Child Development Specialist
Impact: Direct
Assess developmental needs and create intervention plans for children from birth to adolescence, providing support to children and families in educational, healthcare, or community settings.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Occasional local travel
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 9 AM - 5 PM
- Stress level
- Moderate
At a glance
- Median salary
- $60,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $85,000
- Growth by 2033
- Above Average
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Medium
- Typical student debt
- $30,000 - $60,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Developmental assessment
- Intervention planning
- Child psychology
- Data analysis
- Family counseling
Soft skills
- Empathy
- Communication
- Patience
- Problem-solving
- Adaptability
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Bachelor's degree
- Licensing
- Yes
- Years to mid-career
- 5
- Years to senior
- 10
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Lead Specialist, Program Coordinator, Director of Child Services
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.5/10
- Social perception
- High