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Attend to children at schools, businesses, private households, and childcare institutions. Perform a variety of tasks, such as dressing, feeding, bathing, and overseeing play. |
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Computer based training software |
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Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts. |
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Care for children in institutional setting, such as group homes, nursery schools, private businesses, or schools for the handicapped. |
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Sanitize toys and play equipment. |
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Discipline children and recommend or initiate other measures to control behavior, such as caring for own clothing and picking up toys and books. |
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Identify signs of emotional or developmental problems in children and bring them to parents' or guardians' attention. |
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Observe and monitor children's play activities. |
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Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities, meals served, and medications administered. |
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Instruct children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits. |
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Read to children and teach them simple painting, drawing, handicrafts, and songs. |
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Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas. |
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Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
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Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
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Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. |
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Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
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Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
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Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
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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. |
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Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
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Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
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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. |
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Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
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Clerical - Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. |
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Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. |
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Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems. |
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Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins. |
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(Please note that some searches may not produce any results.) |
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These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
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Statewide |
$36,305.00 |
$17.45 |
$15.14 |
$15.47 - $17.98 |
Bridgeport/Stamford |
$37,851.00 |
$18.20 |
$15.95 |
$16.51 - $18.45 |
Danbury |
$34,017.00 |
$16.35 |
$14.88 |
$15.09 - $17.25 |
Hartford |
$35,254.00 |
$16.95 |
$15.06 |
$15.36 - $17.72 |
New Haven |
$35,501.00 |
$17.07 |
$15.15 |
$15.34 - $17.64 |
New London/Norwich |
$34,614.00 |
$16.64 |
$14.98 |
$15.41 - $17.47 |
Waterbury |
$39,335.00 |
$18.90 |
$14.59 |
$14.67 - $17.22 |
Torrington |
$37,222.00 |
$17.89 |
$15.30 |
$15.66 - $17.77 |
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Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, and the number of annual openings will offer limited job opportunities. |
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