Occupation Profile

Childcare Workers

(SOC Code : 39-9011)

in California

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and child care institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Exclude "Preschool Teachers" (25-2011) and "Teacher Assistants" (25-9041).

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Short-term on-the-job training .

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Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2012	1st Qtr	$11.97	$9.52	$11.26	$13.68

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2010 - 2020	113,800	127,500	13,700	12.0	4,950

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Elementary and Secondary Schools

17,985

23.0%

Other Residential Care Facilities

848

9.8%

Child Day Care Services

11,003

8.9%

Other Amusement & Recreation Industries

11,489

4.7%

Religious Organizations

25,283

3.7%

Residential Mental Health Facilities

3.1%

Civic and Social Organizations

6,083

2.2%

Individual and Family Services

18,414

1.5%

Employment Services

6,297

1.5%

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Training Programs (click on title for more information)

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Program Title

Child Care Provider/Assistant

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About This Occupation (from O*NET - The Occupation Information Network)

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Maintain a safe play environment.

Dress children and change diapers.

Observe and monitor children`s play activities.

Communicate with children`s parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.

Sanitize toys and play equipment.

Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.

Support children`s emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents` or guardians` attention.

Assist in preparing food and serving meals and refreshments to children.

Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Time Management - Managing one`s own time and the time of others.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions.

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Top Abilities (Attributes of the person that influence performance in this job.)

Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment.

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Artistic - Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

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Alternate Titles

Baby Sitters; Before and After School Day Care Workers; Child Care Providers; Child Care Teachers; Child Caregivers; Day Care Providers; Infant and Toddler Teachers; Teacher Assistants; and Toddler Teachers