Baby Sitters - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Child day care services
Private households
Elementary and secondary schools

Outlook

Growth for this career is expected to decline. Parents and guardians would like their children to have educational and social experiences. However, the increasing cost of child care may reduce demand for childcare workers. With more people working from home they may chose not to enroll their child in traditional child care services.

Childcare Workers (CIS 100270)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	36,236 Very large	&	0.8%	2.7%	>>>>	6,046 Very High
Champaign Area	868 Very large	&	-4.3%	1.9%	>>>>	136 High
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	752 Very large	&	-6.6%	-1.2%	>>>>	115 High
Cook County	15,985 Very large	&	1.2%	3.0%	>>>>	2,679 Very High
Decatur Area	312 Large	&	-4.8%	0.1%	>>>>	48 Moderate
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	2,157 Very large	&	3.6%	4.0%	>>>>	371 Very High
Du Page County	2,838 Very large	&	1.8%	3.7%	>>>>	479 Very High
Edwardsville Area	804 Very large	&	4.4%	4.4%	>>>>	140 High
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	354 Very large	&	-6.8%	-2.2%	>>>>	55 High
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	519 Very large	&	-1.9%	-0.1%	>>>>	84 High
Lake County	1,964 Very large	&	0.3%	2.6%	>>>>	325 Very High
McHenry County	888 Very large	&	7.2%	6.1%	>>>>	158 Very High
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	541 Very large	&	-0.7%	0.2%	>>>>	89 High
Northwest Illinois Area	704 Very large	&	0.9%	5.1%	>>>>	118 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	1,658 Very large	&	4.5%	1.3%	>>>>	287 Very High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	518 Very large	&	-6.2%	-1.6%	>>>>	80 High
Rock Island-Moline Area	569 Very large	&	-3.0%	1.8%	>>>>	90 High
Rockford Area	875 Very large	&	-1.5%	2.4%	>>>>	143 High
Shawnee National Forest Area	320 Very large	&	-4.1%	-0.3%	>>>>	51 High
Springfield Area	802 Very large	&	-4.6%	-0.8%	>>>>	126 High
St Louis-Belleville Area	1,061 Very large	&	-0.8%	0.2%	>>>>	174 Very High
Vermilion County	149 Large	&	-11.4%	-5.1%	>>>>	21 Moderate
Will County	1,838 Very large	&	2.2%	5.4%	>>>>	311 Very High
United States	991,600 Very large	&	-2.9%	3.1%	>>>>	160,200 Very High