Childcare Workers
Personal Care and Service · SOC 39-9011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 39-9011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 1.2%
- Medium · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 45/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $34,980
- H-1B offered wage $45,760; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 177,900
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -2.9%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 208,690 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.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
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
Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.
Common titles: Caregiver, Child Care Worker, Child Caregiver, Childcare Provider, Childcare Worker, Daycare Teacher
Representative Tasks
- •Maintain a safe play environment.
- •Observe and monitor children's play activities.
- •Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- •Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
- •Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Arrange childcare or educational settings to ensure physical safety of children.
- •Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
- •Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians.
- •Assist individuals with special needs.
- •Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.
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 | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 52% Bright |
| Median Salary | $34,980 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 99/100 | N/A |