Preschool Education Administrators
On the Job
Preschool Education Administrators plan and oversee all the educational activities that go on in preschools and child care centers. They may also manage non-educational activities, such as hiring staff and budgeting.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Conduct employee training programs.
- Teach classes in area of specialization.
- Communicate with government agencies.
- Present information to the public.
- Approve expenditures.
- Determine resource needs.
- Direct organizational operations, projects, or services.
- Estimate labor requirements.
- Manage organizational or project budgets.
- Supervise employees.
Typical Working Conditions
- Frequent contact with others.
- Responsibility for outcomes and results.
- Working with a group or team.
- Frequent decision-making.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Meeting strict deadlines.
- Being in situations in which conflicts arise.
- Sitting.
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