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Headline risk

21%

Moderate Risk

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United States role viewSynthetic blend · 3 occupationsISCO 1330

This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.

Median wage: USD 56,27090.2 currentConfidence medium

Why this score

Exposure 69%

Weighted overlap across component occupations

Bottleneck 59%

Human coordination and physical presence protection

Demand resilience 26%

Blended local-market buffer for this role

Confidence 62%

Component coverage and mapping quality

Workflow profile

Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.

CreativeAmbiguityInstitutionalRelationshipsRegulatoryPhysicalCoordinationTool Speed

Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)

United States support

Evidence bundle

Task coverage 100%

Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration

Wage context USD 56,270

Median annual wage from BLS OEWS

Demand outlook -3%

Employment projections and openings from BLS

Preparation Job Zone 4

Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS

Support sources
11/11 source families Updated from O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration

Support snapshot

Job zone

4

The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.

Median wage

USD 56,270

USD 45,310 to USD 72,690

Openings

5.5K

-2.5% projected change

Median age

47.1

1.1M employed

Occupation profile

Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

Job Zone 4 · Moderate preparation

The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.

Task primitives

Matched task weight share: 100% · Effective coverage: 14%

Concentration: 26%

Wage context

Median annual

USD 56,270

Mean annual

USD 62,640

Hourly median: USD 27

Employment: 71,620 workers

10th percentile: USD 37,060

90th percentile: USD 96,400

Demand outlook

2024 employment

90.2K

2034 employment

87.9K

Openings: 5.5K

Projected change: -2.5%

Education: Bachelor's degree

Work experience: Less than 5 years

On-the-job training: None

Median wage in projections: USD 56,270

Employment of preschool and childcare center directors is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.

Requirements and friction

Telework: <5%Telework: >95%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 32.5%Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 67.5%Pace: Control of workload: <0.5%Pace: Control of workload: <0.5%Pace: Control of workload: <10%Pace: Control of workload: 96.2%

Telework: <5% · Telework: >95% · Adaptability: Work schedule variability: 32.5%

Narrative and skills

AdaptabilityLeadershipInterpersonal

Preschool and childcare center directors supervise and lead their staffs, design program plans, oversee daily activities, and prepare budgets.

Preschool and childcare center directors work primarily in child daycare services. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.

A bachelor&rsquo;s degree and experience in early childhood education are typically required to become a preschool and childcare center director. However, educational requirements vary. Additionally, some employers require these directors to have a nationally recognized credential.

The median annual wage for preschool and childcare center directors was $56,270 in May 2024.

Employment of preschool and childcare center directors is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.

Jobs: 90,200

Median pay: USD 56,270

Employment outlook: Employment of preschool and childcare center directors is projected to grow 3 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.

Openings: -2,300

Tasks and tools

  • 1. Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems. · AI use 0%
  • 2. Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems. · AI use 0%
  • 3. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services. · AI use 0%
  • 4. Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out. · AI use 0%
  • 5. Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements. · AI use 0%
  • 6. Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities. · AI use 0%
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AdaptabilityLeadershipInterpersonal

Work context

  • Contact With Others: 5.0/5
  • Telephone Conversations: 4.9/5
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams: 4.9/5
  • E-Mail: 4.8/5
  • Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers: 4.6/5
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team: 4.5/5

Tech density

6/6

6 hot · 1 in demand

Work pace

4.8/5

Average of the strongest work-context signals.

Worker profile

Median age: 47.1

Total employed: 1.1M · Under 25: 2% · 25 to 54: 72% · 55+: 26%

Support note

Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.

Source vintage

O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration

Component occupations

Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare

11-9031 · 40% weight

Open

Software and applications manager

Support bundle: Moderate preparation

Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

25-1022 · 30% weight

Open

Enterprise/Solution architect

Support bundle: Extensive preparation

Software developers

15-1252 · 30% weight

Open

Software developer

Support bundle: Moderate preparation

Methodology

Shared spine

structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)

Country layer

headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)

Published limitations

This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.