# Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

SOC 11-9031. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/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.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $59,300 (middle half $47,040–$75,500; BLS May 2025)
- Jobs 2025-35: -3.1%; ~5.2k openings a year; typical entry: Bachelor's degree

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $75,540
- AL: $41,780
- AR: $44,990
- AZ: $48,160
- CA: $67,100
- CO: $64,620
- CT: $59,760
- DC: $77,850
- DE: $58,230
- FL: $56,750
- GA: $60,300
- GU: $33,030
- HI: $65,080
- IA: $47,480
- ID: $48,530
- IL: $58,550
- IN: $58,740
- KS: $56,970
- KY: $44,530
- LA: $46,030
- MA: $70,320
- MD: $62,520
- ME: $60,090
- MI: $56,870
- MN: $62,020
- MO: $47,940
- MS: $49,740
- MT: $48,140
- NC: $57,200
- ND: $51,390
- NE: $56,160
- NH: $55,120
- NJ: $78,770
- NV: $60,120
- NY: $96,810
- OH: $49,580
- OK: $46,690
- OR: $60,250
- PA: $56,380
- PR: $45,990
- RI: $55,290
- SC: $51,200
- SD: $63,240
- TN: $49,200
- TX: $50,840
- UT: $60,980
- VA: $53,320
- VT: $63,220
- WA: $70,470
- WI: $59,930
- WV: $45,660
- WY: $56,170

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

Free to reuse with attribution: cite "EducationGuide.com" with a link to the page URL. Most figures are U.S. government data (public domain); loan default rates and athletics come from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By 1.0, attribution required) and founding years from Wikidata (CC0). O*NET data: CC BY 4.0, O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA).