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This primer focuses on New Hampshire’s child care workforce. For more  detail about the series, including its other  featured topics, visit this link.  \nNew Hampshire’s early care and education (ECE) workforce operates within an intricate system of standards, credentialing requirements, and quality rating systems, as is true nationwide.1 Yet, even with these stringent requirements, the workforce remains substantially underpaid, and when adjusted for the cost of living, New Hampshire child care workers have the second-lowest wages in the country. Despite high job satisfaction and finding their work rewarding, many also feel burnt out and don’t expect to stay in their jobs. These challenges lead to high turnover and workforce shortages in the ECE sector, jeopardizing the state’s ability to meet family needs.  \nGranite State Child Care Workforce Is Well Educated but Undercompensated  \nChild care workers in the Granite State are well educated. Seventy-nine percent have at least some college education, compared to just 70 percent of the general workforce (Figure 1) . Child care workers are more likely than those in other occupations to graduate from high school and go on  \n\n| Key Findings |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>| New Hampshire child care workers are more likely than other workers to have at least some college experience, but they earn far less.\u003Cbr>Annual earnings among full-time childcare workers are just $32,310, about half those of other workers in the state.\u003Cbr>Although child care and early educators express high job satisfaction, the field is subject to turnover and short staffing as workers seek opportunities that better match their education and the cost of living in New Hampshire. |\n\nFigure 1. Educational Composition of New Hampshire’s Workforce, With Child Care Workers Compared to Those in Other Occupations  \nSource: Author analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2018–2022. Notes2 to college, though they are somewhat less likely to hold a bachelor’s degree.  \nDespite their high educational attainment, New Hampshire’s child care workers have low earnings.  \nNew England Center • 15 Strafford Avenue • Durham, NH 03824 •(603) 862-2821 TTY Users: Dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-735-2964 (Relay N.H.)• [carsey.unh.edu](carsey.unh.edu)  \nAccess Online  \n2 C A R S E Y SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY  \nCensus Bureau data used here show the median annual salary among early educators working fulltime is $29,185, compared to $58,923 for Granite Staters in other occupations (Figure 2) . Further, more education does not translate into higher earnings for child care workers like it does for other workers. Child care workers with some college earn less than 1 percent more than child care workers overall. In contrast, those in other occupations experience a 14 percent premium for some college. Although the child care workforce is younger than workers overall, these differential returns persist even after accounting for age.3  \nFigure 2. Median Annual Earnings for New Hampshire’s Full-Time Child Care Workers and Those in Other Occupations, By Educational Attainment  \nSource: Author analysis of U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2018–2022. Median earnings are reported in 2022 dollars. Notes.4  \nUnderpaid Child Care Workforce Reveals and Compounds Sector Challenges  \nData from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that short-order cooks have the closest average salary to child care workers; animal caretakers earn almost five percent more.5 The mismatch among pay, education, and job responsibility reveals a stru","cbCaimG5rxWYSq27","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimG5rxWYSq27","pdf",357628,"English","# Key Findings\n## Educational composition and earnings gap\n## Sector challenges from undercompensation\n## Workforce inequities and compensation solutions","[{\"question\":\"How educated is New Hampshire’s child care workforce compared with other workers?\",\"answer\":\"Seventy-nine percent of child care workers have at least some college education, higher than the general workforce at 70 percent, though fewer hold a bachelor’s degree.\"},{\"question\":\"What do earnings data show about early educators’ pay?\",\"answer\":\"Median annual salary for early educators working full time is $29,185 versus $58,923 for people in other occupations; education does not translate into higher earnings in the child care sector.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does underpayment contribute to workforce shortages?\",\"answer\":\"Low wages reinforce burnout and limited career prospects, leading to turnover and short staffing, which prevents the sector from operating at full capacity.\"}]","Granite Guide to Early Childhood Primer - 3 - Fall 2024 | PDF",1792046927]