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What They Do
About This Career
Plans, directs, or coordinates academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.
This career is part of the Education and Training cluster Administration and Administrative Support pathway.
A person in this career:
- Confers with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.
- Monitors students' progress and provides students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.
- Recruits, hires, trains, and evaluates primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.
- Teaches classes or courses or provides direct care to children.
- Sets educational standards and goals and helps establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.
- Determines the scope of educational program offerings and prepares drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
- Determines allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorizes purchases.
- Directs and coordinates activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
- Prepares and maintains attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or directs preparation and maintenance activities.
- Plans, directs, and monitors instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
People who do this job report that:
- You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
- Work in this occupation requires being inside most of the time
Working in this career involves (physical activities):
- Seeing clearly at a distance
- Seeing clearly up close
- Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
- Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
Work Hours and Travel
- Regular working hours and limited travel
Specialty and Similar Careers
Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:
- Childcare Director
- Early Head Start Director
- Education Coordinator
- Education Director
- Education Site Manager
- Preschool Director
- Preschool Program Director
- Principal
- Site Coordinator
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts national surveys of wage data by occupation in every state and in all industry divisions. These surveys are conducted through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program.
The statistics collected for one year are published the next fall. For example, 2013 wage information was published in the fall of 2014.
There are over 800 occupations in the surveys, and these occupations cover the entire U.S. labor market. The surveys ask for reports in a scale of ranges for both hourly wages and annual wages.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics for a broad category, be aware that the salary data for a specific career may differ.
For more details about how wage information is collected and calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm.
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts a national survey of over 400,000
employers in every state and in all industry divisions. This survey is conducted
through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Every other year the
department publishes outlook information based on these surveys.
Each outlook period covers 10 years. For example, in 2003 the outlook information
was published for 2004-2014. Employers are asked to report the number of employees
in about 770 different occupations that cover the entire U.S. labor market.
From this information, staffing patterns for different industries are established.
Industry growth is projected into the future based on past trends and current economic
conditions. Industry staffing patterns are then applied to the industry projections
to obtain occupational projections.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties
of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational
category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics
for a broad category, be aware that the employment data for a specific field may
differ.
For more details about how employment information is collected and calculated by
the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.tn.htm.
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