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Childcare Workers in Pennsylvania

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3.1% Jobs Projection
$21,270 Median Salary
6,680 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Childcare Workers in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Childcare Workers in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.

  • Childcare Workers in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Childcare Workers Work in Pennsylvania?

25,370 people worked as Childcare Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 23,740 Childcare Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 1,630 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 7,890 Childcare Workers working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Childcare Workers than average.

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Job Projections for Pennsylvania

Jobs for Childcare Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 6,680 annual job openings, and 46,220 total jobs in 2026 for Childcare Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 189,100 annual jobs and 1,300,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Childcare Workers Make in Pennsylvania?

In 2018 wages for Childcare Workers ranged from $16,840 to $31,480 with $21,270 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.1 to $15.13. The median hourly rate was $10.23.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $9.71 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.52.

The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Childcare Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Childcare Workers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 45,800 $27,660
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13,680 $22,130
Pittsburgh, PA 5,390 $21,840
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1,710 $22,700
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 1,180 $21,560
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA 890 $20,020
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA 880 $20,490
Lancaster, PA 720 $22,620
Erie, PA 660 $21,070
Reading, PA 640 $19,830
York-Hanover, PA 510 $20,630
Johnstown, PA 440 $18,450
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 260 $17,800
Williamsport, PA 260 $19,130
State College, PA 210 $22,010
Altoona, PA 200 $18,540
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA 200 $18,870
Lebanon, PA 140 $20,050
East Stroudsburg, PA 130 $18,490

Top States for Childcare Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Childcare Workers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 60,460 $26,360
New York 47,260 $26,780
Texas 46,890 $20,070
Florida 30,070 $21,870
Pennsylvania 25,370 $21,270
North Carolina 18,830 $21,540
Ohio 18,630 $20,820
New Jersey 18,490 $24,470
Michigan 17,510 $22,150
Illinois 17,440 $22,380
Georgia 14,790 $19,660
Virginia 14,410 $22,210
Massachusetts 13,300 $27,680
Missouri 12,930 $21,550
Minnesota 11,830 $24,150
Kentucky 11,340 $19,840
Arizona 10,450 $23,930
Tennessee 9,660 $19,760
Connecticut 9,490 $25,720
Nebraska 9,090 $22,510

Below are the states where Childcare Workers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $30,880
Massachusetts $27,680
Vermont $27,600
Washington $27,270
Alaska $26,930
Colorado $26,880
New York $26,780
California $26,360
Connecticut $25,720
Rhode Island $25,280

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