Job outlook for child care center directors in the United States

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

The projected child care center director job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.
About 6,200 new jobs for child care center directors are projected over the next decade.
Child care center director salaries have increased 7% for child care center directors in the last 5 years.
There are over 28,689 child care center directors currently employed in the United States.
There are 109,279 active child care center director job openings in the US.
The average child care center director salary is $66,949.

Are child care center director jobs in demand?

Yes, child care center director jobs are in demand. Child care center director demand is projected to grow 8% from 2018 to 2028.

Child care center director job and salary trends over time

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

Child care center director jobs over time

Child care center director job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	28,689	0.01%
2020	23,595	0.01%
2019	26,620	0.01%
2018	25,750	0.01%
2017	24,978	0.01%

Average child care center director salary over time

Child care center director salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2025	$66,949	$32.19	+2.0%
2024	$65,655	$31.56	+0.6%
2023	$65,287	$31.39	+2.2%
2022	$63,857	$30.70	+2.4%
2021	$62,359	$29.98	+0.3%

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Child care center director jobs by state

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

Most common states for child care center directors

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	District of Columbia	693,972	250	36%
2	South Dakota	869,666	308	35%
3	Wyoming	579,315	182	31%
4	Oklahoma	3,930,864	1,170	30%
5	South Carolina	5,024,369	1,398	28%
6	Alabama	4,874,747	1,323	27%
7	Minnesota	5,576,606	1,472	26%
8	Mississippi	2,984,100	770	26%
9	Kansas	2,913,123	765	26%
10	Alaska	739,795	189	26%
11	Missouri	6,113,532	1,555	25%
12	West Virginia	1,815,857	459	25%
13	Delaware	961,939	225	23%
14	Virginia	8,470,020	1,828	22%
15	Illinois	12,802,023	2,569	20%
16	Arizona	7,016,270	1,385	20%
17	New Mexico	2,088,070	423	20%
18	Vermont	623,657	122	20%
19	Georgia	10,429,379	1,945	19%
20	New Hampshire	1,342,795	253	19%

Most common cities for child care center directors

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Braintree Town	2	5%	$84,399
2	New Milford	1	4%	$78,654
3	Englewood	1	3%	$51,640
4	Stamford	2	2%	$78,958
5	Broomfield	1	2%	$51,354
6	Downers Grove	1	2%	$63,082
7	Edmonds	1	2%	$59,179
8	Evanston	1	1%	$63,840
9	Silver Spring	1	1%	$69,671
10	Boston	2	0%	$83,426
11	Atlanta	1	0%	$61,155
12	Birmingham	1	0%	$46,719
13	Chicago	1	0%	$63,588

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