Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
561,520	1.2 %	$12.27	$25,510	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.65	$9.72	$11.65	$14.05	$17.21
Annual Wage (2)	$18,000	$20,210	$24,230	$29,220	$35,800

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	285,130	30.85	$11.56	$24,040
Elementary and Secondary Schools	115,870	1.35	$13.78	$28,660
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	38,570	2.86	$11.29	$23,490
Civic and Social Organizations	27,070	7.01	$11.41	$23,730
Other Residential Care Facilities	18,400	11.30	$13.29	$27,640

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	285,130	30.85	$11.56	$24,040
Other Residential Care Facilities	18,400	11.30	$13.29	$27,640
Civic and Social Organizations	27,070	7.01	$11.41	$23,730
Religious Organizations	7,850	3.90	$13.03	$27,100
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	38,570	2.86	$11.29	$23,490

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	150	0.06	$19.94	$41,470
Performing Arts Companies	40	0.03	$17.86	$37,160
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	(8)	(8)	$17.10	$35,570
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	100	(7)	$16.75	$34,840
Scientific Research and Development Services	140	0.02	$16.60	$34,540

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	55,430	3.19	0.83	$14.52	$30,190
New York	53,290	5.60	1.46	$14.37	$29,880
Texas	51,120	4.11	1.08	$11.11	$23,100
Florida	27,310	3.11	0.81	$11.71	$24,350
Pennsylvania	24,340	4.12	1.08	$11.35	$23,610

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	8,420	8.58	2.24	$11.70	$24,340
North Dakota	3,400	8.05	2.10	$12.20	$25,380
Montana	3,360	7.19	1.88	$11.30	$23,510
South Dakota	2,520	5.92	1.55	$10.55	$21,940
Kentucky	11,160	5.88	1.54	$10.65	$22,160

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	1,740	2.40	0.63	$16.41	$34,140
Washington	6,840	2.06	0.54	$15.09	$31,380
Massachusetts	13,990	3.87	1.01	$15.04	$31,280
Vermont	1,460	4.76	1.24	$14.85	$30,880
Colorado	10,110	3.78	0.99	$14.56	$30,280

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	51,960	5.38	1.41	$14.45	$30,060
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	18,490	2.96	0.78	$13.79	$28,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	14,980	4.10	1.07	$11.48	$23,880
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	12,830	2.74	0.72	$12.40	$25,800
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	11,490	4.00	1.05	$12.01	$24,980
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	11,200	3.67	0.96	$11.97	$24,890
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10,910	3.43	0.90	$14.20	$29,530
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10,430	3.80	0.99	$10.71	$22,270
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	10,390	3.93	1.03	$12.12	$25,200
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	10,250	3.66	0.96	$14.99	$31,180