Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Education & Training · Administration and Administrative Support
Pay and outlook shown for
New workers start near $34,180; experienced workers reach $89,800. About 410 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
Job outlook
Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.
- Employment change
- +9.1%
- Openings a year
- 48
- Employed in 2024
- 618
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · Experience: Less than 5 years
Alamo Colleges programs that lead here
No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.
Browse all programsSkills this career uses
The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Monitoring4.1
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Critical Thinking4.0
- Coordination4.0
- Service Orientation4.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
What the work is
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
- Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.
- Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
Education people in this job have
Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.
- High school or less26%
- Certificate6%
- Some college20%
- Associate degree32%
- Bachelor's degree16%
Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.
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