Iowa Child Care Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Child Care Workers in Iowa

Fast Facts for Child Care Workers in Iowa

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Iowa City, Waterloo, and Dubuque
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Davenport, Des Moines, and Sioux City
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Des Moines, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids

Salaries for Child Care Workers in Iowa

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and Iowa City. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Child Care Workers in Iowa are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Child Care Workers in Iowa

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

Programs: Child Care Career Skills, Child Day Care
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

Programs: Child Day Care Management
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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Iowa Child Care Worker Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Des Moines Area Community College	Ankeny	Associate	18,320
Eastern Iowa Community College District	Davenport	Associate	7,329
Hawkeye Community College	Waterloo	Associate	5,725
Indian Hills Community College	Ottumwa	Associate	4,174
Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville	Associate	3,013
Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs	Associate	5,300
Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids	Associate	15,091
Marshalltown Community College	Marshalltown	Associate	1,701
Northeast Iowa Community College-Calmar	Calmar	Associate	4,810
Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City	Associate	5,191

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Child Care Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Child Care Workers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Child Care Workers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
IOWA
Iowa City	1,020	$18,020	3.6
Waterloo	590	$16,480	1.7
Dubuque	330	$17,360	1.7
Ames	220	$16,760	1.6
Cedar Rapids	870	$19,650	1.6
Sioux City	400	$17,840	1.4
Des Moines	1,920	$20,720	1.4
Davenport	470	$17,510	0.6

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