Also called: Milk Room Technician, NICU Milk Technician
Prepares every bottle of breast milk and formula for babies in a hospital's NICU, so nurses can focus on care.
Scans each mother's milk and her baby's ID band so no baby gets the wrong milk, then measures and adds fortifiers to exact recipes from the dietitian. You fill syringes and bottles in a special milk room and stock the unit's fridges for the next 12 hours.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0.25 years after high school. High school diploma; trained on the job. Some hospitals prefer dietetic technicians.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing faster than average. More hospitals are adding milk rooms to cut feeding errors.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Barcode scanning and automated mixers reduce errors; hands-on preparation remains for now.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to hospital nutrition departments for milk/formula room tech jobs
Classes: Biology, Chemistry, Culinary CTE.
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