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 ?Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education? (25-9042).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota 12,150899$13.11/hr$0.18/hr$10.45/hr$11.00/hr$12.28/hr$14.67/hr$17.37/hr
U S 561,5206,738$12.49/hr$0.06/hr$8.80/hr$9.89/hr$11.86/hr$14.30/hr$17.52/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Childcare Workers
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Education and Health Services10,630$12.41/hr
Other Services840$11.71/hr
Leisure and Hospitality480$11.68/hr
Public Administration160$12.25/hr
Professional and Business Services30$13.05/hr
Other Regional Data For Childcare Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Minnesota 12,150 $12.28/hr 2.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 8,570 $12.72/hr N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 7,350 $12.89/hr 3.5%
Fargo ND-MN MSA 1,530 $11.57/hr N/A
Central Minnesota 1,300 $11.10/hr 1.8%
Southeast Minnesota 950 $11.79/hr 2.0%
Southwest Minnesota 880 $11.56/hr -0.2%
Northwest Minnesota 780 $11.63/hr 0.1%
Southeast Balance of State 690 $11.43/hr N/A
Northwest Balance of State 520 $11.69/hr N/A
Northeast Minnesota 500 $12.63/hr 1.9%
Southwest Balance of State 460 $12.06/hr N/A
Rochester MN MSA 460 $11.92/hr N/A
St Cloud MN MSA 430 $11.32/hr N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 380 $11.95/hr N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA 380 $12.92/hr N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 340 $10.76/hr N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 300 $11.01/hr N/A
Northeast Balance of State 180 $11.94/hr N/A
Tasks for Childcare Workers