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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 4,000 hours, for Early Childhood Education Operations Manager (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education Operations Manager | 3080 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare earn, by state
New York has the highest state median for education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare ($96,810) and Guam the lowest ($33,030), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $96,810 | $46.54 | 3,950 |
| New Jersey | $78,770 | $37.87 | 2,900 |
| District of Columbia | $77,850 | $37.43 | 410 |
| Alaska | $75,540 | $36.32 | 60 |
| Washington | $70,470 | $33.88 | 1,560 |
| Massachusetts | $70,320 | $33.81 | 2,260 |
| California | $67,100 | $32.26 | 9,810 |
| Hawaii | $65,080 | $31.29 | 260 |
| Colorado | $64,620 | $31.07 | 1,150 |
| South Dakota | $63,240 | $30.41 | 150 |
| Vermont | $63,220 | $30.39 | 190 |
| Maryland | $62,520 | $30.06 | 1,270 |
| Minnesota | $62,020 | $29.82 | 1,010 |
| Utah | $60,980 | $29.32 | 400 |
| Georgia | $60,300 | $28.99 | 1,550 |
| Oregon | $60,250 | $28.97 | 1,230 |
| Nevada | $60,120 | $28.91 | Not published |
| Maine | $60,090 | $28.89 | 240 |
| Wisconsin | $59,930 | $28.81 | 1,320 |
| Connecticut | $59,760 | $28.73 | 1,290 |
| Indiana | $58,740 | $28.24 | 750 |
| Illinois | $58,550 | $28.15 | 3,090 |
| Delaware | $58,230 | $27.99 | 420 |
| North Carolina | $57,200 | $27.50 | 2,410 |
| Kansas | $56,970 | $27.39 | 600 |
| Michigan | $56,870 | $27.34 | 1,890 |
| Florida | $56,750 | $27.28 | 5,980 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,380 | $27.11 | 4,100 |
| Wyoming | $56,170 | $27.01 | 160 |
| Nebraska | $56,160 | $27.00 | 550 |
| Rhode Island | $55,290 | $26.58 | 390 |
| New Hampshire | $55,120 | $26.50 | 410 |
| Virginia | $53,320 | $25.64 | 1,590 |
| North Dakota | $51,390 | $24.71 | 290 |
| South Carolina | $51,200 | $24.61 | 700 |
| Texas | $50,840 | $24.44 | 5,480 |
| Mississippi | $49,740 | $23.91 | 580 |
| Ohio | $49,580 | $23.84 | 3,030 |
| Tennessee | $49,200 | $23.65 | 710 |
| Idaho | $48,530 | $23.33 | 200 |
| Arizona | $48,160 | $23.15 | 1,210 |
| Montana | $48,140 | $23.14 | 180 |
| Missouri | $47,940 | $23.05 | 1,060 |
| Iowa | $47,480 | $22.83 | 1,020 |
| Oklahoma | $46,690 | $22.45 | 830 |
| Louisiana | $46,030 | $22.13 | 690 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,990 | $22.11 | 220 |
| West Virginia | $45,660 | $21.95 | 290 |
| Arkansas | $44,990 | $21.63 | 1,090 |
| Kentucky | $44,530 | $21.41 | 1,000 |
| Alabama | $41,780 | $20.09 | 940 |
| Guam | $33,030 | $15.88 | 40 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).