Professional nanny vs child care provider

The differences between professional nannies and child care providers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a professional nanny and a child care provider. Additionally, a professional nanny has an average salary of $39,749, which is higher than the $33,145 average annual salary of a child care provider.

The top three skills for a professional nanny include household management, meal preparation and CPR. The most important skills for a child care provider are nutritional meals, child care, and CPR.

Professional nanny vs child care provider overview

	Professional Nanny	Child Care Provider
Yearly salary	$39,749	$33,145
Hourly rate	$19.11	$15.94
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	113,427	119,940
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	37	37
Years of experience	2	2

Professional nanny vs child care provider salary

Professional nannies and child care providers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Professional Nanny	Child Care Provider
Average salary	$39,749	$33,145
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $61,000	Between $23,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	CARE
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between professional nanny and child care provider education

There are a few differences between a professional nanny and a child care provider in terms of educational background:

	Professional Nanny	Child Care Provider
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	-	University of Southern California

Professional nanny vs child care provider demographics

Here are the differences between professional nannies' and child care providers' demographics:

	Professional Nanny	Child Care Provider
Average age	37	37
Gender ratio	Male, 4.8% Female, 95.2%	Male, 9.5% Female, 90.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino, 16.5% Asian, 6.6% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 6.6% White, 58.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between professional nanny and child care provider duties and responsibilities

Professional nanny example responsibilities.

Administer medicines to children and provide CPR or first aid in case of emergency.
Maintain CPR certifications appropriate to each position.
Generate nutritional meals addressing food allergies and meeting nutritional needs.
Generate nutritional meals addressing food allergies and meeting nutritional needs.

Child care provider example responsibilities.

Provide first aid and CPR, prevention of the spread of blood borne pathogens and access of emergency services as needed.
Maintain necessary documentation for licensing as well as certifications including CPR.
Complete accurate and timely documentation on kids' behavior as outlined by policy.
Accumulate early childhood experience through daily interactions and continual training sessions.

Professional nanny vs child care provider skills

Common professional nanny skills

Household Management, 17%
Meal Preparation, 17%
CPR, 14%
Child Care, 13%
Boys Ages, 5%
RAN, 3%

Common child care provider skills

Nutritional Meals, 25%
Child Care, 22%
CPR, 11%
Homework Assignments, 9%
Social Development, 4%
Applied Behavior Analysis, 3%

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