Opportunity - Childcare Worker
Position Title: Childcare Worker
Significant Points:
Childcare workers teach and care for children while their parents are
away. They make sure children are safe. They might also help them play
games, do art, and read books.
Childcare workers need to be energetic, fun, and patient. They help kids
gain new skills and learn how to get along with others.
Many childcare workers are babysitters. They bathe, dress, and feed
children; watch them while they play; and clean up after them. They
might put kids to bed, read to them, and take them to activities. People
who are in charge of babies prepare bottles and change diapers.
Nannies are babysitters who care for children for a long time. They
might watch children all day, and they might work with the same family
for years. Nannies often clean, cook, and do laundry, too. Some nannies
travel to work. Others live with the children they watch.
Working Conditions:
Most childcare workers can get jobs right after graduating from high
school. But workers in daycare centers and schools usually need to get a
license from the State where they work. Some States make sure childcare
workers know about safety. And some States make sure workers take
college classes.
After getting a job, childcare workers learn by watching experienced
people. Many workers also take classes where they work.
Employment:
The middle half of all childcare workers made between $7.11 and $10.54
an hour in 2006. The lowest-paid 10 percent earned less than $6.21. The
highest-paid 10 percent earned more than $13.01. People who worked in
elementary and high schools made more than those in daycare centers.
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