Markets Occupations Childcare Workers

Childcare Workers — Employment

Occupation metric · SOC 39-9011 · Personal Care & Service · BLS OEWS · Annual · National

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Latest reading May 2025

518,910 −0.24%down YoY
Atlanta
13,220 May 2025

Employment · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · National · May 2021 – May 2025

Childcare Workers — Employment, National. 5 observations from May 2021 to May 2025.
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What's happening with Childcare Workers

Employment for Childcare Workers in the U.S. is 518,910 (May 2025), down 0.24% from a year earlier. Median annual pay is $34,980.

Source: BLS OEWS · May 2025

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Key Stats

Latest518,910 personsMay 2025
Prior Year520,1802024
Year Change−0.24%downYoY
3-Yr Change+12.9%upsince 2022
Personal Care & Service3,255,790May 2025
All Occupations155,495,730May 2025
Atlanta Reading13,220May 2025
Observations52021 – 2025
SOC Code39-9011
Occupation FamilyPersonal Care & Service39-0000

Other Measures for Childcare Workers National

Median Annual Pay $34,980 +9.14%up YoYMay 2025
Mean Annual Pay $35,030 +5.70%up YoYMay 2025
P10 Pay $24,260 +5.94%up YoYMay 2025
P25 Pay $29,360 +4.86%up YoYMay 2025
P75 Pay $38,570 +4.36%up YoYMay 2025
P90 Pay $46,010 +3.25%up YoYMay 2025

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All Occupations — Employment

155.5M
+0.85%up YoY

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  • Demand employment and its change from a year earlier
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Performance Overview change over each horizon the series supports

Employment · 1 Year

−0.24%down

May 2025

  • Personal Care & Service +3.03%up
  • All occupations +0.85%up

Employment · 3 Year

+12.9%up

since 2022

Data & Methodology

Source BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
Dataset bls.oews
Reference Period May 2025
Frequency Annual
Seasonal Adjustment Not stated
Geography National
Unit persons
Metric ID bls.oews.employment.soc_39_9011
Observations 5
Last Fetched moments ago
SOC Code 39-9011
Role Page Childcare Workers
Description Source O*NET 30.1 Database (O*NET-SOC 39-9011.00)

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