Personal Care

Childcare Workers

SOC 39-9011

Care for and supervise children when parents are away.

Median pay

$35k

$29k to $39k typical range

Outlook

Declining

160k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

31%

modeled estimate · 56th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

38/100

Key skills

Monitoring
Active Listening
Speaking
Critical Thinking
Learning Strategies
Reading Comprehension

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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.