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Childcare Workers in Texas

Is Texas a good place for you to work as a Childcare Worker?

16.0% Jobs Projection
$20,070 Median Salary
19,380 Job Openings

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

  • Projected employment for Childcare Workers in Texas is growing faster than average.

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

How Many Childcare Workers Work in Texas?

46,890 people worked as Childcare Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 50,090 Childcare Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 3,200 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Childcare Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 16.0% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 19,380 annual Childcare Workers job openings in Texas, and 131,460 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Childcare Workers Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Childcare Workers ranged from $16,620 to $30,010 with $20,070 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $7.99 to $14.43. The median hourly rate was $9.65.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $9.46 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.19.

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

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Top Texas 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
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 12,500 $20,170
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 10,780 $21,380
Austin-Round Rock, TX 4,650 $23,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 4,620 $20,170
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,470 $18,970
El Paso, TX 1,110 $18,360
Corpus Christi, TX 990 $19,610
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 780 $18,560
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 640 $19,540
Waco, TX 530 $18,870
Tyler, TX 470 $19,780
Amarillo, TX 440 $18,670
Laredo, TX 420 $18,670
Lubbock, TX 390 $21,890
Longview, TX 380 $21,330
College Station-Bryan, TX 340 $18,600
Midland, TX 300 $23,040
Abilene, TX 280 $18,750
San Angelo, TX 270 $18,730
Wichita Falls, TX 250 $18,210
Killeen-Temple, TX 220 $18,180
Texarkana, TX-AR 160 $19,220
Victoria, TX 140 $18,240
Sherman-Denison, TX 140 $18,540

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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