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
Southwest Minnesota 880235$12.06/hr$0.40/hr$10.29/hr$10.51/hr$11.56/hr$12.85/hr$15.00/hr
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 Services800$11.57/hr
Other Services50$11.41/hr
Other Regional Data For Childcare Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 7,350 $12.89/hr 3.5%
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%
Northeast Minnesota 500 $12.63/hr 1.9%
Tasks for Childcare Workers