Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
- O*NET-SOC code
11-9031.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$59,300
Employment, U.S.73,660
Median hourly wage$28.51
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $38,580 | $47,040 | $59,300 | $75,500 | $98,240 |
By state (50)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 940 | $41,780 | 0.94 |
| Alaska | 60 | $75,540 | 0.39 |
| Arizona | 1,210 | $48,160 | 0.79 |
| Arkansas | 1,090 | $44,990 | 1.76 |
| California | 9,810 | $67,100 | 1.14 |
| Colorado | 1,150 | $64,620 | 0.85 |
| Connecticut | 1,290 | $59,760 | 1.61 |
| Delaware | 420 | $58,230 | 1.84 |
| District of Columbia | 410 | $77,850 | 1.25 |
| Florida | 5,980 | $56,750 | 1.27 |
| Georgia | 1,550 | $60,300 | 0.67 |
| Hawaii | 260 | $65,080 | 0.89 |
| Idaho | 200 | $48,530 | 0.50 |
| Illinois | 3,090 | $58,550 | 1.07 |
| Indiana | 750 | $58,740 | 0.50 |
| Iowa | 1,020 | $47,480 | 1.38 |
| Kansas | 600 | $56,970 | 0.88 |
| Kentucky | 1,000 | $44,530 | 1.06 |
| Louisiana | 690 | $46,030 | 0.75 |
| Maine | 240 | $60,090 | 0.80 |
| Maryland | 1,270 | $62,520 | 0.97 |
| Massachusetts | 2,260 | $70,320 | 1.31 |
| Michigan | 1,890 | $56,870 | 0.91 |
| Minnesota | 1,010 | $62,020 | 0.73 |
| Mississippi | 580 | $49,740 | 1.06 |
| Missouri | 1,060 | $47,940 | 0.77 |
| Montana | 180 | $48,140 | 0.73 |
| Nebraska | 550 | $56,160 | 1.13 |
| Nevada | $60,120 | ||
| New Hampshire | 410 | $55,120 | 1.26 |
| New Jersey | 2,900 | $78,770 | 1.43 |
| New York | 3,950 | $96,810 | 0.86 |
| North Carolina | 2,410 | $57,200 | 1.03 |
| North Dakota | 290 | $51,390 | 1.41 |
| Ohio | 3,030 | $49,580 | 1.15 |
| Oklahoma | 830 | $46,690 | 1.03 |
| Oregon | 1,230 | $60,250 | 1.32 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,100 | $56,380 | 1.43 |
| Rhode Island | 390 | $55,290 | 1.65 |
| South Carolina | 700 | $51,200 | 0.64 |
| South Dakota | 150 | $63,240 | 0.67 |
| Tennessee | 710 | $49,200 | 0.46 |
| Texas | 5,480 | $50,840 | 0.82 |
| Utah | 400 | $60,980 | 0.49 |
| Vermont | 190 | $63,220 | 1.29 |
| Virginia | 1,590 | $53,320 | 0.82 |
| Washington | 1,560 | $70,470 | 0.93 |
| West Virginia | 290 | $45,660 | 0.87 |
| Wisconsin | 1,320 | $59,930 | 0.95 |
| Wyoming | 160 | $56,170 | 1.19 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medical and Health Services Managers | 4 | 0.975 |
| 2 | Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | 4 | 0.974 |
| 3 | Human Resources Managers | 4 | 0.974 |
| 4 | Lodging Managers | 4 | 0.974 |
| 5 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | 5 | 0.974 |
| 6 | First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services | 1-2 | 0.971 |
| 7 | Gambling Managers | 1-2 | 0.971 |
| 8 | Fitness and Wellness Coordinators | 4 | 0.971 |
| 9 | Social and Community Service Managers | 4 | 0.969 |
| 10 | Spa Managers | 3 | 0.968 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | Operations Analysis | 2.63 | 0.975 |
| Loss Prevention Managers | Systems Analysis | 0.88 | 0.956 |
| Sales Managers | Systems Analysis | 0.76 | 0.953 |
| Health Education Specialists | Operations Analysis | 1.75 | 0.948 |
| Financial Managers | Mathematics | 0.87 | 0.945 |
| Marketing Managers | Operations Analysis | 2.37 | 0.945 |
| Special Education Teachers, Secondary School | Learning Strategies | 0.87 | 0.945 |
| Fundraisers | Persuasion | 0.76 | 0.943 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, excluding software Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle Taleo | 8 of 20 | 12.7x |
| Human resource management software HRMS | 9 of 20 | 9.4x |
| Blackboard software | 9 of 20 | 7.3x |
| Microsoft Dynamics | 11 of 20 | 4.3x |
| Oracle PeopleSoft | 9 of 20 | 5.3x |
| Oracle PeopleSoft Financials | 7 of 20 | 7.9x |
| Google Drive | 8 of 20 | 5.8x |
| Common Curriculum | 5 of 20 | 16.5x |
| Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge | 7 of 20 | 7.3x |
| IBM SPSS Statistics | 9 of 20 | 4.5x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.25 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.38 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.25 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.50 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 1.12 | not rated |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.00 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 4.52 | 6.12 |
