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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My thinking is if you want to earn more than an average salary, you have to be a better than average nanny.

The employers who pay at the top of of the pay scale usually do want a very specific sets of skills in their nanny.  It is often a college education, but not always.  It can also be language skills, willingness to travel extensively/have a very flexible schedule, ability to teach and/or play musical intruments, experience with special needs, etc...

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Eh.

I don't make top market wages but I'm paid $20/hr for one child and I bring none of those to the table besides my excellent educational history and work background. Sometimes the qualities parents value are somewhat more intangible. In my case, I spent several years traveling and working overseas, I went to a top-tier school much like my bosses did (our schools were actually "rivals"), we grew up in the same area and the same socio-economic position and have not only similar tastes in entertainment but similar views on how to speak to children and what to prioritize. In hiring me they felt like they were hiring a peer, someone on an equal footing but who'd chosen a different career path, and that gives them a lot of confidence in my abilities.

So certainly those qualities listed above do command a higher rate, but they aren't the only ones that do.[/quote]

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