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Childcare Workers

Occupation · SOC 2018 39-9011 · United States

SOC 2018 code
39-9011
Share of U.S. applications
0.04%
Applications on record
5,299
FY2025
770
Median offered wage
$37,336
Certified (last three years)
84.2%
Main route
PERM labour certification
Median wage$37,336certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Childcare Workers (SOC 39-9011). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Childcare Workers

385770FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
385770FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008223
FY2009144
FY2010241
FY2011196
FY2012120
FY201373
FY201484
FY2015127
FY2016185
FY2017177
FY2018265
FY2019221
FY2020243
FY2021263
FY2022378
FY2023495
FY2024550
FY2025770
FY2026*544
Fiscal yearCW-1H-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*28411474
FY2025431132612
FY20245512110364
FY2023627412347
FY202233695271
FY202131392191
FY202041283171
FY201919354163
FY20180499207
FY20170385134
FY201606211112
FY2015054766
FY20140361038
FY2013025642
FY20120202080
FY20110349153
FY20100016225
FY20090010134
FY2008000223
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Precious Time LLC39
  2. Mariposa Child Care Center, Inc.14
  3. Childrens Angel Childcare LLC9
  4. Noha, Inc.8
  5. Prime Step LLC6
  6. Lisias Vieira Lima de Abreu6
  7. Deer Valley Resort Company, LLC6
  8. Tiny Toons Preschools Inc5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Childcare Workers: applications by worksite state

2+7+13+32+134+
2+7+13+32+134+
Data table
StateApplications
NY803
CA570
FL466
VA429
NJ310
MP293
MD279
IL261
TX249
MA194
CT193
WA134
DC127
GA117
PA117
CO115
NC69
OH52
UT38
MI36
MN35
TN32
AZ29
IN25
MO23
OR21
SC19
NV19
WI18
NE17
KS16
AK16
KY13
HI12
AL12
IA11
VT11
DE10
WV10
PR9
ME8
OK7
ND7
LA6
MT6
NH5
SD5
RI4
AR4
WY4
NM3
MS3
ID2
Metropolitan areas
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ960
  2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV658
  3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL319
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN243
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA203
  6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH174
  7. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT159
  8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA157
  9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA117
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA94
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $37,336; middle half $36,400 to $43,680 · median prevailing wage $36,130 (marker) · 7 applications.

$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
$20k$30k$40k$50k$60k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II1
  3. Level III3
  4. Level IV6
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Nanny17
  2. Teacher10
  3. Childcare Worker8
  4. Child Care Worker7
  5. Spanish Preschool Teacher7
  6. Preschool Teacher6
  7. Afterschool Teacher4
  8. Childcare Coordinator4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pages for this occupation by metropolitan area

Areas with at least 50 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020.

  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
  • Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT
  • Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
  • Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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