Top skills for Child Life Specialist jobs
Based on 57 active Child Life Specialist postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.
Skills employers ask for
The share of Child Life Specialist postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.
- Supervision33%
- Health Care29%
- Infants25%
- Life Support22%
- Teaching20%
- Arts16%
- Emotional Support16%
- Nursing16%
- Pain Management16%
- Referrals16%
- Clinics15%
- Decision Making13%
- Pediatrics13%
- Psychology13%
- Bereavement Support11%
- Cooperation11%
- Facilitation11%
- Finger Dexterity9%
- Science9%
- Data Management7%
- Special Needs7%
- Surgeries7%
- Therapy7%
- Acute Illness5%
- Critical Thinking5%
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