AI Career Radar

Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

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

AI exposure28 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation14
Freedom to set tasks79
Repeating the same tasks53
$59,300Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-3.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
70Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
75
Speaking
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
75
Monitoring
63
72
Judgment and Decision Making
63
72
Active Learning
62
72
Coordination
62
72
Complex Problem Solving
62
69
Reading Comprehension
61
75
Time Management
61
69
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
75
Writing
60
72
Learning Strategies
58
72
Instructing
58
72
Systems Analysis
57
53
Service Orientation
56
69
Systems Evaluation
56
56
Persuasion
54
56
Mathematics
53
44
Negotiation
52
66
Science
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
72
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
56
Management of Material Resources
47
56
Quality Control Analysis
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Troubleshooting
47
22
Equipment Selection
47
3
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
13

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$123,860
10-yr growth
+24.2%
Skill gap
8%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Persuasion, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$100,330
10-yr growth
+14.8%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Service Orientation, Monitoring, Active Listening

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$97,870
10-yr growth
+16.6%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
12%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Systems Analysis

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$100,580
10-yr growth
+11.7%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Persuasion

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.