Occupations/11-9031.00
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.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
33%
More resilient
Human characteristics
75%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
55%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- Mostly routine
Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Mostly human
Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- 02Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- 03Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- 04Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- 05Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- 06Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.68
- Degree of automation2.10
- Time sitting3.60
- Originality (ability)3.25
- Conflict situations3.69
- Hands-on objects/tools2.73
- Outdoors / weather2.30
- Disease exposure2.58
- Decision freedom4.38
Top abilities
- Written Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Oral Expression4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.75
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science1.50
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.50
- Learning Strategies3.62
- Monitoring4.00
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 64 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $115,658 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 13.04 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr — Master's · CIP 13.04 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $94,408 2 yr $99,959 Doctoral · CIP 13.04 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $88,195 2 yr $86,550 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $5,200 | 100% | 21% | 1 yr $88,195 2 yr $81,702 Doctoral · CIP 13.04 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $81,498 2 yr $84,653 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA · Private nonprofit | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $60,100 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $73,231 2 yr $74,341 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $69,657 2 yr $65,424 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $12,600 | 48% | 84% | 1 yr $64,196 2 yr $63,997 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr $55,512 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $2,900 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $60,497 2 yr $56,776 Master's · CIP 13.04 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Educational Leadership and Administration, General 13.0401 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $60,213 2 yr $49,990 Master's · CIP 13.04 |