Job outlook for infant childcare providers in the United States

Infant childcare provider job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

The projected infant childcare provider job growth rate is 6% from 2018-2028.
About 61,600 new jobs for infant childcare providers are projected over the next decade.
Infant childcare provider salaries have increased 20% for infant childcare providers in the last 5 years.
There are over 70,512 infant childcare providers currently employed in the United States.
There are 19,162 active infant childcare provider job openings in the US.
The average infant childcare provider salary is $29,539.

Are infant childcare provider jobs in demand?

Yes, infant childcare provider jobs are in demand. Infant childcare provider demand is projected to grow 6% from 2018 to 2028.

Infant childcare provider job and salary trends over time

Compare the number of infant childcare provider jobs and the average infant childcare provider salary over time.

Infant childcare provider jobs over time

Infant childcare provider job growth rate over time

Year	# of jobs	% of population
2021	70,512	0.02%
2020	79,491	0.02%
2019	90,290	0.03%
2018	90,790	0.03%
2017	90,435	0.03%

Average infant childcare provider salary over time

Infant childcare provider salary by year

Year	Avg. salary	Hourly rate	% Change
2026	$29,539	$14.20	+5.1%
2025	$28,112	$13.52	+4.3%
2024	$26,963	$12.96	+4.3%
2023	$25,861	$12.43	+5.3%
2022	$24,562	$11.81	+4.2%

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Infant childcare provider jobs by state

The map below shows you the number of infant childcare provider job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where infant childcare providers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Most common states for infant childcare providers

Rank	State	Population	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl
1	Alaska	739,795	41	6%
2	Massachusetts	6,859,819	349	5%
3	Iowa	3,145,711	158	5%
4	Delaware	961,939	46	5%
5	Georgia	10,429,379	378	4%
6	South Carolina	5,024,369	184	4%
7	Oregon	4,142,776	163	4%
8	Nebraska	1,920,076	76	4%
9	West Virginia	1,815,857	68	4%
10	California	39,536,653	1,007	3%
11	New York	19,849,399	578	3%
12	New Jersey	9,005,644	301	3%
13	Washington	7,405,743	243	3%
14	Colorado	5,607,154	174	3%
15	Connecticut	3,588,184	109	3%
16	Nevada	2,998,039	93	3%
17	New Hampshire	1,342,795	40	3%
18	Maine	1,335,907	39	3%
19	Rhode Island	1,059,639	36	3%
20	North Dakota	755,393	20	3%

Most common cities for infant childcare providers

Rank	City	# of jobs	Employment/ 1000ppl	Avg. salary
1	Yukon	1	4%	$23,893
2	Monroe	1	3%	$31,909
3	Idaho Falls	1	2%	$22,566
4	Longmont	1	1%	$32,876
5	Waterloo	1	1%	$23,832
6	Austin	1	0%	$22,922
7	Kansas City	1	0%	$28,160

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