Occupations/39-9011.00
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.
Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.
AI automation risk
24%
More resilient
Human characteristics
63%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
26%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
- Mostly human
Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- Mostly human
Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Maintain a safe play environment.
- 02Observe and monitor children's play activities.
- 03Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- 04Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- 05Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
- 06Sanitize toys and play equipment.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.33
- Degree of automation1.79
- Time sitting2.55
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations3.42
- Hands-on objects/tools2.36
- Outdoors / weather2.52
- Disease exposure2.78
- Decision freedom4.03
Top abilities
- Oral Comprehension3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
- Problem Sensitivity3.62
- Written Comprehension3.12
- Speech Recognition3.12
- Far Vision3.12
- Deductive Reasoning3.12
- Written Expression3.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.00
- Active Listening3.12
- Writing3.00
- Speaking3.12
- Mathematics2.12
- Science1.12
- Critical Thinking3.12
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies3.00
- Monitoring3.50
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $12,000 | 90% | 69% | 1 yr $43,087 2 yr $41,193 Master's · CIP 19.07 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $38,289 2 yr — Master's · CIP 19.07 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Child Development 19.0706 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $36,848 2 yr $32,653 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $4,300 | 100% | 24% | 1 yr $36,488 2 yr $35,861 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $10,800 | 83% | 66% | 1 yr $35,495 2 yr $35,594 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $35,330 2 yr $35,701 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Child Development 19.0706 | $65,200 | 14% | 89% | 1 yr — 2 yr $34,704 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $34,381 2 yr $29,322 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $12,800 | 53% | 83% | 1 yr $34,230 2 yr $32,536 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $13,200 | 87% | 66% | 1 yr $33,586 2 yr $31,856 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $11,200 | 49% | 89% | 1 yr $33,103 2 yr $33,335 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Child Development 19.0706 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $33,014 2 yr $30,520 Bachelor's · CIP 19.07 |