs.
Clean tools or equipment.
Teach daily living skills or behaviors.
Monitor health or behavior of people or animals.
Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
Maintain client information or service records.
Teach health or hygiene practices.
Arrange items for use or display.
Provide for basic needs of children.
Perform housekeeping duties.
Accompany individuals or groups to activities.

Work Values

Achievement

Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.

Working Conditions

Recognition

Relationships

Support

Independence

Tasks

Maintain a safe play environment.
Observe and monitor children's play activities.
Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
Sanitize toys and play equipment.
Dress children and change diapers.
Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.
Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
Regulate children's rest periods.
Organize and participate in recreational activities and outings, such as games and field trips.
Sterilize bottles and prepare formulas.
Help children with homework and school work.
Provide care for children with physical, developmental, or mental health disabilities.
Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
Accompany children to and from school, on outings, and to medical appointments.

Work Styles

Innovation

A tendency to be inventive, to be imaginative, and to adopt new perspectives on ways to accomplish work.

Achievement Orientation

Intellectual Curiosity

Tolerance for Ambiguity

Initiative

Adaptability

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Leadership Orientation

Humility

Sincerity

Empathy

Cooperation

Optimism

Social Orientation

Cautiousness

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Integrity

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Data Source: This page includes information from the O*NET 30.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. This page includes Employment Projections program, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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