Louisiana Child Care Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Child Care Workers in Louisiana

Fast Facts for Child Care Workers in Louisiana

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Alexandria, Monroe, and Lake Charles
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Shreveport, Lafayette, and Houma
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Shreveport

Salaries for Child Care Workers in Louisiana

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Lake Charles. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Child Care Workers in Louisiana are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Child Care Workers in Louisiana

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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Louisiana Child Care Worker Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Bossier Parish Community College	Bossier City	Associate	4,986
Delgado Community College	New Orleans	Associate	13,210
Louisiana Delta Community College	Monroe	Associate	1,293
Louisiana State University at Alexandria	Alexandria	Bachelor	2,574
Louisiana State University-Eunice	Eunice	Associate	2,864
Louisiana Technical College-Baton Rouge Campus	Baton Rouge	Associate	1,490
Louisiana Technical College-Delta-Ouachita Campus	West Monroe	Associate	758
Louisiana Technical College-Lafayette Campus	Lafayette	Associate	969
Louisiana Technical College-Natchitoches Campus	Natchitoches	Associate	275
Louisiana Technical College-Northeast LA Branch Campus	Winnsboro	Associate	263
Louisiana Technical College-Sullivan Campus	Bogalusa	Associate	1,080
Louisiana Technical College-T H Harris Campus	Opelousas	Associate	619
Louisiana Technical College-Teche Area Campus	New Iberia	Associate	507
Nicholls State University	Thibodaux	Masters	6,864
Nunez Community College	Chalmette	Associate	1,442
South Louisiana Community College	Lafayette	Associate	2,944
Southern University at Shreveport	Shreveport	Associate	2,337
University of Louisiana Monroe	Monroe	Doctorate & First Professional	8,541

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Child Care Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. 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
LOUISIANA
Alexandria	380	$14,300	1.6
Monroe	380	$15,900	1.2
Lake Charles	390	$16,690	1.1
Baton Rouge	1,320	$17,280	0.8
New Orleans	1,810	$19,920	0.8
Houma	270	$15,170	0.7
Lafayette	350	$16,060	0.6
Shreveport	400	$15,800	0.5

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