Overview
All Child Care Centre Managers
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$1,272 Weekly Pay
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Very strong Future Growth
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17,000 workers Employment Size
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Very high skill Skill level rating
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71% Full-Time Full-Time Share
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42 hours Average full-time
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40 years Average age
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92% female Gender Share
Child Care Centre Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the activities of childcare centres and services including physical and human resources.
Also known as: Child Care Centre Director or Coordinator.
You usually need a diploma in early childhood education and care to work as a Child Care Centre Manager. Some workers have university qualifications.
Tasks
- developing and implementing programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
- providing care for children in before-school, after-school, day, and vacation care centres
- directing and supervising Child Carers in providing care and supervision for young children
- ensuring the centre is a safe area for children, staff and visitors
- complying with relevant government requirements and standards
- liaising with parents
- maintaining records and accounts for the centre
- recruiting staff and coordinating professional development
Prospects
The number of people working as Child Care Centre Managers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 12,000 in 2014 to 17,000 in 2019.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a medium sized occupation.
- Location: Child Care Centre Managers work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Health Care and Social Assistance; Education and Training; and Public Administration and Safety.
- Earnings: Full-time workers on an adult wage earn around $1,272 per week (below the average of $1,460). Earnings tend to be lower when starting out and higher as experience grows.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (71%, higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 42 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 40 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 92% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Weekly Earnings
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours (cat. no. 6306.0), May 2018, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
Pathways
You usually need a diploma in early childhood education and care to work as a Child Care Centre Manager. Some workers have university qualifications.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Community Services VET training pathways.
Skills & Knowledge
Employers look for Child Care Managers who have strong interpersonal skills, are organised and reliable.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
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Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
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Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
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Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
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English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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Philosophy and theology
Philosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.
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Therapy and counselling
Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.
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Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Medicine and dentistry
Diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.
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Food production
Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
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Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
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Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
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Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
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Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
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Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
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Speaking
Talking to others.
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Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Systems evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
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Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
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Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
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Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
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Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
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Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
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Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
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Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
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Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Memorization
Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
-
Mathematics
Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
-
Multitasking
Do two or more things at the same time.
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Speed of recognition
Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
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Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
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Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Negotiating and resolving conflicts
Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.
-
Providing office support
Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.
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Helping and caring for others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.
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Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
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Coaching and developing others
Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.
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Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Hiring and organising staff
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees.
-
Guiding and directing staff
Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 11-9031.00 - Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program.
Work Environment
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
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Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
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Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
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Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
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Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
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Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
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Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
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Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
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Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Conflict situations
Deal with conflict or disagreements.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
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Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
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Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
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Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
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Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
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Disease or infection
Be exposed to disease or infections.
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Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
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Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
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Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
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Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 11-9031.00 - Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program.
All Child Care Centre Managers
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$1,272 Weekly Pay
-
Very strong Future Growth
-
17,000 workers Employment Size
-
Very high skill Skill level rating
-
71% Full-Time Full-Time Share
-
42 hours Average full-time
-
40 years Average age
-
92% female Gender Share
Child Care Centre Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the activities of childcare centres and services including physical and human resources.
Also known as: Child Care Centre Director or Coordinator.
You usually need a diploma in early childhood education and care to work as a Child Care Centre Manager. Some workers have university qualifications.
Tasks
- developing and implementing programs to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of young children
- providing care for children in before-school, after-school, day, and vacation care centres
- directing and supervising Child Carers in providing care and supervision for young children
- ensuring the centre is a safe area for children, staff and visitors
- complying with relevant government requirements and standards
- liaising with parents
- maintaining records and accounts for the centre
- recruiting staff and coordinating professional development
The number of people working as Child Care Centre Managers (in their main job) grew very strongly over 5 years:
from 12,000 in 2014 to 17,000 in 2019.
Caution: The Australian jobs market is changing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These estimates do not take account of the impact of COVID-19. They may not reflect the current jobs market and should be used and interpreted with extreme caution.
- Size: This is a medium sized occupation.
- Location: Child Care Centre Managers work in many regions of Australia.
- Industries: Most work in Health Care and Social Assistance; Education and Training; and Public Administration and Safety.
- Earnings: Full-time workers on an adult wage earn around $1,272 per week (below the average of $1,460). Earnings tend to be lower when starting out and higher as experience grows.
- Full-time: Many work full-time (71%, higher than the average of 66%).
- Hours: Full-time workers spend around 42 hours per week at work (compared to the average of 44 hours).
- Age: The average age is 40 years (compared to the average of 40 years).
- Gender: 92% of workers are female (compared to the average of 48%).
Employment Outlook
Caution: The 2019 employment projections do not take account of any impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and are therefore no longer reflective of current labour market conditions. As such, they should be used, and interpreted, with extreme caution. Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, National Skills Commission trend data to May 2019 and projections to 2024.
Weekly Earnings
Source: Based on ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours (cat. no. 6306.0), May 2018, Customised Report. Median weekly total cash earnings for full-time non-managerial employees paid at the adult rate. Earnings are before tax and include amounts salary sacrificed. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the skills and experience of the worker and the demands of the role. These figures should be used as a guide only, not to determine a wage rate.
Main Industries
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Industries are based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC 06).
States and Territories
NSW
VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Share of workers across Australian States and Territories, in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Age Profile
Source: Based on ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Age profile of workers in this job compared to the all jobs average.
Education Level
Source: ABS Census 2016, Customised Report. Highest qualification completed by workers in this job (in any field of study). Qualifications needed by new workers might be different from the qualifications of workers already in the job.
You usually need a diploma in early childhood education and care to work as a Child Care Centre Manager. Some workers have university qualifications.
Before starting a course, check it will provide you with the skills and qualifications you need. Visit
- Course Seeker to search and compare higher education courses.
- ComparED to compare undergraduate and postgraduate student experiences and outcomes.
- My Skills to compare Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses, providers and student outcomes.
- AAPathways website to explore Community Services VET training pathways.
Employers look for Child Care Managers who have strong interpersonal skills, are organised and reliable.
Filter Skills & Knowledge
Knowledge
These are important topics, subjects or knowledge areas.
-
Education and training
Curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
-
Customer and personal service
Understanding customer needs, providing good quality service, and measuring customer satisfaction.
-
Clerical
Word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office work.
-
Personnel and human resources
Recruiting and training people, managing pay and other entitlements (like sick leave), and negotiating pay and conditions.
-
Administration and management
Business principles involved in strategic planning, leadership, and coordinating people and resources.
-
Psychology
Human behaviour; differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; research methods; assessing and treating disorders.
-
English language
English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
-
Philosophy and theology
Philosophical systems and religions, including their basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and impact on society.
-
Therapy and counselling
Diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and career counselling and guidance.
-
Sociology and anthropology
Group behaviour and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
-
Mathematics
Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics.
-
Computers and electronics
Circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
-
Economics and accounting
Economics and accounting, the financial markets, banking and checking and reporting of financial data.
-
Geography
Describing land, sea, and air, including their physical characteristics, locations, how they work together, and the location of plant, animal, and human life.
-
Public safety and security
Use of equipment, rules and ideas to protect people, data, property, and institutions.
-
Communications and media
Media production, communication, and dissemination. Includes written, spoken, and visual media.
-
Law and government
How our laws and courts work. Government rules and regulations, and the political system.
-
Sales and marketing
Showing, promoting, and selling including marketing strategy, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
-
Medicine and dentistry
Diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.
-
Food production
Planting, growing, and harvesting food (both plant and animal), including storage and handling.
Skills
Skills can be improved through training or experience.
-
Reading comprehension
Reading work related information.
-
Monitoring
Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.
-
Management of personnel resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.
-
Active listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
-
Critical thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
-
Speaking
Talking to others.
-
Time management
Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.
-
Judgment and decision making
Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.
-
Coordination with others
Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.
-
Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.
-
Learning strategies
Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.
-
Social perceptiveness
Understanding why people react the way they do.
-
Active learning
Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.
-
Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.
-
Negotiation
Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.
