Washington Child Care Workers: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Child Care Workers in Washington

Fast Facts for Child Care Workers in Washington

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Kennewick, Yakima, and Bellingham
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Mount Vernon, Seattle, and Tacoma
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma

Salaries for Child Care Workers in Washington

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Seattle, Longview, and Olympia. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Child Care Workers in Washington are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Child Care Workers in Washington

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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Washington Child Care Worker Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Bates Technical College	Tacoma	Associate	5,463
Peninsula College	Port Angeles	Bachelor	3,180

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Child Care Workers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. 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
WASHINGTON
Kennewick	660	$19,800	1.8
Yakima	530	$20,310	1.7
Bellingham	480	$21,000	1.5
Spokane	1,330	$20,080	1.5
Bremerton	390	$21,310	1.2
Wenatchee	150	$21,380	1
Longview	120	$21,760	1
Olympia	360	$21,630	1
Tacoma	1,100	$20,910	0.9
Seattle	5,960	$22,790	0.9
Mount Vernon	100	$20,500	0.6

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