Job outlook for child care aides in the United States

Child care aide job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected child care aide job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.

• About 61,600 new jobs for child care aides are projected over the next decade.

• Child care aide salaries have increased 20% for child care aides in the last 5 years.

• There are over 330,418 child care aides currently employed in the United States.

• There are 168,475 active child care aide job openings in the US.

• The average child care aide salary is $29,192.

Compare the number of child care aide jobs and the average child care aide salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of child care aide job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where child care aides earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.