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Childcare Workers in Illinois

Childcare Workers in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as a Childcare Worker? Read this first!

3.9% Jobs Projection
$22,380 Median Salary
4,700 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Childcare Workers Work in Illinois?

17,440 people worked as Childcare Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 17,370 Childcare Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Childcare Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 3.9% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.9%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 4,700 annual job openings, and a total of 32,460 jobs for Illinois Childcare Workers in 2026.

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

What do Childcare Workers Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Childcare Workers ranged from $18,570 to $33,130 with $22,380 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.93 to $15.93. The median hourly rate was $10.76.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $10.77 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.01.

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

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Top Illinois 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
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 13,450 $22,580
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,160 $23,770
Peoria, IL 750 $20,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 660 $20,670
Rockford, IL 400 $19,490
Champaign-Urbana, IL 380 $22,810
Bloomington, IL 330 $19,470
Springfield, IL 300 $22,020
Carbondale-Marion, IL 240 $21,420
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 240 $19,470
Danville, IL 90 $24,280
Decatur, IL 50 $19,700
Kankakee, IL 30 $23,320

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

References

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