Business & Finance
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
Median salary (BLS)
$59,300
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$39k – $98k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Entry / Junior
$38,580
~2 yrs to advance
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Established
$59,300
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
Senior
$78,770
Internships are a common on-ramp here — they speed up landing that first role and improve your odds, which is why the Safe and High-ceiling plans build one in.
Key skills
A typical day
- •Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- •Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- •Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- •Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.
- •Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.