Babysitter
Impact: Child development and family support
Provides attentive care and supervision for children in the absence of parents or guardians, ensuring their safety, well-being, and engagement in age-appropriate activities.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- 10% Team / 90% Solo
- Client facing
- Frequent
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Minimal
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 20-40 hours/week
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $25,000
- Entry-level
- $15,000 - $20,000
- Senior
- $35,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 6% (average)
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- High
- Salary growth potential
- Low to 50-75% growth from entry to senior
- Typical student debt
- Minimal
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- First Aid
- CPR
- Child Development Knowledge
- Meal Preparation
- Activity Planning
Soft skills
- Patience
- Communication
- Responsibility
- Problem-solving
- Empathy
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Low
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma
- Licensing
- Varies by State
- Years to mid-career
- 1-3 years
- Years to senior
- 3-5 years
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Babysitter
- Nanny
- Childcare Provider
- Early Childhood Educator
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- 5% to very low risk due to high human interaction and judgment
- AI disruption risk
- Very Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 3.5/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.8/10
- Prestige
- 3.5/10
- Social perception
- High