Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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 "Teacher Assistants" (25-9041).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
564,630	1.2 %	$11.83	$24,610	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.53	$9.44	$11.17	$13.41	$16.55
Annual Wage (2)	$17,750	$19,640	$23,240	$27,900	$34,430

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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	280,420	31.09	$11.11	$23,110
Elementary and Secondary Schools	122,510	1.43	$13.33	$27,720
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	38,890	2.97	$11.00	$22,870
Civic and Social Organizations	27,570	7.18	$10.99	$22,850
Other Residential Care Facilities	19,980	12.25	$12.74	$26,500

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	280,420	31.09	$11.11	$23,110
Other Residential Care Facilities	19,980	12.25	$12.74	$26,500
Civic and Social Organizations	27,570	7.18	$10.99	$22,850
Religious Organizations	7,470	3.80	$12.22	$25,410
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	38,890	2.97	$11.00	$22,870

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Performing Arts Companies	30	0.02	$19.59	$40,750
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	150	0.06	$18.56	$38,600
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	340	0.02	$17.62	$36,650
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	(8)	(8)	$16.43	$34,170
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	120	0.01	$15.10	$31,400

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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	60,460	3.55	0.91	$13.77	$28,630
New York	47,260	5.04	1.29	$13.86	$28,820
Texas	46,890	3.87	0.99	$10.65	$22,150
Florida	30,070	3.49	0.90	$11.34	$23,590
Pennsylvania	25,370	4.34	1.11	$11.02	$22,920

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	9,090	9.29	2.38	$11.53	$23,980
North Dakota	2,880	6.91	1.77	$12.11	$25,190
Wyoming	1,800	6.68	1.71	$11.94	$24,840
South Dakota	2,660	6.29	1.61	$10.25	$21,330
Kentucky	11,340	6.00	1.54	$10.36	$21,540

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	2,310	3.25	0.83	$15.92	$33,110
Massachusetts	13,300	3.73	0.95	$14.47	$30,090
Washington	7,890	2.42	0.62	$14.15	$29,430
Vermont	1,480	4.84	1.24	$14.15	$29,430
New York	47,260	5.04	1.29	$13.86	$28,820

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	45,800	4.82	1.24	$13.98	$29,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	22,250	3.64	0.93	$13.41	$27,880
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	13,680	4.80	1.23	$11.65	$24,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	13,450	2.90	0.74	$11.70	$24,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	12,500	3.50	0.90	$10.82	$22,510
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	12,330	3.93	1.01	$14.14	$29,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	11,680	4.51	1.16	$11.73	$24,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	10,780	3.61	0.93	$11.46	$23,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,300	3.73	0.96	$14.45	$30,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	8,800	3.28	0.84	$11.01	$22,910