Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

39-9011 Childcare Workers

Occupational Description:
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).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	6,170	138	$15.95/hr	$12.25/hr	$14.04/hr	$15.35/hr	$17.87/hr	$19.70/hr

Leading Industries for Childcare Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	690	$18.08/hr
Education and Health Services	7,010	$14.59/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	960	$13.42/hr
Other Services	660	$14.40/hr
Public Administration	70	$17.09/hr

Other Regional Data for Childcare Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	60	$13.78/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	220	$13.67/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	270	$11.73/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	300	$13.08/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	320	$12.93/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	340	$12.86/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	340	$13.07/hr	-3.7%
Rochester MN MSA	370	$13.80/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	370	$14.01/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	390	$13.62/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	430	$13.46/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	460	$13.89/hr	-2.9%
Southwest Minnesota	720	$13.56/hr	-5.2%
Southeast Minnesota	720	$13.72/hr	-4.2%
Central Minnesota	840	$14.15/hr	-2.6%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,500	$13.42/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	6,170	$15.35/hr	-2.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	6,710	$15.35/hr	N/A
Minnesota	9,400	$14.63/hr	-2.0%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	11,490	$18.11/hr	19.1%
Psychiatric Aides	430	$20.78/hr	6.3%
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	90	$53,998.65/yr	15.9%

Task for Childcare Workers

Regulate children's rest periods.
Supervise and assist with homework.
Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
Regulate children's rest periods and nap schedules.
Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
Perform housekeeping and cleaning duties related to children's care.
Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.
Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
Help prepare and serve nutritionally balanced meals and snacks for children.