Missouri Child Care Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Child Care Workers in Missouri

Fast Facts for Child Care Workers in Missouri

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Jefferson City, Springfield, and St. Louis
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Columbia, Joplin, and St. Joseph
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: St. Louis, Kansas City, and Springfield

Salaries for Child Care Workers in Missouri

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Jefferson City, Columbia, and Kansas City. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Child Care Workers in Missouri are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Child Care Workers in Missouri

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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Missouri Child Care Worker Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Central Methodist University-College of Graduate & Extended Studies	Fayette	Masters	2,494
Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts & Sciences	Fayette	Bachelor	934
East Central College	Union	Associate	3,604
Jefferson College	Hillsboro	Associate	4,865
Metropolitan Community College-Penn Valley	Kansas City	Associate	4,540
Mineral Area College	Park Hills	Associate	3,061
Missouri State University-West Plains	West Plains	Associate	1,757
Moberly Area Community College	Moberly	Associate	4,009
North Central Missouri College	Trenton	Associate	1,505
Ozarks Technical Community College	Springfield	Associate	10,250
Saint Louis Community College-Florissant Valley	Saint Louis	Associate	6,250
Saint Louis Community College-Forest Park	Saint Louis	Associate	7,230
Saint Louis Community College-Meramec	Kirkwood	Associate	10,168
Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau	Masters	10,624
St Charles Community College	Cottleville	Associate	6,933
State Fair Community College	Sedalia	Associate	3,306
Three Rivers Community College Poplar Bluff	Poplar Bluff	Associate	3,185

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Child Care Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Missouri. 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
MISSOURI
Jefferson City	360	$23,270	1.3
Springfield	1,100	$17,110	1.3
St. Louis	7,640	$19,310	1.3
Kansas City	5,270	$19,880	1.2
St. Joseph	140	$17,660	0.7
Joplin	210	$15,890	0.7
Columbia	190	$22,400	0.6

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