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Also called before and after school daycare worker, child care worker, child daycare worker and day care worker.
$34,980
Median pay a year
518,910
People do this work
6
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Teaching daily living skills
Cleaning tools and equipment
Discussing child development
Monitoring health or behavior
Monitoring individual activities
Developing training programs
Performing housekeeping duties
Accompanying individuals or groups
Arranging childcare settings
Preparing meals
Arranging items for display
Maintaining client information
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Childcare Worker
Summary
Childcare worker attending to children in schools, homes, and childcare settings, providing care through dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play while ensuring a safe and clean environment
Experience
Childcare Worker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Maintained a safe play environment for children in a group home
Observed and monitored children's play activities to ensure safety
Communicated with parents about daily activities and children's behaviors
Supported children's emotional and social development in a nursery school
Cared for children in an institutional setting, including schools for disabilities
Sanitized toys and play equipment to keep the area clean
Dressed children and changed diapers as needed throughout the day
Skills
Leading & Coordinating
Teaching daily living skills, Discussing child development
Hands-On Work
Cleaning tools and equipment, Performing housekeeping duties, Accompanying individuals or groups, Arranging childcare settings, Preparing meals
Core Skills
Monitoring health or behavior, Monitoring individual activities, Developing training programs
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Kept play area safeWatched children playTalked to parents about kidsHelped kids with feelingsCleaned toys and play thingsDressed children and changed diapers
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Maintained a safe play area, ensuring children's safety during activities
Communicated regularly with parents about children's daily activities and behaviors
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Maintained a safe play area, leading to fewer accidents during playtime
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Fewer accidents during playtimeLess mess in the play areaMore children engaged in activities
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Communicated regularly with parents about children's daily activities and behaviors
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Parents felt more informed and involvedChildren showed better behavior at homeParents expressed more trust in care
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The work itself
What a Childcare Worker does
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Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
What it pays
How much does a Childcare Worker make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$29,360
Median
$34,980
75th percentile
$38,570
About 518,910 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$35,100
$36,200
$37,190
AL
$21,540
$22,720
$28,090
AR
$26,750
$28,450
$30,470
AZ
$32,560
$35,100
$38,320
CA
$37,600
$40,020
$46,320
CO
$36,990
$40,750
$46,260
CT
$35,730
$36,660
$38,370
DC
$40,300
$47,340
$56,040
DE
$31,200
$33,210
$35,710
FL
$30,290
$34,210
$37,110
GA
$23,940
$28,020
$31,200
HI
$32,050
$37,030
$42,950
IA
$25,790
$28,420
$31,730
ID
$27,330
$30,160
$36,180
IL
$32,510
$35,830
$37,980
IN
$28,030
$30,180
$34,860
KS
$27,520
$29,240
$34,900
KY
$24,500
$28,920
$35,060
LA
$21,390
$22,900
$28,600
MA
$37,330
$40,900
$47,920
MD
$34,250
$36,030
$37,970
ME
$34,770
$36,350
$37,630
MI
$28,850
$30,970
$36,010
MN
$30,340
$35,520
$38,490
MO
$29,000
$30,790
$35,670
MS
$19,750
$22,050
$26,540
MT
$29,020
$35,120
$36,310
NC
$24,270
$29,140
$35,480
ND
$29,150
$30,290
$36,000
NE
$29,150
$30,740
$35,290
NH
$30,950
$37,080
$39,580
NJ
$34,170
$36,390
$38,400
NM
$31,240
$35,840
$36,940
NV
$28,800
$29,740
$35,360
NY
$35,420
$37,590
$43,730
OH
$27,540
$29,680
$36,450
OK
$23,170
$27,730
$34,340
OR
$35,620
$38,650
$43,620
PA
$27,040
$30,140
$35,970
PR
$22,100
$22,600
$23,460
RI
$31,930
$36,940
$38,290
SC
$25,130
$29,650
$34,120
SD
$27,270
$27,940
$30,010
TN
$26,910
$29,660
$35,200
TX
$23,370
$28,570
$31,920
UT
$29,530
$31,630
$35,380
VA
$29,540
$34,330
$37,200
VT
$36,420
$38,030
$42,330
WA
$37,460
$41,680
$44,770
WI
$29,360
$32,460
$36,720
WV
$23,470
$27,710
$28,640
WY
$23,250
$28,250
$35,460
Other names
Other names for this job
before and after school daycare worker, child care worker, child daycare worker, day care worker, daycare worker, nursery day care worker, nursery worker, after school coordinator, after school counselor, attendant, baby attendant, baby sitter.
More names for this work
boarding mother, care provider, caregiver, child attendant, child care aide, child care assistant, child care attendant, child care development specialist, child care professional, child care provider, child care sitter, child care teacher, child caregiver, child life specialist, child monitor, child's nurse, childcare aide, childcare assistant, childcare attendant, childcare provider, children's aide, children's attendant, children's institution attendant, classroom monitor, day care aide, day care assistant, day care attendant, day care home mother, day care home provider, daycare aide, daycare assistant, daycare provider, daycare teacher, family day care provider, home child care provider, infant and toddler teacher, infant childcare provider, infant room teacher, infant teacher, nursemaid, nursery attendant, nursery helper, nursery school attendant, nursery supervisor, parent aide, school childcare attendant, sitter, toddler caregiver.
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Childcare Worker
Already yours: Teaching daily living skills, Cleaning tools and equipment, Developing training programs
4 of the 18 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$34,980 a year
What you have not done yet. Discussing child development, Accompanying individuals or groups, Monitoring environment
This page is about the occupation Childcare Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.