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It highlights key patterns in position types, employment types, wages, and geographic concentration. Results show most postings target teacher/educator/instructor roles, with job-title terminology varying widely. Wages are comparatively low, averaging $17.68 per hour for teacher/educator/instructor postings versus $34.08 statewide across all occupations. 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Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is part of a multi-center collaborative project focused on child care in New Jersey with the Center for Women and Work and the National Institute for Early Education Research with support and collaboration from the New Jersey Department of Children and Families. Through this work, the Heldrich Center is evaluating the child care workforce through a multi-modal research approach. This brief outlines the research findings from the Heldrich Center’s job posting analysis, which offers insights into job advertisements in the child care field, including position type, employment type, wages, and location. These findings offer insights into the demand for workers in the child care field.  \n▲ Key Findings  \n• A majority of New Jersey job postings in the child care sector were for teacher/educator/instructor positions.  \n• Job title and position terminology in the child care sector varies considerably.  \n• Seventy-eight percent (78%) of child care job postings were for positions with hourly wages and only 21% advertised annual salaries. Only 1% of job postings advertised daily wages and less than 1% advertised weekly wages.  \n• Advertised wages within the child care sector are low. Average advertised wages for the category of teacher/educator/instructor were $17.68 per hour, which is very low when compared to the New Jersey mean average hourly wage of $34.08 across all occupations.  \n• While child care job postings were present across the state, there were higher concentrations of job postings found in more densely populated regions consistent with population distribution.  \nB A C K G R O U N D  \nChild care providers are facing difficulties finding and retaining qualified staff, which is not a new policy challenge. Turnover of the child care workforce has been a constant challenge since the 1990s (Totenhagen et al., 2016; Whitebook, 1999). The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated child care workforce challenges, as maternal labor force participation declined at the start of the pandemic, which could be seen as both a driver and a consequence of the decline in employment in the child care field (Crouse et al., 2023). In the recovery from the pandemic, the child care field has largely struggled to meet pre-pandemic employment levels (Small & Lancaster, 2022) . Research also shows that while the number of child care programs has increased since the onset of the pandemic, the number of employees per program has decreased (Crouse et al., 2023). The pandemic also put the issue firmly on the policy agenda, resulting in a renewed interest in finding and pursuing alternatives to support the industry.  \nThe specific challenge of hiring and retaining child care workers has persisted post-pandemic, causing concerns about meeting the needs of working families and parents’ ability to engage in the labor force. Research from the Center for American Progress suggests that the child care industry has not kept pace with post-pandemic recovery and job growth, as compared to other low-wage fields such as retail and hospitality, which were also heavily affected by the pandemic (Khattar & Coffey, 2023). The research suggests that the child care industry has particularly struggled due to childcare jobs’ relative attractiveness as “good quality jobs,” with key job quality measures noted as the availability of benefits, working conditions, and advancement opportunities (Khattar & Co","cbCaipvryUXSFNwG","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipvryUXSFNwG","pdf",305237,14,"English","# Introduction\n# Key Findings\n# Background","[{\"question\":\"What period and data source does the report analyze?\",\"answer\":\"The report analyzes internet job postings related to child care from October 2023, using findings from the Heldrich Center’s job posting analysis.\"},{\"question\":\"What job types dominate the New Jersey child care postings?\",\"answer\":\"Most postings are for teacher/educator/instructor positions, although job titles and terminology vary considerably across postings.\"},{\"question\":\"How do advertised wages compare to broader labor-market wages?\",\"answer\":\"Advertised wages in the child care sector are low; teacher/educator/instructor postings average $17.68 per hour versus a New Jersey mean average hourly wage of $34.08 across all occupations.\"}]","New Jersey’s Childcare Workforce - An Examination of Internet Job Postings from October 2023 | PDF",1792053551,35]