Not all nannies work as nannies their entire lives.
Some people work as a nanny with the intention of moving on to another, more meaningful career.
Some career nannies become so disillusioned with their nannying careers that they give up childcare altogether.
Some are forced to find other work because finding work as a nanny is increasingly difficult and can take months or more.
Before Covid, it seemed like all the nannies who couldn’t find work or who no longer wanted to be a nanny launched their own nanny recruitment agency. Since the end of the pandemic, the trend is to become a “nanny coach” or “nanny mentor” to branch out of nannying.
When they decide to no longer be a nanny, nannies sometimes return to what they did before becoming a nanny, or they often stay in a career field related to children (e.g. education, healthcare, recruitment).
Sometimes they also embark on a career that has nothing to do with childcare! For example, some work in administration, others become influencers, and some simply decide to start their families!!
Here is a list of 10 careers that former nannies seem to transition into more easily :
☆ Teaching
☆ Nursing
☆ Social worker
☆ Household Manager
☆ Personal Assistant
☆ Elderly Care
☆ Coaching
☆ Recruitment / Educational Consultant
☆ Childcare Business Owner
☆ Parenting
If you have been on the job market for months and months, you may need to consider a career change, or at least broaden your search to other types of positions… and we hope these suggestions will help you?
If you are a former nanny, we would like to know what job you did after being a nanny because your answers may be useful for candidates who have been looking for a nanny position for a long time but cannot find one.
