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Childcare centre manager

#56Declining
5/5

Key facts

−3.2%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −3.2% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Child care services managers (ISCO 1341). Child care services managers plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate the provision of care for children in before-school, after-school, vacation and day care centres and services.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

34 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • after school activities coordinator
  • after school activities manager
  • after school day care coordinator
  • before school daycare coordinator
  • child care coordinator
  • child day care centre administrator
  • child day care centre manager
  • child day care vacation coordinator
  • child day care vacation manager
  • child daycare centre coordinator
  • child daycare centre manager
  • childcare centre manager
  • head teacher of nursery
  • head teacher of nursery school
  • headteacher of nursery school
  • kindergarten director
  • kindergarten headmaster
  • kindergarten principal
  • nursery headteacher
  • nursery school director
  • nursery school head teacher
  • nursery school headmaster
  • nursery school headteacher
  • nursery school principal
  • pre-school activities coordinator
  • pre-school activities manager
  • preschool head teacher
  • preschool headteacher
  • vacation activities coordinator
  • vacation activities manager
  • vacation camp activities coordinator
  • vacation camp activities manager
  • vacation camp coordinator
  • vacation camp manager

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $59,300
EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.