O*NET-SOC 39-9011.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Childcare Workers?

Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.

Estimated AI task exposure

29%

Low-Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

24 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

25/100

Physical moat

15/100

Human moat

31/100

Rating coverage

100%

24 task statements / 24 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Maintain a safe play environment.

Importance 92/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 82/100Weight 0.92

Observe and monitor children's play activities.

Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 84/100Weight 0.91

Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.

Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 77/100Weight 0.87

Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

Importance 84/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 75/100Weight 0.86

Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.

Importance 85/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.85

Sanitize toys and play equipment.

Importance 83/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 67/100Weight 0.85

Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books.

Importance 74/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 80/100Weight 0.84

Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs.

Importance 76/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.82

Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.

Importance 80/100Relevance 88/100Frequency 74/100Weight 0.81

Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.

Importance 81/100Relevance 91/100Frequency 66/100Weight 0.81

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$34,980

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

518,910

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-2.0%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

150

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

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