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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Industry profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Geographic profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

National estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
46,410 2.1 % $ 26.41 $ 54,940 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 15.09 $ 18.27 $ 23.63 $ 30.54 $ 41.36
Annual Wage (2) $ 31,380 $ 38,000 $ 49,160 $ 63,520 $ 86,040


Industry profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 35,690 4.51 $ 24.78 $ 51,550
Elementary and Secondary Schools 3,910 0.05 $ 35.21 $ 73,250
Individual and Family Services 1,660 0.06 $ 28.95 $ 60,210
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 940 0.02 $ 30.54 $ 63,520
Management of Companies and Enterprises 890 0.04 $ 31.15 $ 64,780

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 35,690 4.51 $ 24.78 $ 51,550
Religious Organizations 680 0.36 $ 30.01 $ 62,420
Civic and Social Organizations 650 0.23 $ 28.96 $ 60,250
Educational Support Services 190 0.10 $ 25.44 $ 52,900
Other Residential Care Facilities 120 0.08 $ 25.85 $ 53,770

Top paying industries for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 70 (7) $ 41.30 $ 85,910
Elementary and Secondary Schools 3,910 0.05 $ 35.21 $ 73,250
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 320 0.01 $ 34.96 $ 72,730
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 60 0.01 $ 34.59 $ 71,940
Junior Colleges 210 0.03 $ 33.06 $ 68,770


Geographic profile for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 5,720 0.35 1.04 $ 28.31 $ 58,890
New York 2,900 0.33 1.00 $ 38.24 $ 79,530
Texas 2,780 0.23 0.69 $ 26.09 $ 54,260
Illinois 2,730 0.49 1.45 $ 26.13 $ 54,340
Florida 2,710 0.32 0.96 $ 21.56 $ 44,830




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 250 0.87 2.62 $ 25.26 $ 52,530
District of Columbia 470 0.68 2.03 $ 29.93 $ 62,260
New Hampshire 410 0.66 1.98 $ 24.00 $ 49,910
Wyoming 160 0.62 1.86 $ 25.10 $ 52,200
Iowa 830 0.56 1.69 $ 22.45 $ 46,690




Top paying states for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 1,340 0.35 1.06 $ 41.57 $ 86,470
New York 2,900 0.33 1.00 $ 38.24 $ 79,530
Delaware 240 0.56 1.66 $ 31.20 $ 64,890
Connecticut 640 0.42 1.25 $ 31.06 $ 64,610
Minnesota 640 0.24 0.71 $ 30.20 $ 62,810





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

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 3,210 0.36 1.09 $ 42.38 $ 88,160
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,250 0.52 1.55 $ 26.98 $ 56,120
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 1,770 0.30 0.91 $ 25.51 $ 53,060
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,500 0.50 1.49 $ 27.97 $ 58,190
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,410 0.52 1.56 $ 27.10 $ 56,370
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,350 0.52 1.56 $ 27.33 $ 56,840
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.51 1.53 $ 35.22 $ 73,250
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,160 0.44 1.32 $ 21.41 $ 44,530
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 980 0.39 1.18 $ 21.43 $ 44,580
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 840 0.23 0.70 $ 25.90 $ 53,870




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 120 1.02 3.05 $ 26.33 $ 54,780
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 90 1.00 2.98 $ 24.18 $ 50,290
Lawton, OK 40 0.97 2.90 $ 15.69 $ 32,640
Ames, IA 40 0.89 2.65 $ 24.85 $ 51,700
Iowa City, IA 70 0.83 2.49 $ 18.01 $ 37,450
Jacksonville, NC 40 0.82 2.46 $ 26.55 $ 55,220
Cheyenne, WY 40 0.82 2.45 $ 24.87 $ 51,730
Fargo, ND-MN 100 0.77 2.31 $ 20.77 $ 43,200
Manchester, NH 80 0.77 2.31 $ 23.82 $ 49,550
Waterbury, CT 50 0.77 2.30 $ 33.05 $ 68,740




Top paying metropolitan areas for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

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 3,210 0.36 1.09 $ 42.38 $ 88,160
Modesto, CA 40 0.25 0.75 $ 37.41 $ 77,810
Killeen-Temple, TX 80 0.58 1.75 $ 36.61 $ 76,150
Visalia-Porterville, CA (8) (8) (8) $ 36.32 $ 75,550
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,190 0.51 1.53 $ 35.22 $ 73,250
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 180 0.33 1.00 $ 33.64 $ 69,970
Waterbury, CT 50 0.77 2.30 $ 33.05 $ 68,740
Reno, NV 70 0.32 0.96 $ 32.82 $ 68,270
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 240 0.63 1.88 $ 32.08 $ 66,730
Napa, CA 30 0.44 1.31 $ 31.82 $ 66,190

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 150 0.89 2.67 $ 21.64 $ 45,010
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 150 0.59 1.78 $ 23.09 $ 48,030
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 100 0.40 1.19 $ 23.65 $ 49,200
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 90 0.64 1.92 $ 21.14 $ 43,980
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 90 0.23 0.68 $ 26.55 $ 55,230

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 80 1.22 3.66 $ 23.99 $ 49,900
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 150 0.89 2.67 $ 21.64 $ 45,010
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 50 0.74 2.23 $ 28.57 $ 59,430
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 60 0.72 2.15 $ 24.49 $ 50,950
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 70 0.71 2.14 $ 21.25 $ 44,190

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 40 0.22 0.65 $ 35.23 $ 73,280
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.38 1.13 $ 33.80 $ 70,300
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 40 0.34 1.03 $ 31.76 $ 66,060
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 50 0.50 1.49 $ 30.27 $ 62,960
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 28.91 $ 60,130


About May 2020 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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021