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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.

$30,370
Median Pay
Less than 6 months
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AI Resilience Score

Score 3/6: low AI task exposure, declining job demand means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Low+2

15% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Declining+0

-3% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Moderate+1

EPOCH score: 15/25

Total Score3/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09
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Key Responsibilities

  • Maintain a safe play environment.
  • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
  • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
  • Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
  • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
  • Dress children and change diapers.
  • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
  • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
  • Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Time to Job Ready

0-1 years

Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

Parent communication appsMicrosoft OfficeScheduling softwareEducational apps

Key Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningFar VisionSpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionFluency of IdeasInductive Reasoning

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Compensation Details

$22,450
10th Percentile
$30,370
Median
$43,270
90th Percentile

Based on 497,450 employed workers

Also Known As

After School CoordinatorAfter School CounselorAttendantBaby AttendantBaby SitterBefore and After School Daycare WorkerBoarding MotherCare ProviderCaregiverChild Attendant

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 39-9011.00