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Nannies and Au Pairs

Nannies and au pairs care for and supervise babies and young children in the homes of the children's families.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£8,237
£16,851
£26,268

New workers start around £8,237. Normal pay is £16,851 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £26,268.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 21,668 vacancies for this type of job

3.69%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Helps develop child's learning, such as basic social skills.

  • Takes children to school and other appointments.

  • Organises activities and opportunities to socialise with other children.

  • Mends, washes and irons children’s clothes and tidies their rooms.

  • Changes babies’ nappies and clothes as necessary and makes up bottles for feeds.

  • Assists children to wash and dress.

  • Cares for children and babies and participates in their daily activities.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Cooking

  • Working With Children

  • Housekeeping

  • Ironing

  • Pediatric First Aid

  • Personal Care

  • Google Maps

  • Child Development

  • Food Preparation

  • Meal Planning And Preparation

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • English Language

  • Communication

  • First Aid

  • Planning

  • Teaching

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Self-Motivation

  • French Language

  • Patience

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.