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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
11-9031 Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care. Excludes “Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education” (25-2011) and “Childcare Workers” (39-9011).
National estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Industry profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Geographic profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
National estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 56,430 |
2.7 % |
$ 25.87 |
$ 53,800 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 15.00 |
$ 17.88 |
$ 22.75 |
$ 28.85 |
$ 37.67 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 31,200 |
$ 37,200 |
$ 47,310 |
$ 60,010 |
$ 78,350 |
Industry profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Top paying industries for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Geographic profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
8,230 |
0.50 |
1.24 |
$ 27.98 |
$ 58,200 |
| Florida |
3,830 |
0.45 |
1.11 |
$ 23.04 |
$ 47,930 |
| New York |
3,430 |
0.40 |
0.99 |
$ 33.29 |
$ 69,250 |
| Texas |
3,380 |
0.28 |
0.69 |
$ 26.29 |
$ 54,690 |
| Pennsylvania |
3,030 |
0.54 |
1.35 |
$ 23.44 |
$ 48,760 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vermont |
360 |
1.27 |
3.18 |
$ 23.74 |
$ 49,370 |
| North Dakota |
340 |
0.86 |
2.16 |
$ 26.37 |
$ 54,850 |
| Iowa |
1,170 |
0.79 |
1.96 |
$ 21.94 |
$ 45,620 |
| Delaware |
310 |
0.72 |
1.80 |
$ 24.95 |
$ 51,890 |
| New Hampshire |
440 |
0.69 |
1.73 |
$ 26.56 |
$ 55,240 |
Top paying states for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Jersey |
1,570 |
0.41 |
1.02 |
$ 33.88 |
$ 70,470 |
| New York |
3,430 |
0.40 |
0.99 |
$ 33.29 |
$ 69,250 |
| Massachusetts |
1,680 |
0.49 |
1.23 |
$ 32.09 |
$ 66,750 |
| Connecticut |
890 |
0.56 |
1.41 |
$ 31.37 |
$ 65,260 |
| Nebraska |
430 |
0.45 |
1.12 |
$ 30.66 |
$ 63,770 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| 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 |
3,600 |
0.41 |
1.04 |
$ 35.77 |
$ 74,390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,760 |
0.48 |
1.20 |
$ 26.50 |
$ 55,120 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,870 |
0.44 |
1.10 |
$ 25.38 |
$ 52,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,800 |
0.68 |
1.70 |
$ 25.57 |
$ 53,180 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,680 |
0.75 |
1.88 |
$ 30.90 |
$ 64,270 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,470 |
0.50 |
1.25 |
$ 31.21 |
$ 64,920 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,380 |
0.53 |
1.33 |
$ 32.26 |
$ 67,110 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,010 |
0.35 |
0.87 |
$ 29.53 |
$ 61,420 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
840 |
0.44 |
1.10 |
$ 28.35 |
$ 58,970 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
780 |
0.37 |
0.92 |
$ 21.91 |
$ 45,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
140 |
1.26 |
3.16 |
$ 24.17 |
$ 50,280 |
| Ames, IA |
40 |
0.99 |
2.48 |
$ 22.56 |
$ 46,930 |
| Goldsboro, NC |
40 |
0.97 |
2.42 |
$ 18.79 |
$ 39,090 |
| Iowa City, IA |
80 |
0.93 |
2.32 |
$ 22.19 |
$ 46,160 |
| Johnstown, PA |
40 |
0.90 |
2.25 |
$ 18.95 |
$ 39,410 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
70 |
0.83 |
2.07 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,980 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA |
290 |
0.80 |
2.00 |
$ 22.81 |
$ 47,440 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
40 |
0.78 |
1.94 |
$ 21.00 |
$ 43,670 |
| Medford, OR |
70 |
0.76 |
1.91 |
$ 25.16 |
$ 52,320 |
| Yuba City, CA |
40 |
0.76 |
1.90 |
$ 24.82 |
$ 51,630 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
| 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 |
3,600 |
0.41 |
1.04 |
$ 35.77 |
$ 74,390 |
| Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ |
30 |
0.55 |
1.37 |
$ 35.13 |
$ 73,080 |
| Napa, CA |
40 |
0.58 |
1.46 |
$ 33.81 |
$ 70,330 |
| Worcester, MA-CT |
120 |
0.46 |
1.14 |
$ 33.38 |
$ 69,430 |
| Trenton, NJ |
100 |
0.43 |
1.07 |
$ 33.35 |
$ 69,370 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
250 |
0.67 |
1.68 |
$ 33.06 |
$ 68,770 |
| Waterbury, CT |
30 |
0.48 |
1.21 |
$ 32.38 |
$ 67,350 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,380 |
0.53 |
1.33 |
$ 32.26 |
$ 67,110 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
480 |
0.45 |
1.11 |
$ 32.14 |
$ 66,850 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,470 |
0.50 |
1.25 |
$ 31.21 |
$ 64,920 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
