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Overview
Nannies care for children in the employer’s home by organizing age-appropriate play, meals, bathing, school transport and occasional homework support.
In job descriptions, look for child routines, baby care, first aid, meal preparation, homework help, safe transport, play activities, communication with parents and household boundaries.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Nanny work is usually close to the child’s daily routine in a private home. The role can combine play, meals, bathing, school travel, homework help and calm communication with parents about needs, timing and boundaries.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include child routines, age-appropriate activities, baby care, first aid, food preparation and problem handling. Some roles also include light household or pet-related tasks, but those duties should be named clearly.
Salary context
Pay context depends on number and age of children, hours, travel, overnight responsibility, homework support, baby care and any household tasks outside direct child care. Live-in and live-out arrangements should be compared carefully.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior nanny roles, infant care focus, family assistant work, child care coordination or formal child care settings when the person wants a more structured workplace.
Good to know
Check the children’s ages, schedule, school travel, meal expectations, first aid needs, household boundaries and communication with parents. A clear role separates child care from general domestic work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary 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 au pair and babysitter.
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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
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O*NET relationships: 1
Nannies
39-9011.01
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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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.
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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/0a5356bc-7f81-4e40-971d-c1dc789c5fb4 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5311.1.4 |
| ISCO group | 5311 |
| Concept type | Occupation |