Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Management · SOC 11-9031
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 11-9031 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 4.0%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 49/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $59,300
- H-1B offered wage $54,330; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 5,800
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -2.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 61
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 11,996 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
Best transitions from here
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~46.9% of this role but only ~4% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
Common titles: Childcare Director, Early Head Start Director, Education Coordinator, Education Director, Education Site Manager, Preschool Director
Representative Tasks
- •Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- •Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- •Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- •Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- •Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Advise others on career or personal development.
- •Monitor performance of organizational members or partners.
- •Conduct employee training programs.
- •Evaluate employee performance.
- •Recruit personnel.
Tools & Technologies
Related Occupations
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 4.0% | 13.2% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 40% Bright |
| Median Salary | $59,300 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 96/100 | N/A |