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What You'll Do: The job entails: watching over children to ensure their safety, making meals and snacks, helping kids bathe and dress, changing the diapers of infants, teaching kids basic skills such as how to tie their shoelaces and how to spell, designing and leading group activities to promote social interaction and enhance communication skills, creating daily schedules or following a preset schedule made by the parents or guardian, reporting any issues to the parents or guardian, and providing first aid in the case of an emergency.

Since the job is physically demanding and mentally stressful at times, you might find yourself feeling exhausted at the end of each day. You'll either work full-time or part-time from your own home, the client's home, or in a formal childcare center (the latter two therefore requiring that resume). Your hours may often be irregular as you must be available to help out when the guardians cannot be present. This could mean working nights, weekends, or even holidays.

Education and Training: The educational requirements for becoming a childcare worker vary greatly depending on location and the employer. Most places will require that you have at least a high school diploma or GED, but that isn't universally mandatory. Some parents will prefer to only hire candidates who possess formal education in childcare. This could mean a two-year or four-year degree in early childhood education. Those with bachelor's degrees in psychology or nursing may also be fit for the job.

With the right amount of experience working with kids, nearly anyone from a young teenager to an older adult can take on the role of caregiver. Certification or licensure is required in some states, and that often involves having a high school diploma, practical experience, and completing specific coursework. Basic first aid and CPR skills are also mandatory with many employers.

In the end, every state will have its own requirements for anybody looking to become a childcare worker, so be sure to check the laws in the area you plan on working in.

The Future: The child care profession is expected to grow at about 20% through 2020.

The Pay: The median hourly wage for Childcare Workers in the U.S. ranges from $7.65 to $14.08, with the average hitting $9.38 (or $19,510 annually) in 2012 as per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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