- Teaching and directing child development programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children
- Operating a family child care home or child care center
- Supporting a teacher as a classroom instructional aide
- Working in an after-school program
- Being a parenting educator
- Being a childbirth educator
- Joining a family as a nanny or au pair
- Working for the Department of Child and Family Services
- Being a foster parent
- Working in a group home for children or adolescents
- Working with children with physical, learning or behavioral challenges
- Supporting children and families facing medical crises
- Teaching child development courses at high schools, colleges, and universities