Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

11-9031 Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program

Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of preschool and childcare centers or programs. Excludes "Preschool Teachers" (25-2011).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
49,320 1.7 % $24.66 $51,290 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $13.33 $16.25 $21.07 $29.39 $41.13
Annual Wage (2) $27,720 $33,810 $43,830 $61,120 $85,550


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 32,610 4.05 $21.68 $45,100
Elementary and Secondary Schools 7,680 0.09 $34.78 $72,350
Individual and Family Services 2,680 0.21 $25.13 $52,270
Civic and Social Organizations 1,780 0.46 $22.81 $47,450
Religious Organizations 910 0.49 $30.37 $63,170

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Child Day Care Services 32,610 4.05 $21.68 $45,100
Religious Organizations 910 0.49 $30.37 $63,170
Civic and Social Organizations 1,780 0.46 $22.81 $47,450
Social Advocacy Organizations 570 0.29 $24.81 $51,600
Individual and Family Services 2,680 0.21 $25.13 $52,270

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 430 0.01 $47.31 $98,400
Elementary and Secondary Schools 7,680 0.09 $34.78 $72,350
Junior Colleges 260 0.03 $32.94 $68,510
Religious Organizations 910 0.49 $30.37 $63,170
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 130 (7) $30.19 $62,800


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 7,320 0.52 1.36 $26.88 $55,910
New York 4,280 0.51 1.32 $32.38 $67,360
Texas 3,150 0.31 0.79 $19.99 $41,580
Illinois 2,210 0.40 1.03 $29.36 $61,060
Ohio 2,130 0.43 1.11 $20.63 $42,910




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 340 1.18 3.07 $21.05 $43,780
Arkansas 720 0.63 1.64 $19.76 $41,100
Delaware 250 0.62 1.62 $26.30 $54,700
Connecticut 1,000 0.62 1.61 $24.93 $51,850
Massachusetts 1,840 0.58 1.51 $28.48 $59,240




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 4,280 0.51 1.32 $32.38 $67,360
District of Columbia 270 0.43 1.11 $31.01 $64,500
Rhode Island 140 0.30 0.79 $30.04 $62,480
Illinois 2,210 0.40 1.03 $29.36 $61,060
Massachusetts 1,840 0.58 1.51 $28.48 $59,240





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,900 0.57 1.49 $34.68 $72,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,840 0.48 1.25 $27.55 $57,300
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,510 0.42 1.10 $32.16 $66,900
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 950 0.52 1.36 $22.08 $45,920
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 940 0.56 1.46 $30.14 $62,690
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 890 0.65 1.68 $29.66 $61,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 880 0.39 1.03 $25.78 $53,620
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 860 0.50 1.31 $22.21 $46,210
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 850 0.37 0.96 $26.59 $55,310
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 770 0.81 2.11 $24.11 $50,150




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury, MA-NH NECTA Division 100 1.30 3.37 $22.21 $46,190
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 150 1.30 3.38 $16.21 $33,730
Hot Springs, AR 40 1.14 2.98 $18.31 $38,090
Waterbury, CT 70 1.07 2.79 $21.78 $45,310
Yuma, AZ 60 1.03 2.68 $18.69 $38,870
Goldsboro, NC 40 0.98 2.56 $15.63 $32,500
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 100 0.94 2.43 $22.57 $46,950
Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA-NH NECTA Division 50 0.89 2.30 $24.76 $51,500
Framingham, MA NECTA Division 130 0.84 2.18 $24.73 $51,440
Peabody, MA NECTA Division 80 0.82 2.14 $22.63 $47,070




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 40 0.04 0.09 $45.11 $93,830
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division 40 0.08 0.20 $38.71 $80,520
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 520 0.43 1.11 $36.63 $76,180
Springfield, MA-CT 90 0.32 0.84 $35.25 $73,320
Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, MA NECTA Division 60 0.66 1.72 $35.06 $72,930
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 2,900 0.57 1.49 $34.68 $72,130
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 470 0.49 1.26 $33.31 $69,290
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,510 0.42 1.10 $32.16 $66,900
Salinas, CA 120 0.80 2.09 $32.11 $66,800
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA 60 0.34 0.89 $31.37 $65,260

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 160 0.67 1.73 $19.92 $41,430
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 130 1.26 3.28 $22.33 $46,450
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 130 0.74 1.91 $25.82 $53,710
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 110 1.53 3.99 $18.12 $37,690
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 90 0.50 1.30 $18.30 $38,070

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 110 1.53 3.99 $18.12 $37,690
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 130 1.26 3.28 $22.33 $46,450
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 30 0.93 2.43 $20.90 $43,480
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 90 0.85 2.20 $21.13 $43,950
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 30 0.80 2.09 $22.41 $46,600

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 80 0.45 1.17 $31.36 $65,240
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 30 0.20 0.51 $27.88 $57,990
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 70 0.36 0.93 $26.80 $55,740
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.45 1.16 $26.25 $54,610
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $26.13 $54,340


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012