Management Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 11-9031

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

The published band from $38,580 to $98,240 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Architectural and Engineering Managers.

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Same-major-group titles next to Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($171K) , Fundraising Managers ($125K) , Training and Development Managers ($133K) , Sales Managers ($148K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 11-9031 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems
  2. 2. Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems
  3. 3. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services
  4. 4. Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children
  5. 5. Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out
  6. 6. Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and fa…
  7. 7. Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases
  8. 8. Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions
  9. 9. Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct p…
  10. 10. Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs
  11. 11. Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance
  12. 12. Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal…

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare: O*NET ranks Reading Comprehension first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 11-9031 - lead skill Reading Comprehension at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Reading Comprehension 4.0
  2. 2. Active Listening 4.0
  3. 3. Speaking 4.0
  4. 4. Critical Thinking 4.0
  5. 5. Monitoring 4.0
  6. 6. Coordination 4.0
  7. 7. Social Perceptiveness 3.9
  8. 8. Instructing 3.9

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.5
  2. 2. Education and Training 4.3
  3. 3. Administration and Management 4.1
  4. 4. English Language 3.9
  5. 5. Psychology 3.5
  6. 6. Public Safety and Security 3.5
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$38,580 to $98,240
median $59,300 · ~2.5× spread
$59K
National median
↓ -3%
Growth 2024-2034
5,500
Annual openings
73,660
Estimated US jobs
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Highest-pay peer · $171K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree
Related experience Less than 5 years

Top Paying States for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

1. Hawaii $65,080
2. Washington $70,470
3. California $67,100
4. New Jersey $78,770
5. South Dakota $63,240
6. New York $96,810
7. Massachusetts $70,320
8. Colorado $64,620
9. District of Columbia $77,850
10. Alaska $75,540

Other Management Occupations titles

  1. 1. Training and Development Managers $133,000
  2. 2. Sales Managers $148,270
  3. 3. Fundraising Managers $125,470
  4. 4. Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230
  5. 5. Human Resources Managers $149,280
  6. 6. Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270

The OEWS band for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare runs from $38,580 (10th) to $98,240 (90th), about 2.5× wide, with median $59,300. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect -3% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 5,500 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Hawaii at $65,080. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Architectural and Engineering Managers at $171,270. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare pay-rank #37 in Management Occupations

On the Management Occupations median table (37 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare lands at #37, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

The 10th-to-90th percentile spread for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is unusually wide, so the state map and peer comparison carry more signal than the median alone.

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 11-9031

Hawaii · top state for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

$65K published median

Washington · #2 state pay

$70K · behind Hawaii

Architectural and Engineering Managers

Highest-pay peer vs Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · $171K

Fundraising Managers

Lower-pay peer beside Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare · $125K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare land on the Management Occupations median table? ▼
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is pay-rank #37 of 37 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Lodging Managers ($69K), Food Service Managers ($69K), Personal Service Managers, All Other ($70K), Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers ($70K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. Leading ones include: Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems; Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems; Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services; Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare? ▼
For SOC 11-9031, O*NET importance scores lead with Reading Comprehension (4.0), Active Listening (4.0), Speaking (4.0), Critical Thinking (4.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Administration and Management. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
How wide is the published pay band for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $38,580 and the 90th at $98,240 for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare (2.5× spread). The national median is $59,300. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare is -3%. Projected annual openings: about 5,500. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. Related-work-experience category: less than 5 years. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare? ▼
Hawaii ($65,080), Washington ($70,470), California ($67,100) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 11-9031. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics