Community & Social Service

Child Development Specialists

SOC 21-1021

Assess children's developmental progress and design support plans.

Median pay

$60k

$48k to $76k typical range

Outlook

Growing

35k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

32%

modeled estimate · 95th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

71/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Monitoring
Writing

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.