• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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).

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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)
497,450	1.3 %	$ 15.42	$ 32,070	0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Childcare Workers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.79	$ 13.00	$ 14.60	$ 17.41	$ 20.80
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,450	$ 27,040	$ 30,370	$ 36,200	$ 43,270

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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 Care Services	268,810	28.62	$ 14.60	$ 30,360
Elementary and Secondary Schools	98,080	1.14	$ 17.12	$ 35,600
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	26,850	1.97	$ 13.10	$ 27,250
Civic and Social Organizations	21,160	6.40	$ 14.40	$ 29,960
Individual and Family Services	18,480	0.62	$ 16.90	$ 35,140

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 Care Services	268,810	28.62	$ 14.60	$ 30,360
Other Residential Care Facilities	9,850	6.40	$ 18.26	$ 37,990
Civic and Social Organizations	21,160	6.40	$ 14.40	$ 29,960
Religious Organizations	4,750	2.43	$ 16.02	$ 33,330
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	26,850	1.97	$ 13.10	$ 27,250

Top paying industries for Childcare Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	180	0.01	$ 26.39	$ 54,890
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	(8)	(8)	$ 23.57	$ 49,020
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	30	0.04	$ 23.16	$ 48,170
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	80	0.01	$ 23.09	$ 48,030
Scientific Research and Development Services	260	0.03	$ 22.60	$ 47,000

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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	49,590	3.66	1.12	$ 14.16	$ 29,450
California	37,490	2.09	0.64	$ 19.26	$ 40,060
New York	36,860	3.92	1.20	$ 18.26	$ 37,970
Florida	28,380	2.97	0.91	$ 15.56	$ 32,370
Illinois	24,270	4.04	1.23	$ 16.33	$ 33,960

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	3,880	9.29	2.84	$ 14.67	$ 30,510
Nebraska	9,270	9.26	2.83	$ 14.07	$ 29,260
Maine	4,340	6.98	2.13	$ 16.42	$ 34,150
Rhode Island	3,390	6.95	2.12	$ 16.61	$ 34,550
South Dakota	2,640	5.94	1.81	$ 12.70	$ 26,420

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	1,710	2.43	0.74	$ 19.97	$ 41,540
Washington	4,600	1.32	0.40	$ 19.58	$ 40,720
Massachusetts	13,030	3.57	1.09	$ 19.52	$ 40,600
California	37,490	2.09	0.64	$ 19.26	$ 40,060
Colorado	11,010	3.89	1.19	$ 18.39	$ 38,240

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	41,520	4.37	1.33	$ 18.09	$ 37,620
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	18,510	4.11	1.25	$ 16.71	$ 34,750
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	13,560	4.81	1.47	$ 14.26	$ 29,650
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	13,200	3.33	1.02	$ 15.63	$ 32,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	12,360	2.00	0.61	$ 18.80	$ 39,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	12,020	3.78	1.15	$ 13.83	$ 28,760
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,550	3.82	1.17	$ 19.54	$ 40,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	9,580	3.10	0.95	$ 17.94	$ 37,320
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	9,120	3.35	1.02	$ 15.94	$ 33,160
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	7,950	2.81	0.86	$ 15.49	$ 32,220

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)
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	1,820	11.75	3.59	$ 15.66	$ 32,570
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA	5,130	10.60	3.24	$ 14.44	$ 30,040
Fargo, ND-MN	1,440	9.90	3.02	$ 15.00	$ 31,190
Hammond, LA	460	9.88	3.02	$ 10.58	$ 22,010
Lincoln, NE	1,770	9.86	3.01	$ 14.07	$ 29,260
Bismarck, ND	670	9.35	2.85	$ 14.29	$ 29,710
Mankato-North Mankato, MN	480	8.69	2.65	$ 14.19	$ 29,520
Ithaca, NY	380	8.03	2.45	$ 17.01	$ 35,370
Sioux Falls, SD	1,280	7.71	2.35	$ 12.73	$ 26,480
Lewiston-Auburn, ME	360	7.66	2.34	$ 15.86	$ 32,990