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.

Salary by State

State Name	Employment	Annual Salary	Hourly Salary
Alabama	4,700	$20,970	$10.08
Alaska	840	$31,320	$15.06
Arizona	5,090	$30,250	$14.54
Arkansas	4,800	$24,220	$11.65
California	28,240	$35,390	$17.02
Colorado	8,370	$33,340	$16.03
Connecticut	5,280	$30,710	$14.76
Delaware	590	$24,660	$11.86
District of Columbia	1,150	$37,300	$17.93
Florida	27,740	$27,560	$13.25
Georgia	17,600	$23,880	$11.48
Hawaii	1,280	$29,260	$14.07
Idaho	2,200	$22,990	$11.05
Illinois	16,800	$28,730	$13.81
Indiana	8,090	$24,210	$11.64
Iowa	5,250	$22,320	$10.73
Kansas	6,450	$23,440	$11.27
Kentucky	10,930	$24,170	$11.62
Louisiana	6,930	$20,910	$10.05
Maine	4,190	$31,000	$14.90
Maryland	6,680	$29,940	$14.39
Massachusetts	12,050	$34,920	$16.79
Michigan	13,240	$26,680	$12.83
Minnesota	10,190	$29,600	$14.23
Mississippi	4,370	$19,490	$9.37
Missouri	11,360	$25,810	$12.41
Montana	1,840	$24,990	$12.01
Nebraska	7,600	$25,610	$12.31
Nevada	2,320	$27,620	$13.28
New Hampshire	1,800	$24,490	$11.77
New Jersey	10,770	$31,450	$15.12
New Mexico	1,910	$25,120	$12.08
New York	41,720	$33,060	$15.89
North Carolina	10,050	$24,820	$11.93
North Dakota	3,730	$25,410	$12.22
Ohio	12,840	$26,040	$12.52
Oklahoma	5,820	$22,790	$10.96
Oregon	3,950	$32,880	$15.81
Pennsylvania	16,440	$25,460	$12.24
Rhode Island	1,560	$29,710	$14.29
South Carolina	5,780	$23,120	$11.11
South Dakota	2,780	$23,720	$11.41
Tennessee	9,760	$23,780	$11.43
Texas	43,200	$23,770	$11.43
Utah	4,590	$25,060	$12.05
Vermont	1,090	$32,950	$15.84
Virginia	10,290	$28,270	$13.59
Washington	5,560	$34,020	$16.35
West Virginia	1,300	$22,130	$10.64
Wisconsin	6,260	$25,720	$12.37
Wyoming	1,150	$27,500	$13.22

Education

The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.

A program that focuses on the intellectual, social, emotional, and biological development of children and the planning and design of related human services. Includes instruction in parent-child relations, parenting practices, special needs of children, parental and environmental influences on child development, external support services, and related public policy issues.

Miles College

Fairfield, AL

Bachelor's Degree

University of Mobile

Mobile, AL

Bachelor's Degree

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

Certificate

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AK

Bachelor's Degree

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

Certificate

A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development, nutrition, recreation, planning and supervision of play and learning activities, child abuse and neglect prevention, parent-child relationships, and applicable legal and administrative requirements.

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, AK

Certificate Associate Degree

East Arkansas Community College

Forrest City, AR

Certificate

Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

Helena, AR

Certificate

A program of study that focuses on the development and learning of children from birth to six years old within the context of the family. Includes instruction in child abuse and neglect, child and infant growth and development, early childhood education, early childhood language and literacy, early childhood math and science, early childhood special education, family literacy, family sociology, family and marriage relations, assessment and measurement, psychology, and psychopathology.