Nannies

$28.52K Median Salary 150.3K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 8.5% Job Growth

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About This Career

Care for children in private households and provide support and expertise to parents in satisfying children's physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs. Duties may include meal planning and preparation, laundry and clothing care, organization of play activities and outings, discipline, intellectual stimulation, language activities, and transportation.

Reported Job Titles

Family Assistant, Family Manager, Governess, House Manager, Household Manager, Nanny, Special Needs Nanny, Travel Nanny

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Oral Expression

Problem Sensitivity

Speech Clarity

Speech Recognition

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Written Comprehension

Fluency of Ideas

Near Vision

Originality

Selective Attention

Information Ordering

Trunk Strength

Written Expression

Knowledge

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Psychology

Education and Training

Public Safety and Security

Skills

Active Listening

Monitoring

Social Perceptiveness

Service Orientation

Speaking

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Persuasion

Coordination

Time Management

Complex Problem Solving

Instructing

Learning Strategies

Active Learning

Negotiation

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Computer based training software

Word processing software

Internet browser software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Oral or enteral liquid medication syringe

Mobile medical services first aid kits

Electronic medical thermometers

Domestic clothes washers

Domestic microwave ovens

Domestic tumble dryers

Automobiles or cars

Notebook computers

Domestic clothing irons

Domestic ranges

Alarm systems

Domestic dish washers

Car seats

Feeding bottles

Vacuum cleaners

Personal computers

Abilities

Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Knowledge

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies: Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Oral or enteral liquid medication syringe: Medicine dosing syringes
Mobile medical services first aid kits: Emergency first aid kits
Electronic medical thermometers: Electronic patient thermometers; Oral thermometers; Rectal thermometers; Tympanic thermometers
Domestic clothes washers: Washing machines
Domestic microwave ovens: Microwave ovens
Domestic tumble dryers: Dryers
Automobiles or cars: Passenger vehicles
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Domestic clothing irons: Pressing equipment
Domestic ranges: Electric ranges
Alarm systems: Engine room alarm systems; Ship alarm systems
Domestic dish washers: Commercial dishwashers
Car seats: Child car safety seats
Feeding bottles: Baby bottles
Vacuum cleaners: Car vacuums
Personal computers: