JOB REPORT / 39-9011 · 43 TASKS

Childcare Workers.

Can AI do the work of Childcare Workers?

Mostly it works alongside you. Here is what shifts, task by task.

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The parts of your job AI can already do most of:

Keep records on individual children
Perform general administrative tasks
Keep records of play, meal schedules, and bill payment

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Your job, task by task.

16 of 43 tasks reviewed

This job has 43 core tasks. We went through 16 of them, one at a time.

Task by task, from the work Childcare Workers actually do. How we describe AI use in each task is our own read of it, not a measurement of whether AI can replace the job.

TASK 01
Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.
AI DOES
Generates record templates, auto-fills routine entries, and flags missing information
YOU DO
Watch each child closely and confirm every health and safety detail yourself
TASK 02
Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.
AI DOES
Drafts paperwork, fills attendance templates, and suggests call scripts
YOU DO
Make the actual calls and handle sensitive family conversations
TASK 03
Keep records of play, meal schedules, and bill payment.
AI DOES
Builds tracking templates, suggests meal schedule formats, and organizes log entries
YOU DO
Observe real-time child behavior and record accurate daily details
TASK 04
Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.
AI DOES
Drafts staff schedules, generates training outlines, and organizes personnel records
YOU DO
Read the room — coach, support, and make calls about real people in real situations
TASK 05SOURCE-BACKED TASK
Meet regularly with parents to discuss children's activities and development.
AI DOES
Generates progress reports and meeting agendas automatically
YOU DO
Build trust and guide tough conversations
About this analysis
70% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium
TASK 06
Help children with homework and school work.
AI DOES
Explains concepts, answers questions, and generates practice examples
YOU DO
Stay present to read the child's mood and adjust how you teach in real time
TASK 07SOURCE-BACKED TASK
Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.
AI DOES
Generates lesson templates and activity ideas
YOU DO
Know your students and adapt
About this analysis
61% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium
TASK 08
Work with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote desirable child behavior.
AI DOES
Suggests evidence-based discipline strategies and helps draft behavior plans
YOU DO
Build trust with the family and read the child's real-time emotional cues
TASK 09SOURCE-BACKED TASK
Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
AI DOES
Drafts progress reports and behavior summaries
YOU DO
Read each family's needs and concerns
About this analysis
45% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium
TASK 10
Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
AI DOES
Suggests activities, scripts, and strategies for social-emotional learning
YOU DO
Build the real trust and warmth children need to grow
TASK 11
Assign appropriate chores and praise targeted behaviors to encourage development of self-control, self-confidence, and responsibility.
AI DOES
Suggests age-appropriate chore lists and positive reinforcement scripts based on child development research
YOU DO
Read the child's mood in the moment and build real trust through presence
TASK 12
Teach and perform age-appropriate activities, such as lap play, reading, and arts and crafts, to encourage intellectual development of children.
AI DOES
Suggests age-appropriate activity ideas, books, and craft projects
YOU DO
Read the child's energy and emotions in the moment to guide real play
TASK 13
Organize and conduct age-appropriate recreational activities, such as games, arts and crafts, sports, walks, and play dates.
AI DOES
Suggests age-appropriate activity ideas, craft projects, and game rules based on a child's age
YOU DO
Show up, engage, read the room, and keep kids safe in the moment
TASK 14
Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.
AI DOES
Provides checklists, milestone guides, and talking-point suggestions to help workers prepare
YOU DO
Watch children daily, notice subtle changes, and have real conversations with families
TASK 15SOURCE-BACKED TASK
Observe children's behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children's health.
AI DOES
Tracks patterns and flags potential health concerns
YOU DO
Notice what feels wrong and comfort kids
About this analysis
0% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium
TASK 16SOURCE-BACKED TASK
Help develop or monitor family schedule.
AI DOES
Suggests schedule options and tracks conflicts
YOU DO
Know your family's real priorities
About this analysis
0% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium

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AT A GLANCE

Occupation: Childcare Workers
SOC code: 39-9011
Tasks reviewed: 16 of 43

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PAY & OUTLOOK

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Median pay (national): $34,980 · BLS OEWS 2025
Median pay (Colorado): $40,750 · BLS OEWS 2025
Employed (national): 518,910
Employed in Colorado: 13,310
Job outlook: −2.9% by 2034 · ~160,200 openings/yr

Wages from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. National figures cover the United States. Job outlook is national.

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Your job, task by task.

Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered.

Perform general administrative tasks, such as taking attendance, editing internal paperwork, and making phone calls.

Keep records of play, meal schedules, and bill payment.

Perform general personnel functions, such as supervision, training, and scheduling.

Meet regularly with parents to discuss children's activities and development.

Help children with homework and school work.

Create developmentally appropriate lesson plans.

Work with parents to develop and implement discipline programs to promote desirable child behavior.

Communicate with children's parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.

Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.

Assign appropriate chores and praise targeted behaviors to encourage development of self-control, self-confidence, and responsibility.

Teach and perform age-appropriate activities, such as lap play, reading, and arts and crafts, to encourage intellectual development of children.

Organize and conduct age-appropriate recreational activities, such as games, arts and crafts, sports, walks, and play dates.

Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention.

Observe children's behavior for irregularities, take temperature, transport children to doctor, or administer medications, as directed, to maintain children's health.

Help develop or monitor family schedule.

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