Child Care Provider/Assistant

Types of Degrees Child Care Provider/Assistant Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many child care provider/assistant graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	12,670
Associate Degree	5,519
Undergraduate Certificate	2,874
Bachelor’s Degree	59
Master’s Degree	18

What Child Care Provider/Assistant Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, child care provider/assistant majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Child Care Provider/Assistant Majors

According to O*NET survey takers, a major in child care provider/assistant should prepare you for careers in which you will need to be knowledgeable in the following areas:

• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills for Child Care Provider/Assistant Majors

A major in child care provider/assistant prepares you for careers in which the following skill-sets are crucial:

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities for Child Care Provider/Assistant Majors

Some of the most crucial abilities to master while a child care provider/assistant student include the following:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

What Can You Do With a Child Care Provider/Assistant Major?

People with a child care provider/assistant degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Childcare Workers	6.9%	$23,240
Nannies	6.9%	$23,240

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Care Provider/Assistant?

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of child care provider/assistant majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Child Care Provider/Assistant

Some degrees associated with child care provider/assistant may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to child care provider/assistant have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	14.1%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	44.7%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	5.3%
Some College Courses	9.9%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	18.3%
Bachelor’s Degree	8.8%

Online Child Care Provider/Assistant Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	257	25
Certificate (2-4 Years)	9	0
Associate’s Degree	261	27
Bachelor’s Degree	2	2
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	1	1
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Child Care Provider/Assistant

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to child care provider/assistant.

Major	Number of Grads
General Human Development & Family Studies	8,321
Child Development	4,356
Child Care & Support Services Management	3,670
Family & Community Services	1,129
Other Human Development, Family Studies, & Related Services	540
Family Systems	432
Early Childhood and Family Studies	332
Adult Development & Aging	265
Developmental Services Worker	67
Parent Education Services	11

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
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