Also called: IBCLC
Helps new parents and babies learn to breastfeed and solves feeding problems.
Visits new mothers in the hospital the morning after birth, checks how the baby latches, troubleshoots pain or low supply, and weighs the baby before and after feeding to measure milk intake.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Often an RN; IBCLC certification requires coursework and supervised clinical hours.
Ways in: Certification, 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nursing (BSN), Nursing (ADN), Public Health.
Growing about average. Growing with hospital 'baby-friendly' programs.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps track feeds, but hands-on coaching for exhausted new parents and babies is personal work AI can't do.
Classes: Biology, Child development, Psychology, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-9099.
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