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Childcare Workers

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Tasks Include:

  • Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
  • Sanitize toys and play equipment.
  • Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.
  • Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
  • Observe and monitor children's play activities.
  • Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
  • Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
  • Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.
  • Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
  • Dress children and change diapers.
  • Perform housekeeping duties, such as laundry, cleaning, dish washing, and changing of linens.

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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection.

 

Projections Quick View:



Virginia: + 8.9%

National: + 5.5%

 

Education

High School Diploma

Job Zone:

Two: Some Preparation Needed

Income Range:

Moderately Low ($17,000 - $27,999)


Median Earnings:

 

National

$21,170.00

State

$19,750.00

Regional


 

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