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	Childcare Workers	Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	Special Education Teachers, Preschool	Recreation Workers	Residential Advisors	Teaching Assistants, Special Education
SUMMARY	18% Minimal Risk	6% Minimal Risk	8% Minimal Risk	9% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk	11% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	4.8/10	6.0/10	6.4/10	6.0/10	4.8/10	4.3/10
POLLING	18.7% (Minimal Risk, Based on 127 votes)	25% (Low Risk, Based on 142 votes)	18.0% (Minimal Risk, Based on 32 votes)	31% (Low Risk, Based on 29 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	32% (Low Risk, Based on 39 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	-2.9%	-1.6%	1.4%	4.1%	3.8%	-1.5%
WAGES	$32,050 or $15.41 per hour	$61,430 or $29.53 per hour	$62,190 or $29.90 per hour	$35,380 or $17.01 per hour	$39,180 or $18.83 per hour	$35,240 or $16.94 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	520,180	114,410	28,200	309,640	82,810	1,375,300
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DESCRIPTION	Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play.	Teach academic and social skills to kindergarten students.	Teach academic, social, and life skills to preschool-aged students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.	Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.	Coordinate activities in resident facilities in secondary school and college dormitories, group homes, or similar establishments. Order supplies and determine need for maintenance, repairs, and furnishings. May maintain household records and assign rooms. May assist residents with problem solving or refer them to counseling resources.	Assist a preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school teacher to provide academic, social, or life skills to students who have learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Serve in a position for which a teacher has primary responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services.

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