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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
39-9011 Childcare Workers
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes "Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education" (25-2011) and "Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education" (25-9042).
National estimates for Childcare Workers
Industry profile for Childcare Workers
Geographic profile for Childcare Workers
National estimates for Childcare Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Childcare Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 494,360 |
1.4 % |
$ 12.88 |
$ 26,790 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Childcare Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 8.84 |
$ 10.05 |
$ 12.24 |
$ 14.78 |
$ 18.13 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,380 |
$ 20,900 |
$ 25,460 |
$ 30,750 |
$ 37,720 |
Industry profile for Childcare Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Childcare Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Childcare Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Childcare Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
254,390 |
32.11 |
$ 12.05 |
$ 25,060 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
105,780 |
1.28 |
$ 14.56 |
$ 30,280 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
27,370 |
2.70 |
$ 11.76 |
$ 24,460 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
19,320 |
6.75 |
$ 11.99 |
$ 24,930 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
16,830 |
10.51 |
$ 14.01 |
$ 29,150 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Childcare Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
254,390 |
32.11 |
$ 12.05 |
$ 25,060 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
16,830 |
10.51 |
$ 14.01 |
$ 29,150 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
19,320 |
6.75 |
$ 11.99 |
$ 24,930 |
| Religious Organizations |
6,660 |
3.55 |
$ 13.68 |
$ 28,460 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
27,370 |
2.70 |
$ 11.76 |
$ 24,460 |
Top paying industries for Childcare Workers:
Geographic profile for Childcare Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Childcare Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Childcare Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Childcare Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
51,770 |
4.28 |
1.20 |
$ 11.24 |
$ 23,370 |
| New York |
49,160 |
5.66 |
1.59 |
$ 15.14 |
$ 31,500 |
| California |
44,760 |
2.72 |
0.77 |
$ 16.27 |
$ 33,840 |
| Florida |
25,100 |
2.97 |
0.84 |
$ 12.50 |
$ 26,000 |
| New Jersey |
20,000 |
5.29 |
1.49 |
$ 14.39 |
$ 29,930 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Childcare Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
3,110 |
7.78 |
2.19 |
$ 12.27 |
$ 25,510 |
| Nebraska |
6,940 |
7.36 |
2.07 |
$ 12.03 |
$ 25,030 |
| South Dakota |
2,480 |
6.04 |
1.70 |
$ 10.93 |
$ 22,730 |
| New York |
49,160 |
5.66 |
1.59 |
$ 15.14 |
$ 31,500 |
| Montana |
2,530 |
5.56 |
1.56 |
$ 11.45 |
$ 23,810 |
Top paying states for Childcare Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
1,840 |
2.68 |
0.76 |
$ 18.16 |
$ 37,760 |
| Vermont |
1,320 |
4.70 |
1.32 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 33,990 |
| California |
44,760 |
2.72 |
0.77 |
$ 16.27 |
$ 33,840 |
| Washington |
5,140 |
1.61 |
0.45 |
$ 16.02 |
$ 33,330 |
| Massachusetts |
11,480 |
3.43 |
0.96 |
$ 15.92 |
$ 33,120 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Childcare Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
51,860 |
5.87 |
1.65 |
$ 15.29 |
$ 31,810 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
16,050 |
2.76 |
0.78 |
$ 16.49 |
$ 34,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,960 |
4.17 |
1.17 |
$ 11.97 |
$ 24,910 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
12,150 |
4.09 |
1.15 |
$ 11.23 |
$ 23,370 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
11,630 |
2.67 |
0.75 |
$ 13.37 |
$ 27,820 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
10,010 |
3.31 |
0.93 |
$ 15.33 |
$ 31,880 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,700 |
3.30 |
0.93 |
$ 10.23 |
$ 21,270 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
8,640 |
3.32 |
0.93 |
$ 15.94 |
$ 33,160 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
8,560 |
3.41 |
0.96 |
$ 12.99 |
$ 27,020 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,100 |
3.00 |
0.85 |
$ 12.22 |
$ 25,410 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Childcare Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Iowa City, IA |
980 |
11.39 |
3.21 |
$ 10.71 |
$ 22,270 |
| Hammond, LA |
450 |
10.60 |
2.98 |
$ 10.65 |
$ 22,140 |
| Muncie, IN |
450 |
10.36 |
2.91 |
$ 12.64 |
$ 26,300 |
| Kingston, NY |
520 |
9.55 |
2.69 |
$ 13.65 |
$ 28,400 |
| Great Falls, MT |
320 |
9.39 |
2.64 |
$ 11.59 |
$ 24,100 |
| Ithaca, NY |
420 |
9.06 |
2.55 |
$ 14.68 |
$ 30,540 |
| Fargo, ND-MN |
1,180 |
8.80 |
2.48 |
$ 11.74 |
$ 24,430 |
| Binghamton, NY |
810 |
8.75 |
2.46 |
$ 13.24 |
$ 27,530 |
| Bismarck, ND |
570 |
8.41 |
2.37 |
$ 12.32 |
$ 25,620 |
| Ames, IA |
350 |
8.10 |
2.28 |
$ 9.48 |
$ 19,710 |
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United States Department of Labor
