National
| Median wages (2008) |
$19.20 hourly, $39,940 annual |
| Employment (2006) |
56,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2006-2016) |
Much faster than average (21% or higher)
|
| Projected need (2006-2016) |
29,000 additional employees |
11-9031.00 - Education Administrators, Preschool and Child Care Center/Program
Plan, direct, or coordinate the academic and nonacademic activities of preschool and child care centers or programs.
Sample of reported job titles:
Director, Administrator, Preschool Director, Site Coordinator, Childcare Director, Early Head Start Director, Education Coordinator, Education Director, Education Site Manager, Early Childhood Services Director
Tasks
- 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.
- Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.
- Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.
- Review and interpret government codes, and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.
- Determine the scope of educational program offerings, and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions, to estimate staffing and facility requirements.
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Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
| Desktop computers |
| Digital cameras — Compact digital cameras |
| Emergency medical services first aid kits — Emergency first aid kits |
| Notebook computers — Laptop computers |
| Personal computers |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Accounting software — Intuit QuickBooks; Intuit Quicken software |
| Enterprise resource planning ERP software — ACS Technologies HeadMaster; B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage; SofterWare EZ-CARE2; The Gallagher Group DataCare |
| Office suite software — Microsoft Office software |
| Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel |
| Word processing software — Microsoft Word |
