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Childcare Industry Workforce Analysis Report

Childcare Industry Workforce Analysis Report

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Childcare Industry Workforce Analysis Report

By focusing primarily on occupational data for Childcare workers and Preschool teachers, this report can provide background information and support decisions regarding employment needs within early childcare in the state. Topics discussed include typical employment and wages, educational attainment, and employment demographics.

Childcare Industry Workforce Analysis Report

Executive Summary

  • On average, Childcare workers and Preschool teachers earned 61 and 78 percent of what a typical Michigander earned in 2023, respectively.
  • Roughly three-quarters of the Childcare workers ages 16 and older in the state have some college, no degree or less as their highest level of educational attainment.
  • Nearly half of the Preschool and kindergarten teachers (ages 16+) in Michigan hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, despite having a typical requirement of an associate degree nationally. 
  • More than nine in 10 Childcare workers or Preschool teachers are women. 
  • Over 70 percent of employment for Childcare workers and Preschool teachers is within the Child care services and Elementary and secondary schools industries. 
  • Employment for Childcare workers has declined by more than five percent between 2013 and 2023. Over the same timeframe, Preschool teachers employment has increased by roughly 24 percent.