Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Education and Training
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

What an education and childcare administrator, preschool and daycare does

Become an education and childcare administrator, preschool and daycare

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good education and childcare administrator, preschool and daycare

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
  • Looking for ways to help people.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $29 per hour with an average salary of $59,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $22 and $30 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $46,100 and $63,100 per year.

Education And Childcare Administrator, Preschool And Daycare job outlook

  • There are 1,327 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 237 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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