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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

11-9031 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. Excludes “Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education” (25-2011) and “Childcare Workers” (39-9011).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
52,360 1.7 % $25.81 $53,690 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $14.83 $17.99 $23.18 $29.85 $39.71
Annual Wage (2) $30,850 $37,420 $48,210 $62,090 $82,590


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 40,940 4.43 $24.46 $50,880
Elementary and Secondary Schools 4,080 0.05 $33.92 $70,540
Individual and Family Services 1,750 0.07 $28.67 $59,640
Civic and Social Organizations 920 0.24 $27.22 $56,610
Management of Companies and Enterprises 880 0.04 $27.44 $57,080

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 40,940 4.43 $24.46 $50,880
Religious Organizations 810 0.40 $31.19 $64,870
Civic and Social Organizations 920 0.24 $27.22 $56,610
Educational Support Services 180 0.09 $27.08 $56,320
Other Residential Care Facilities 140 0.08 $26.38 $54,870

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 70 (7) $39.19 $81,520
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 290 0.01 $34.36 $71,470
Elementary and Secondary Schools 4,080 0.05 $33.92 $70,540
Offices of Other Health Practitioners 30 (7) $33.18 $69,020
Junior Colleges 220 0.03 $32.99 $68,630


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 7,420 0.43 1.20 $27.97 $58,170
Texas 3,580 0.29 0.81 $23.91 $49,730
New York 3,070 0.32 0.90 $36.44 $75,790
Pennsylvania 2,710 0.46 1.29 $25.76 $53,580
Illinois 2,610 0.43 1.22 $27.44 $57,070




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 270 0.88 2.46 $24.66 $51,280
New Hampshire 430 0.65 1.83 $23.57 $49,030
Massachusetts 2,120 0.58 1.64 $27.17 $56,520
Delaware 240 0.53 1.48 $28.37 $59,010
Iowa 810 0.52 1.47 $21.11 $43,910




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 3,070 0.32 0.90 $36.44 $75,790
New Jersey 1,760 0.43 1.21 $35.98 $74,840
Nevada 160 0.11 0.32 $31.14 $64,760
Minnesota 690 0.24 0.67 $30.61 $63,660
Connecticut 800 0.48 1.35 $29.55 $61,470





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,610 0.37 1.05 $38.90 $80,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 2,120 0.34 0.95 $25.30 $52,630
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,040 0.44 1.22 $29.01 $60,330
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,750 0.62 1.75 $27.13 $56,420
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,690 0.59 1.64 $27.82 $57,860
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,610 0.65 1.82 $33.69 $70,080
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,600 0.50 1.41 $31.60 $65,730
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,350 0.49 1.38 $21.08 $43,850
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,060 0.35 0.98 $25.26 $52,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,010 0.28 0.77 $23.57 $49,030




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lawton, OK 40 0.97 2.72 $15.55 $32,340
Iowa City, IA 80 0.87 2.44 $17.02 $35,390
Waterbury, CT 60 0.83 2.34 $34.21 $71,160
Clarksville, TN-KY 70 0.83 2.32 $18.58 $38,640
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 100 0.81 2.27 $25.59 $53,220
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 80 0.81 2.28 $23.20 $48,250
Ames, IA 40 0.81 2.27 $29.57 $61,500
Wenatchee, WA 40 0.74 2.09 $17.02 $35,400
Killeen-Temple, TX 100 0.73 2.04 $31.14 $64,770
Chico, CA 60 0.71 2.01 $18.56 $38,610




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,610 0.37 1.05 $38.90 $80,910
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 80 0.08 0.22 $35.35 $73,520
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ 30 0.51 1.43 $34.84 $72,470
Waterbury, CT 60 0.83 2.34 $34.21 $71,160
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 70 0.50 1.40 $34.16 $71,040
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 550 0.37 1.03 $33.84 $70,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,610 0.65 1.82 $33.69 $70,080
Modesto, CA 60 0.31 0.87 $33.59 $69,860
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 250 0.42 1.18 $32.77 $68,170
Napa, CA (8) (8) (8) $32.04 $66,650

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 130 0.79 2.21 $20.91 $43,500
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 0.51 1.42 $23.03 $47,910
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 110 1.49 4.18 $23.86 $49,630
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 0.96 2.68 $20.05 $41,700
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 100 0.40 1.13 $24.17 $50,270

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 110 1.49 4.18 $23.86 $49,630
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 100 0.96 2.68 $20.05 $41,700
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 30 0.89 2.50 $18.83 $39,170
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 70 0.88 2.46 $21.72 $45,170
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area 60 0.86 2.40 $21.56 $44,840

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.21 0.60 $35.81 $74,480
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.29 0.81 $31.13 $64,750
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 50 0.66 1.86 $29.41 $61,160
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.47 1.31 $28.99 $60,310
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 1.14 $27.73 $57,690


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020