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
Northwest Minnesota 780114$12.19/hr$0.27/hr$10.54/hr$10.88/hr$11.63/hr$12.57/hr$15.45/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 Services600$11.64/hr
Other Regional Data For Childcare Workers
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2020 - 2030
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 7,350 $12.89/hr -2.2%
Central Minnesota 1,300 $11.10/hr -2.6%
Southeast Minnesota 950 $11.79/hr -4.2%
Southwest Minnesota 880 $11.56/hr -5.2%
Northwest Minnesota 780 $11.63/hr -2.9%
Northeast Minnesota 500 $12.63/hr -3.7%
Tasks for Childcare Workers