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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
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 "Teacher Assistants" (25-9041).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 564,630 |
1.2 % |
$11.83 |
$24,610 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.53 |
$9.44 |
$11.17 |
$13.41 |
$16.55 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$17,750 |
$19,640 |
$23,240 |
$27,900 |
$34,430 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
280,420 |
31.09 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
122,510 |
1.43 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
38,890 |
2.97 |
$11.00 |
$22,870 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
27,570 |
7.18 |
$10.99 |
$22,850 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
19,980 |
12.25 |
$12.74 |
$26,500 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Child Day Care Services |
280,420 |
31.09 |
$11.11 |
$23,110 |
| Other Residential Care Facilities |
19,980 |
12.25 |
$12.74 |
$26,500 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
27,570 |
7.18 |
$10.99 |
$22,850 |
| Religious Organizations |
7,470 |
3.80 |
$12.22 |
$25,410 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
38,890 |
2.97 |
$11.00 |
$22,870 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Performing Arts Companies |
30 |
0.02 |
$19.59 |
$40,750 |
| Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
150 |
0.06 |
$18.56 |
$38,600 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
340 |
0.02 |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
| Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures |
(8) |
(8) |
$16.43 |
$34,170 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
120 |
0.01 |
$15.10 |
$31,400 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
60,460 |
3.55 |
0.91 |
$13.77 |
$28,630 |
| New York |
47,260 |
5.04 |
1.29 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
| Texas |
46,890 |
3.87 |
0.99 |
$10.65 |
$22,150 |
| Florida |
30,070 |
3.49 |
0.90 |
$11.34 |
$23,590 |
| Pennsylvania |
25,370 |
4.34 |
1.11 |
$11.02 |
$22,920 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nebraska |
9,090 |
9.29 |
2.38 |
$11.53 |
$23,980 |
| North Dakota |
2,880 |
6.91 |
1.77 |
$12.11 |
$25,190 |
| Wyoming |
1,800 |
6.68 |
1.71 |
$11.94 |
$24,840 |
| South Dakota |
2,660 |
6.29 |
1.61 |
$10.25 |
$21,330 |
| Kentucky |
11,340 |
6.00 |
1.54 |
$10.36 |
$21,540 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
2,310 |
3.25 |
0.83 |
$15.92 |
$33,110 |
| Massachusetts |
13,300 |
3.73 |
0.95 |
$14.47 |
$30,090 |
| Washington |
7,890 |
2.42 |
0.62 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| Vermont |
1,480 |
4.84 |
1.24 |
$14.15 |
$29,430 |
| New York |
47,260 |
5.04 |
1.29 |
$13.86 |
$28,820 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| 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 |
45,800 |
4.82 |
1.24 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
22,250 |
3.64 |
0.93 |
$13.41 |
$27,880 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
13,680 |
4.80 |
1.23 |
$11.65 |
$24,240 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,450 |
2.90 |
0.74 |
$11.70 |
$24,330 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
12,500 |
3.50 |
0.90 |
$10.82 |
$22,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
12,330 |
3.93 |
1.01 |
$14.14 |
$29,410 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
11,680 |
4.51 |
1.16 |
$11.73 |
$24,400 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,780 |
3.61 |
0.93 |
$11.46 |
$23,840 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,300 |
3.73 |
0.96 |
$14.45 |
$30,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,800 |
3.28 |
0.84 |
$11.01 |
$22,910 |
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