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Overview
Au pairs live with a host family, often in another country, and support daily childcare while experiencing a different culture.
In job descriptions, look for supervision of children, homework help, play, meals, basic care, communication with parents, light cleaning, shopping, pet care, first aid and any driving or schedule expectations.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Au pair work happens inside a host family’s daily routine. The role can include school runs, play, homework support, meals, basic care, light household tasks, shopping and clear communication with parents about children’s needs and schedules.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include supervising children, communicating with young people, preparing simple food, keeping areas clean, handling small problems calmly and following family instructions. Some arrangements also ask for pet care, driving, first aid or support for children with specific needs.
Salary context
Compare arrangements through living conditions, weekly hours, childcare responsibility, household tasks, time off, transport duties, language expectations and whether meals or accommodation are included. This guide does not provide pay amounts.
Career paths
Experience can support later work in childcare, youth activities, language learning, family support, tutoring or hospitality. Strong references often come from reliability, safe supervision and clear communication with parents.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the number and ages of children, daily timetable, private room, household tasks, driving, pets, language expectations and emergency routines. A clear advert separates cultural exchange from ordinary domestic employment.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include babysitter and nanny.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Nannies
39-9011.01
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
97.0Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel
Alternative labels
Occupation group
child care worker (5311.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f219f643-4df1-4a9a-b6c5-dc2f48c22806 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5311.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 5311 |
| Concept type | Occupation |