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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
561,520 |
1.2 % |
$12.27 |
$25,510 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$8.65 |
$9.72 |
$11.65 |
$14.05 |
$17.21 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$18,000 |
$20,210 |
$24,230 |
$29,220 |
$35,800 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
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 |
285,130 |
30.85 |
$11.56 |
$24,040 |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
115,870 |
1.35 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
38,570 |
2.86 |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
Civic and Social Organizations |
27,070 |
7.01 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
Other Residential Care Facilities |
18,400 |
11.30 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
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 |
285,130 |
30.85 |
$11.56 |
$24,040 |
Other Residential Care Facilities |
18,400 |
11.30 |
$13.29 |
$27,640 |
Civic and Social Organizations |
27,070 |
7.01 |
$11.41 |
$23,730 |
Religious Organizations |
7,850 |
3.90 |
$13.03 |
$27,100 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
38,570 |
2.86 |
$11.29 |
$23,490 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation:
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 |
55,430 |
3.19 |
0.83 |
$14.52 |
$30,190 |
New York |
53,290 |
5.60 |
1.46 |
$14.37 |
$29,880 |
Texas |
51,120 |
4.11 |
1.08 |
$11.11 |
$23,100 |
Florida |
27,310 |
3.11 |
0.81 |
$11.71 |
$24,350 |
Pennsylvania |
24,340 |
4.12 |
1.08 |
$11.35 |
$23,610 |
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 |
8,420 |
8.58 |
2.24 |
$11.70 |
$24,340 |
North Dakota |
3,400 |
8.05 |
2.10 |
$12.20 |
$25,380 |
Montana |
3,360 |
7.19 |
1.88 |
$11.30 |
$23,510 |
South Dakota |
2,520 |
5.92 |
1.55 |
$10.55 |
$21,940 |
Kentucky |
11,160 |
5.88 |
1.54 |
$10.65 |
$22,160 |
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 |
1,740 |
2.40 |
0.63 |
$16.41 |
$34,140 |
Washington |
6,840 |
2.06 |
0.54 |
$15.09 |
$31,380 |
Massachusetts |
13,990 |
3.87 |
1.01 |
$15.04 |
$31,280 |
Vermont |
1,460 |
4.76 |
1.24 |
$14.85 |
$30,880 |
Colorado |
10,110 |
3.78 |
0.99 |
$14.56 |
$30,280 |
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 |
51,960 |
5.38 |
1.41 |
$14.45 |
$30,060 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
18,490 |
2.96 |
0.78 |
$13.79 |
$28,670 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
14,980 |
4.10 |
1.07 |
$11.48 |
$23,880 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,830 |
2.74 |
0.72 |
$12.40 |
$25,800 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
11,490 |
4.00 |
1.05 |
$12.01 |
$24,980 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
11,200 |
3.67 |
0.96 |
$11.97 |
$24,890 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
10,910 |
3.43 |
0.90 |
$14.20 |
$29,530 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
10,430 |
3.80 |
0.99 |
$10.71 |
$22,270 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
10,390 |
3.93 |
1.03 |
$12.12 |
$25,200 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
10,250 |
3.66 |
0.96 |
$14.99 |
$31,180 |
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