Job outlook for child care directors in the United States

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

• The projected child care director job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.

• About 6,200 new jobs for child care directors are projected over the next decade.

• Child care director salaries have increased 7% for child care directors in the last 5 years.

• There are over 7,996 child care directors currently employed in the United States.

• There are 79,105 active child care director job openings in the US.

• The average child care director salary is $37,471.

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

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