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Industries / Child Daycare Services

Significant Points

Child Daycare Services

	Preschool teachers, teacher assistants, and childcare workers account for about 3 out of 4 wage and salary jobs.

	Training requirements for most jobs are minimal.

	Job openings should be numerous because dissatisfaction with benefits, pay, and working conditions causes many to leave the industry.

Industry Description


	This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day care of infants or children. These establishments generally care for preschool children, but may care for older children when they are not in school and may also offer prekindergarten educational programs.



	Source: MyPlan.com L.L.C. 2012, U.S. Census Bureau, 2011

Industry Subsectors

	Child Day Care Services

Top Ten Careers

U.S. National Figures.

Child Daycare Services
Childcare Workers	572,500
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	230,910
Teacher Assistants	103,060
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program	32,610
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	25,040
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	18,770
Office Clerks, General	12,820
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	8,700
Instructional Coordinators	7,980
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,790

Interesting Fact

Washington, D.C. has by far the lowest unemployment rate of any major city in the U.S. at 3.5%.

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