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Daycare owner job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected daycare owner job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.
About 61,600 new jobs for daycare owners are projected over the next decade.
Daycare owner salaries have increased 20% for daycare owners in the last 5 years.
There are over 222,716 daycare owners currently employed in the United States.
There are 66,784 active daycare owner job openings in the US.
The average daycare owner salary is $27,716.
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 222,716 | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 243,693 | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 274,193 | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 271,802 | 0.08% |
| 2017 | 269,432 | 0.08% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,716 | $13.33 | +5.1% |
| 2024 | $26,377 | $12.68 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | $25,300 | $12.16 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | $24,265 | $11.67 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | $23,046 | $11.08 | +4.2% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 632 | 20% |
| 2 | Delaware | 961,939 | 164 | 17% |
| 3 | New York | 19,849,399 | 1,780 | 9% |
| 4 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 646 | 9% |
| 5 | California | 39,536,653 | 2,900 | 7% |
| 6 | Nevada | 2,998,039 | 204 | 7% |
| 7 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 73 | 7% |
| 8 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 358 | 6% |
| 9 | Florida | 20,984,400 | 1,039 | 5% |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 317 | 5% |
| 11 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 175 | 5% |
| 12 | Vermont | 623,657 | 31 | 5% |
| 13 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 117 | 4% |
| 14 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 51 | 4% |
| 15 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 48 | 4% |
| 16 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 46 | 4% |
| 17 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 27 | 4% |
| 18 | Alaska | 739,795 | 19 | 3% |
| 19 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 191 | 2% |
| 20 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 31 | 2% |