Early Childhood Education Career Outlook

A program that prepares individuals to teach students from birth to grade 2. Early childhood education majors also earn either an ESL or bilingual education endorsement (for preK to grade 12) and an early childhood special education approval.

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Career Outlook

Explore the subsections below to learn more about the potential skills a student with an early childhood education major can develop as well as the potential positions, areas, and employers that hire students with this degree. Please note that these are not exhaustive lists and should be used as a starting point.

Skills

As an early childhood education major, students may develop advanced skills including communication, patience, creativity, enthusiasm, confidence, dedication, organization, classroom management, time management, emotional soothing, parent communication, critical thinking, leadership, and teamwork.

Positions

Graduates with a degree in early childhood education can work as teachers, day care operators, day care teachers, infant toddler specialists, ESL teachers, early childhood special educators, day care directors, ABA therapists, early interventionists (developmental therapists), nannies, home day care operators, afterschool program directors.

Areas

Graduates with a degree in early childhood education can work in teaching, research, sales, administration, literacy development, parent education, early intervention, home-based behavior therapy, day care, fundraising/development.

Employers

Graduates with a degree in early childhood education can work for public, private, Montessori, magnet, or charter schools, professional associations, families, day care centers, respite care agencies, international schools, publishers, museums, zoos, religious organizations, correctional institutions, nonprofits, park districts.

Handshake

In addition to other employment opportunity websites, the Center for SUCCESS uses Handshake to share internships and jobs with students. Please explore the positions provided in the automated feed below or click "View All" to explore positions in Handshake using your major as a filter.

Although we attempt to screen all employers and positions, the Center for SUCCESS and Saint Xavier University assume no liability for the accuracy of information shared in this feed or through Handshake. The views and opinions shared by employers through Handshake do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Center for SUCCESS and Saint Xavier University.

Please Note: This feed may include positions not directly related to your major, as employers have the option to assign all majors to posted roles. If you have any questions about a particular employer or position, please contact centerforsuccessFREESXU.

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