Simon Janssen
Simon Janssen· CTO at HappyNurse · US AI Exposure Map 2026
Personal Care

Childcare Workers and AI

Low exposureAI score 3/10 · Personal Care
3out of 10
JPE Score
Median salary
$35K
OEWS May 2025
Forecast 2030
-5% to +5%
Employment
1.0M
BLS Employment Projections 2025
Employment growth 2021-2025 (OEWS)
+18%
Forecast trend 2025-2030
stable
Education
High school
Sector
Personal Care

Exposure scores

JPE (Practical Exposure)3/10 — Low exposure
Felten AIOE (academic reference)5.9/10
Employment growth 2021-2025 (OEWS)+18%

AI exposure explained

What does an AI score of 3/10 mean?

Interpretation

Low exposure — AI is unlikely to significantly change this occupation in the near term.

Childcare Workers has low AI exposure, meaning most tasks require physical presence, interpersonal skills, or tacit knowledge that AI cannot automate in the near term.


Forecast 2030

What changes for Childcare Workers?

Expected employment change, 2025 to 2030
-5% to +5%
Midpoint -1% · Stable: invest in AI skills
BaseBLS projection, AI not named by BLS-1%
Base + AIJPE 3/10: 0%-1%
Base + AI + roboticsno robotics effect before 2030-1%
Rows add up: the bottom row is the forecast.

The forecast starts from the national projection per occupation and adds AI and robotics as separate layers. The band of -5% to +5% matters more than the midpoint.

BLS AI exposure category: Moderate (context next to the JPE score, not used in the forecast)

Sources: base BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 · jobs: BLS Employment Projections, 2025 (incl. self-employed) · growth 2021-2025: OEWS May 2021 to May 2025 · salary: OEWS May 2025. BLS already builds AI and automation effects into its projection for some occupations; where it does, no separate layer is added on top.

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Sector context

Personal Care and AI

Childcare Workers belongs to the Personal Care sector. This sector has an education level index of 1/4, indicating lower formal education requirements. Occupations in Personal Care with high AI exposure tend to remain relatively stable as the work relies primarily on physical, interpersonal, or contextual skills.


AI tools

Which AI tools are already making an impact?

ChatGPTSquare AI

Career outlook

AI as an asset

This occupation is not directly threatened by AI. The smartest move is to learn the AI tools that strengthen your work: not because you have to, but because it makes you more productive and valuable.


Personal development

Personal development plan

Based on your sector (Personal Care) and AI exposure level, here are three concrete steps to future-proof your career.

Optimize scheduling with AI tools

Fill empty slots and reduce no-shows automatically

→ Fresha, Square Appointments
Use AI for client management and retention

Personalized follow-ups increase repeat visits by 25%

→ Square, Fresha
Track trends with AI market analysis

Stay ahead of consumer preferences in a fast-moving industry

→ ChatGPT, Google Trends

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International

This occupation in other countries

🇬🇧Childminders and Related Occupations
AI 2/10Childminders
🇫🇷Auxiliaires de puériculture
AI 2/10Childcare Assistants

About this analysis

AI scores are LLM-estimated using the same methodology as the Dutch AI Exposure Map, making scores directly comparable across countries. The Felten AIOE score is shown as an academic reference. Employment from BLS Employment Projections 2025-35 (2025, including self-employed); growth 2021-2025 and salaries from BLS OEWS May 2021 and May 2025 (an estimate where OEWS has no figure). The 2030 forecast (JPE-prognose v3) starts from the BLS Employment Projections and adds separate AI and robotics layers only where BLS does not already include those effects. These are modelled scenarios, not predictions. A high AI score does not automatically mean job loss. All data CC BY 4.0.

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