Job outlook for day care directors in the United States

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

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

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

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

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

• There are 70,775 active day care director job openings in the US.

• The average day care director salary is $42,010.

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

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