How to become a Carer for Orphaned and Disabled Children
Official Chinese title (2022 occupational classification): 孤残儿童护理员
Looks after the daily life of orphaned and disabled children and works with specialists to give them rehabilitation, education and health care.
Main tasks
- Caring around the clock for orphaned and disabled children of different ages and disabilities
- Following care routines for daily life, illness and recovery after surgery, watching symptoms, taking temperatures and keeping children warm or cool
- Cleaning and disinfecting rooms, outdoor areas and everyday items, isolating sources of infection and protecting vulnerable children
- Protecting children with special aids and other measures to prevent accidents
- Helping therapists with rehabilitation exercises
- Caring for children's feelings and helping teachers with early and special education
Ways in
- Vocational majors: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Community Rehabilitation (590303). Vocational major 590303 Community Rehabilitation (社区康复), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Elderly Fitness and Wellness Guidance; Dementia Care for Older People.; Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Social Welfare Management (790103). Vocational major 790103 Social Welfare Management (社会福利事业管理), 3 years. The Ministry of Education's 2022 major profiles list this occupation among those the major prepares students for (职业面向). Example certificates: Elderly Care; Dementia Care for Older People; Elderly Fitness and Wellness Guidance.
Pay · AI and this job
- Median pay in China: CN¥49,000 a year (2025).
- Middle half: CN¥36,000 to CN¥65,000. One in ten earn less than CN¥28,500 and one in ten more than CN¥89,500.
- This is the figure for the mid group Residential Services Workers, not for this job alone.
- National figure: wage prices of enterprise employees from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) enterprise pay survey. The public sector and the self-employed are not covered.
- Guangzhou only: median CN¥54,576 a year (2025), middle half CN¥45,900 to CN¥63,600.
- This is the figure for the minor group Personal Care Services Workers, not for this job alone.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Who does this work
- The census group Residential Services Workers holds 1.98% of everyone employed in China; 69.4% of its workers are women (2020 Census).
- 38% are under 35, 48.2% are 35 to 54 and 13.9% are 55 or older. The middle age band is 40 to 44.
- Census figures for the whole mid group (2020 long-form sample), not for this job alone.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a Carer for Orphaned and Disabled Children?
Ways in include: Higher vocational college (高职专科) major: Community Rehabilitation (590303); Secondary vocational school (中职) major: Social Welfare Management (790103).
How much does a Carer for Orphaned and Disabled Children earn in China?
Across China, the median pay of enterprise employees is CN¥49,000 a year (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), 2025). The public sector and the self-employed are not covered. It is the figure for the mid group Residential Services Workers. In Guangzhou alone it is CN¥54,576 a year (2025).
Will AI change the work of a Carer for Orphaned and Disabled Children?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS): 2025 enterprise pay survey information: wage prices of enterprise employees by occupation mid group, and digital occupations (P10 to P90 annual CNY) (2025 (published 2026-07-08)), retrieved 5 October 2026
- Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau: Guangzhou 2025 labour market wage prices (P10 to P90 annual CNY by occupation) (2025 (enterprise pay survey)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- National Bureau of Statistics of China: China Population Census Yearbook 2020, long-form tables 4-6 and 4-7 (employed by occupation mid group, sex, age) (2020 Census long form (10% sample)), retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Sources: Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition, public consultation draft), Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, State Administration for Market Regulation and National Bureau of Statistics; Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, 2025 enterprise pay survey information; Guangzhou Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, 2025 labour market wage prices; National Bureau of Statistics of China (www.stats.gov.cn), 2020 Population Census yearbook; Ministry of Education, vocational education major profiles (2022 revision) and undergraduate major catalogue (2025); Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, national vocational qualifications catalogue (2021); O*NET interest scores (CC BY 4.0); ILO global generative AI exposure index (CC BY 4.0). Figures processed by Peernovo. English text, translations and the matching of occupations to ISCO-08, majors, degree fields and qualifications by Peernovo.
Descriptions and tasks are Peernovo's own words, written from the facts in the Occupational Classification of the People's Republic of China (2022 edition). Job titles and work types are the classification's own.
Updated 5 October 2026