What the work involves, what it pays, and real lines you can start from. Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume.
Also called special needs nanny, travel nanny, baby sitter and babysitter.
$34,980
Median pay a year
518,910
People do this work
6
Resume lines ready for you
Pay and headcount are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lines are written from what the US Department of Labor records about this work.
An example
A Nanny resume, filled in
Every line below comes from the same public record as the rest of this page. The greyed parts are the ones only you can answer.
Nanny
Summary
Nanny caring for children in private households, providing support to parents and ensuring children's safety, nutrition, and engagement through activities and communication
Experience
Nanny
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Instructed children in safe behavior, such as crossing the street and avoiding unsafe objects
Removed hazards and set rules to create a safe environment for children
Helped prepare and serve balanced meals and snacks for children
Organized and led age-appropriate activities, such as games and arts and crafts
Met regularly with parents to discuss children's activities and development
Skills
Core Skills
Teaching daily living skills, Discussing child development, Monitoring health or behavior, Monitoring environment, Providing escort services, Preparing meals, Driving vehicles, Maintaining client information, Developing daily schedules for children
Hands-On Work
Performing housekeeping duties
Open to
On site, Remote
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
Yours will not say this. It will say what you did, in your own words, and Rung writes it with you one question at a time.
Nothing to write from scratch
What to put on a Nanny resume
Real duties for this job, already written the way a resume reads. Inside Rung you choose the ones that were yours.
What did you do each day?
Choose what fits, or say your own.
Taught children safe behaviorsRemoved dangers from the areaGave first aid when neededHelped children with health habitsOrganized fun activities for kidsPrepared and served healthy meals
becomes
On your resume
Taught children safe behaviors, ensuring they understood the importance of seeking adult assistance when necessary
Administered first aid when required, responding promptly to children's health needs
These are written the way a resume line reads. Rung asks which ones are actually yours, keeps your own words, and never claims work you did not do.
Then it asks for one more thing
The line that could show more, and the fact that lands it.
Make it stronger
A few lines could show more. Each one is asked, and answered by choosing.
Add how often you taught these safe behaviors
The line
Taught children safe behaviors daily during playtime, ensuring they understood the importance of seeking adult assistance when necessary
Add how often you taught these safe behaviors
Pick one that fits
Daily during playtimeSeveral times each weekRegularly during outings
Or add your own.
In your wordsAdd it
Adding it to the line…
Added to your resume
Show what improved once you administered first aid
The line
Administered first aid when required, responding promptly to children's health needs
Show what improved once you administered first aid
Pick one that fits
Reduced anxiety for the childHelped them feel better quicklyEnsured safety during emergencies
Or add your own.
In your wordsAdd it
Adding it to the line…
Added to your resume
Every ready answer is in plain words, never a figure. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.
What it is made of
Skills for a Nanny resume
What this work is made of. Rung offers these and keeps the ones you claim.
What are you good at?
Teaching daily living skills
Developing daily schedules for children
Discussing child development
Monitoring health or behavior
Monitoring environment
Performing housekeeping duties
Providing escort services
Preparing meals
Driving vehicles
Maintaining client information
Administering basic health care
Administering first aid
The work itself
What a Nanny does
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.
What it pays
How much does a Nanny 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
special needs nanny, travel nanny, baby sitter, babysitter, care attendant, child care aide, child care professional, child care specialist, family assistant, family manager, governess, house manager.
More names for this work
household manager, in home care provider, in home caregiver.
Free resume help
Start with this job
Answer a few small questions and leave with a resume. Your answers stay on your own device.
A truly free resume that is yours to keep
You leave with a PDF and a Word file, and a cover letter if you want one.
Nothing to pay when you download, no account, and the resume saves to your own device.
Every question can be read aloud, and answered out loud.
Nothing to write from scratch: the lines are ready, and you choose the ones that were yours.
This page is about the occupation Nannies. 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. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.