| Administration and Management | 4.48 | 5.54 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 4.30 | 5.28 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 4.21 | 5.68 |
| Administrative | 4.06 | 5.77 |
| English Language | 3.88 | 4.60 |
| Psychology | 3.56 | 4.21 |
| Economics and Accounting | 3.31 | 4.32 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.23 | 3.48 |
| Sales and Marketing | 3.21 | 4.34 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 3.10 | 3.10 |
| Law and Government | 3.00 | 2.83 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.83 | 3.66 |
| Mathematics | 2.77 | 3.44 |
| Communications and Media | 2.73 | 2.85 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 2.48 | 2.92 |
| Foreign Language | 2.23 | 2.10 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2.15 | 1.88 |
| Fine Arts | 2.12 | 1.91 |
| Food Production | 2.11 | 1.65 |
| Philosophy and Theology | 2.10 | 2.67 |
| Biology | 1.92 | 1.52 |
| History and Archeology | 1.90 | 1.98 |
| Geography | 1.88 | 2.10 |
| Production and Processing | 1.81 | 1.32 |
| Building and Construction | 1.75 | 1.32 |
| Transportation | 1.72 | 1.36 |
| Mechanical | 1.71 | 1.34 |
| Engineering and Technology | 1.69 | 1.15 |
| Telecommunications | 1.67 | 1.48 |
| Design | 1.65 | 1.30 |
| Chemistry | 1.62 | 1.54 |
| Physics | 1.40 | 0.77 |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Expression | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Written Expression | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Information Ordering | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Near Vision | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.50 | 3.75 |
| Originality | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Far Vision | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Number Facility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Memorization | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Perceptual Speed | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Visualization | 2.25 | 2.25 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.25 | 2.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Extent Flexibility | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Manual Dexterity | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Stamina | 2.00 | 1.12 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Static Strength | 1.88 | 0.88 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Depth Perception | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Control Precision | 1.25 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.00 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Intuit QuickBooks hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- ACS Technologies HeadMaster
- Auburn Software Debit Square
- B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage
- Bloomz
- Cirrus Group Daycare Works
- Emerging Technologies Office Center
- GroupMe
- Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care
- Kressa Software SchoolLeader
- MAGGEY Child Care Management Software
- Microsoft Publisher
- Mount Taylor Programs Private Advantage
- ONE Software KidsONE
- OnCare Advantage
- Orgmation iCare
- ParentSquare
- Personalized Software Childcare Manager
- PraxiPower PraxiSchool
- Professional Solutions ProCare
- Quicken
- SDS Software Solutions DayCare Information Systems PRO
- ScholarCare
- SoftCare CenterCare
- SofterWare EZ-CARE2
All 34
- Tadpoles
- The Gallagher Group DataCare
- Web browser software
- eChurch.com SchoolPerfect
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | 470 | 2.44 | $63,550 |
| Iowa City, IA | 100 | 2.28 | $47,570 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 190 | 1.92 | $58,330 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 150 | 1.80 | $54,580 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 300 | 1.79 | $46,590 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,450 | 1.79 | $58,960 |
| Vallejo, CA | 120 | 1.79 | $61,740 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | 130 | 1.77 | $54,950 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 230 | 1.76 | $46,070 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 1,920 | 1.71 | $78,770 |