Infant Teacher Statistics 2026: Job Market, Pay, Demand & Workforce
Live figures from 1,068 open infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires, next to federal employment and wage data.
Every number names its source and date, and the listing figures refresh every six hours.
Key Infant Teacher Statistics (2026)
- As of October 13, 2026, Childcare Hires listed 1,068 open infant teacher positions from 409 employers in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
- 908 of the 1,068 infant teacher listings live on Childcare Hires on October 13, 2026 (85%) were first posted in the previous 30 days.
- Employers hiring infant teachers on Childcare Hires advertise a median of $18.00 an hour (300 employers, 751 listings stating hourly pay, October 13, 2026); this is advertised pay, not earnings.
- 71.8% of infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires carried a readable hourly or annual pay figure on October 13, 2026.
- At least 5.9% of infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires were part-time on October 13, 2026 (listings that name no schedule count as full-time, so the true share may be higher).
- The five largest employers posted 48.2% of infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires on October 13, 2026, led by The Learning Experience with 184.
- Texas had the most infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires on October 13, 2026: 105, or 9.8% of the national total.
- BLS publishes no separate wage for infant teachers; the median annual wage for all childcare workers (SOC 39-9011), the occupation that includes them, was $34,980 in May 2025 (BLS OEWS).
- Child care services employed 269,970 childcare workers in May 2025, 26.9% of the industry's wage-and-salary jobs, with a median annual wage of $34,170 (BLS OEWS, NAICS 6244).
Infant Teacher Job Market Statistics
Childcare Hires had 1,068 open infant teacher listings from 409 employers on October 13, 2026.
815 were first posted in the previous 14 days and 908 in the previous 30 days.
At least 5.9% of infant teacher listings were part-time on October 13, 2026.
Listings that name no schedule are counted as full-time, so the real part-time share is likely higher.
To browse the openings themselves, see all infant teacher listings.
Infant Teacher Pay Statistics
Employers hiring infant teachers on Childcare Hires advertise a median of $18.00 an hour across 300 employers on October 13, 2026; this is advertised pay, not earnings.
BLS publishes no separate wage for infant teachers; the median annual wage for all childcare workers (SOC 39-9011), the occupation that includes them, was $34,980 in May 2025 (BLS OEWS).
For more on what infant teachers earn, see the infant teacher salary guide.
Infant Teacher Demand by State
States with at least 25 open infant teacher listings from 10 or more employers on October 13, 2026.
Texas had the most open infant teacher listings on October 13, 2026, with 105 (9.8% of the national total).
California followed with 98 (9.2%).
To browse the openings in one state, start with infant teacher openings in Texas.
| State | Open listings | Share of U.S. | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 105 | 9.8% | 54 |
| California | 98 | 9.2% | 43 |
| Maryland | 67 | 6.3% | 22 |
| Massachusetts | 64 | 6% | 24 |
| Florida | 60 | 5.6% | 32 |
| Georgia | 50 | 4.7% | 23 |
| Illinois | 49 | 4.6% | 27 |
| Ohio | 49 | 4.6% | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | 49 | 4.6% | 24 |
| New Jersey | 45 | 4.2% | 18 |
| New York | 44 | 4.1% | 19 |
| Virginia | 37 | 3.5% | 14 |
| North Carolina | 34 | 3.2% | 19 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 2.5% | 15 |
| Colorado | 26 | 2.4% | 14 |
| Michigan | 25 | 2.3% | 10 |
Childcare Hires listings, October 13, 2026. Listing counts reflect where employers post, not total employment.
Infant Teacher Employer Mix
409 employers had open infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires on October 13, 2026, and the five largest posted 48.2% of them.
370 employers (90.5%) had exactly one open infant teacher listing.
Infant Teacher Workforce
Child care services employed 269,970 childcare workers in May 2025, 26.9% of the industry's wage-and-salary jobs, with a median annual wage of $34,170 (BLS OEWS, NAICS 6244).
The child care services industry employed 1,004,990 wage-and-salary workers in May 2025, with a median annual wage of $36,580 across all its occupations (BLS OEWS, NAICS 6244).
For BLS employment projections and annual openings, see the childcare and preschool teacher job outlook.
For why centers struggle to fill these roles, see our childcare staffing shortage analysis.
For how to enter the field, see the infant teacher career guide.
Infant Teacher Statistics FAQ
How many infant teacher openings are there right now?
Childcare Hires listed 1,068 open infant teacher positions from 409 employers in 44 states and the District of Columbia on October 13, 2026. 815 of them were first posted in the previous 14 days. The count is refreshed every six hours from live listings.
What do infant teacher job listings pay?
Employers hiring infant teachers on Childcare Hires advertise a median of $18.00 an hour (300 employers, 751 listings, October 13, 2026). The middle half of listings offer $17.00 to $20.50. That is advertised pay, not earnings. BLS publishes no separate wage for infant teachers; the median annual wage for all childcare workers (SOC 39-9011), the occupation that includes them, was $34,980 in May 2025 (BLS OEWS).
Which state has the most infant teacher listings?
Texas had the most open infant teacher listings on Childcare Hires on October 13, 2026, with 105 (9.8% of the national total). California followed with 98. Listing counts reflect where employers post, not total employment.
Methodology and Sources
Listing figures are computed from every active, paid infant teacher listing on Childcare Hires at the time shown, and refreshed every six hours.
Listings on a job board are not a random sample of all infant teacher jobs, so read them as a picture of current hiring, not of total employment.
Advertised pay is the midpoint of the range an employer posts, or its single figure, and hourly and annual postings are never converted into each other.
The headline is the employer median: each employer’s own median, then the median across employers, so a chain posting hundreds of openings counts once.
A pay figure needs at least 30 listings from 10 employers and is withheld when one employer posted more than 50% of them.
Federal figures come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and are quoted as published, with the year in each sentence.
- Childcare Hires job listings: active, paid listings for infant teachers, queried live and refreshed every six hours.
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- BLS OEWS May 2025, Child Care Services (NAICS 6244)