The purpose of this qualitative research project is to determine the type of labor secondary school writing center directors experience and the relationships between those types of labor. While there is research being conducted on labor, especially emotional labor in connection to self-care, in post-secondary writing centers, more research is needed, especially in the field of secondary school writing centers (Caswell et al., 2016). There are many similarities between postsecondary and secondary writing centers, but labor practices are one of the ways in which differences outweigh similarities, which warrants investigation. It is in this gap in the knowledge of labor practices in the work of writing center directors and the specific differences involved in running secondary school writing centers that research is needed, and this study begins to address those needs. Descriptions of labor practices will not only help standardize the expectations of SSWC directors in their secondary settings, but it will eventually allow those of us in the field to better support each other and the emotional labor we experience, whether we are new or experienced in writing center work. It also can potentially legitimize the work of the SSWC directors. By describing the work that is done and by identifying the labor of SSWC directors, these issues can be further researched, supported, and addressed by the field at large. In order to address this issue, this study investigates the following research questions: "Who does the work of directing secondary school writing centers?" "What is the work of the secondary school writing center director?" "What is the nature of the relationship between disciplinary labor, emotional labor, and everyday labor for SSWC directors?" This study uses qualitative approaches, specifically case study, to answer these questions. Surveys and a digital focus group were conducted to gather data. Using those data sources, the labor directors are experiencing, including that labor which is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, is analyzed and discussed. Findings indicate high levels of emotional labor and burnout in the field, and common traits of institutional operations that lead to burnout are discussed, based on that data. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]