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Childcare Workers in Nebraska

Thinking about a career as a Childcare Workers in Nebraska? Here’s what you need to know. Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. Excludes “Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education” (25-2011) and “Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education” (25-9042).

What do Childcare Workers Make in Nebraska?

For a childcare workers working in Nebraska, wages run about $28,860 per year (or about $13.88/hour).Pay can range from $24,960 at the 10th percentile to $36,420 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$24,960	$12.00
25th percentile	$27,710	$13.32
Median (50th)	$28,860	$13.88
75th percentile	$31,910	$15.34
90th percentile	$36,420	$17.51

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in Nebraska relative to the national average — is 2.65, suggesting that childcare workers are more concentrated here than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, childcare workers earn a median of $50,186 per year ($24.13/hour), below the Nebraska median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 395,644 childcare workers across the United States. In Nebraska alone, approximately 9,070 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 6,200 childcare workers.

Top Nebraska Metros for Childcare Workers

The metro areas below employ the most childcare workers in Nebraska.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Omaha, NE-IA	4,980	$29,640
Lincoln, NE	1,610	$28,470
Grand Island, NE	250	$28,160

Top States for Childcare Workers Employment

These states have the highest employment of childcare workers work.

State	Number Employed
California	47,190
Texas	45,020
New York	42,780
Georgia	25,650
New Jersey	23,680
Illinois	22,540
Florida	21,790
Michigan	14,760
Pennsylvania	14,410
Virginia	14,150
Tennessee	13,190
Ohio	12,580
Massachusetts	12,370
North Carolina	12,200
South Carolina	11,570
Colorado	11,560
Minnesota	10,910
Missouri	10,600
Connecticut	9,630
Oklahoma	9,550

Highest-Paying States for Childcare Workers

The highest-paying states for childcare workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$45,400
Massachusetts	$39,290
Colorado	$38,410
California	$38,220
Vermont	$37,830
Washington	$37,800
New York	$36,630
Hawaii	$36,440
Oregon	$36,250
Connecticut	$35,290

Skills

The most important childcare workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for childcare workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Childcare Workers typically:

• Maintain a safe play environment.
• Observe and monitor children's play activities.
• Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
• Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
• Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for people with disabilities.
• Sanitize toys and play equipment.
• Dress children and change diapers.
• Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
• Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
• Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
• Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
• Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.

Work Activities

• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Thinking Creatively
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Getting Information
• Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Microsoft Office software

Related Careers

Careers similar to childcare workers include:

• Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• Medical and Health Services Managers
• Social and Community Service Managers
• Child, Family, and School Social Workers
• Health Education Specialists

Also Known As

After School Coordinator, After School Counselor, Attendant, Baby Attendant, Baby Sitter, Before and After School Daycare Worker, Boarding Mother, Care Provider, Caregiver, Child Attendant, Child Care Aide, Child Care Assistant, Child Care Attendant, Child Care Development Specialist, Child Care Professional.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 39-9011.00