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Job outlook for child care center administrators in the United States
Are child care center administrator jobs in demand?
Child care center administrator job and salary trends over time
Child care center administrator jobs over time
Child care center administrator job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 402 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 330 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 373 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 360 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 350 | 0.00% |
Average child care center administrator salary over time
Child care center administrator salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $58,379 | $28.07 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | $57,250 | $27.52 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | $56,930 | $27.37 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | $55,683 | $26.77 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | $54,377 | $26.14 | +0.3% |
Child care center administrator jobs by state
Most common states for child care center administrators
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 747 | 39% |
| 2 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 505 | 38% |
| 3 | Alaska | 739,795 | 271 | 37% |
| 4 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 1,018 | 35% |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,872 | 34% |
| 6 | Delaware | 961,939 | 302 | 31% |
| 7 | Missouri | 6,113,532 | 1,855 | 30% |
| 8 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 204 | 29% |
| 9 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 3,565 | 28% |
| 10 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 478 | 28% |
| 11 | Vermont | 623,657 | 173 | 28% |
| 12 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,927 | 27% |
| 13 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 1,196 | 27% |
| 14 | New Mexico | 2,088,070 | 573 | 27% |
| 15 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 356 | 27% |
| 16 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,480 | 26% |
| 17 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 2,585 | 25% |
| 18 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 190 | 25% |
| 19 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 1,192 | 24% |
| 20 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 2,373 | 23% |
Child Care Center Administrator job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of child care center administrator experts
Wesleyan College
What general advice would you give to a Child Care Center Administrator?
Dr. Joseph Oluwole: The ability to build and sustain relationships with staff for climate and culture and with parents for family and community relations, all to support the holistic success of students.
What Child Care Center Administrator skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Virginia Wilcox: If someone needs to take a gap year, I would suggest they volunteer in an area where children are present and not venture too far away from the REAL WORLD experiences of dealing with diverse and various ages of children consistently. It is very easy to 'forget' the daily ups and downs teachers (well anyone in the field of Education really) experience and to recall only the good or the bad...so you either can't wait to get back and then get blindsided by a bad day or you only recall the bad and have no desire to ever return. Neither of those is realistic experiences as they pertain to what educators experience daily, so take the gap year but go read at a library to kids frequently, coach a rec team, work at summer camp, anything that gets you in front of children (either face to face or virtually) on a regular basis.