-
Serving others
Looking for ways to help people.
-
Systems evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.
-
Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.
-
Systems analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.
-
Complex problem solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Abilities
Workers use these physical and mental abilities.
-
Oral expression
Communicate by speaking.
-
Oral comprehension
Listen to and understand what people say.
-
Written comprehension
Read and understand written information.
-
Written expression
Write in a way that people can understand.
-
Problem spotting
Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.
-
Deductive reasoning
Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.
-
Inductive reasoning
Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.
-
Originality
Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.
-
Speech clarity
Speak clearly so others can understand you.
-
Speech recognition
Identify and understand the speech of another person.
-
Near vision
See details that are up-close (within a few feet).
-
Sorting or ordering
Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
-
Brainstorming
Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.
-
Categorising
Come up with different ways of grouping things.
-
Selective attention
Pay attention to something without being distracted.
-
Memorization
Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.
-
Mathematics
Choose the right maths method or formula to solve a problem.
-
Multitasking
Do two or more things at the same time.
-
Speed of recognition
Quickly make sense of and organize things you can see like letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.
-
Flexibility of closure
See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.
Activities
These are kinds of activities workers regularly do in this job.
-
Building good relationships
Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.
-
Making decisions and solving problems
Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.
-
Planning and prioritising work
Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.
-
Working with the public
Greeting or serving customers, clients or guests, and public speaking or performing.
-
Negotiating and resolving conflicts
Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.
-
Providing office support
Doing day-to-day office work such as filing and processing paperwork.
-
Helping and caring for others
Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.
-
Communicating within a team
Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.
-
Coaching and developing others
Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.
-
Scheduling work and activities
Working out the timing of events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
-
Collecting and organising information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.
-
Coordinating the work of a team
Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.
-
Researching and investigating
Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.
-
Hiring and organising staff
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees.
-
Guiding and directing staff
Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.
-
Checking compliance with standards
Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
-
Training and teaching others
Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.
-
Assessing and evaluating things
Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.
-
Documenting or recording information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
-
Working with computers
Using computers to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

O*NET is a trademark of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The skills and importance ratings on this page are derived from the US Department of Labor O*NET Database Version 21.2, 11-9031.00 - Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program.
Learn about the daily activities, and physical and social demands faced by workers. Explore the values and work styles that workers rate as most important.
Filter Work Environment
Demands
The physical and social demands workers face most often are shown below.
-
Telephone
Talk on the telephone.
-
Face-to-face discussions
Talk with people face-to-face.
-
Frequent decision making
Frequently make decisions that impact other people.
-
Impact of decisions
Make decisions that have a large impact on other people.
-
Teamwork
Work with people in a group or team.
-
Unstructured work
Have freedom to decide on tasks, priorities, and goals.
-
Freedom to make decisions
Have freedom to make decision on your own.
-
Contact with people
Have contact with people by telephone, face-to-face, or any other way.
-
Letters and memos
Write letters and memos.
-
Health and safety of others
Take responsibility for the health and safety of others.
-
Lead or coordinate a team
Lead others to do work activities.
-
Responsible for outcomes
Take responsibility for the results of other people's work.
-
Conflict situations
Deal with conflict or disagreements.
-
Contact with the public
Work with customers or the public.
-
Electronic mail
Use electronic mail.
-
Indoors, heat controlled
Work indoors with access to heating or cooling.
-
Physically close to people
Work physically close to other people.
-
Being exact or accurate
Be very exact or highly accurate.
-
Disease or infection
Be exposed to disease or infections.
-
Repeating same tasks
Repeat the same tasks or activities (e.g., key entry) over and over, without stopping.
Values
Work values are important to a person’s feeling of satisfaction. All six values are shown below.
-
Relationships
Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.
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Achievement
Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.
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Independence
Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.
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Recognition
Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.
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Working conditions
Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.
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Support
Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.
Interests
Interests are the style or type of work we prefer to do. All interest areas are shown below.
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Enterprising
Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.
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Helping
Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.
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Administrative
Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.
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Creative
Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.
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Analytical
Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.
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Practical
Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

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