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Child life specialist jobs in Missouri

5 open child life specialist jobs in Missouri at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $29.32 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Therapists, All Other in Missouri, opens in a new tab) for therapists, all other here.

5
Open in MO
5
Employers hiring
3
Towns
$29.32
BLS median in MO
31st of 41 states and territories

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Where the child life specialist jobs are in Missouri

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What child life specialists earn in Missouri

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Missouri

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Missouri, May 2025

$29.32/hr ($60,990 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Therapists, All Other in Missouri, opens in a new tab)

Median for therapists, all other, against $37.47 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Therapists, All Other, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 340 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Therapists, All Other in Missouri, opens in a new tab) employed in Missouri.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Therapists, All Other; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring child life specialists in Missouri

What the job takes

A bachelor's or master's degree in child life or child development, a supervised internship and the ACLP exam.

  • Certification

    Certified child life specialist (CCLS)

    Association of Child Life Professionals

    Official page

Child life specialist jobs in Missouri: common questions

How much do child life specialists make in Missouri?

Too few open child life specialist jobs in Missouri post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $29.32/hr ($60,990 a year) for therapists, all other in Missouri (May 2025), against $37.47 nationally, 31st highest of 41 states and territories.

Where in Missouri are the most child life specialist jobs?

St. Louis (3), Columbia (1) and Kansas City (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring child life specialists in Missouri?

By open jobs on this board: BJC HealthCare (1), Children's Mercy KC (1) and Mercy (1). In all, 5 employers have child life specialist jobs open in Missouri.

What do you need to work as a child life specialist in Missouri?

A bachelor's or master's degree in child life or child development, a supervised internship and the ACLP exam. Certified child life specialist (CCLS) (Association of Child Life Professionals). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Missouri's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Missouri, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Missouri, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Therapists, All Other (SOC 29-1129), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Therapists, All Other, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Therapists, All Other by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Certified child life specialist (CCLS): Association of Child Life Professionals

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Child life specialist jobs in Missouri. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/child-life-specialist/missouri

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