Also called: Baby Sleep Coach, Infant Sleep Consultant
Helps exhausted parents teach babies and young kids to sleep through the night.
A sleep consultant reviews a family's sleep logs, builds a step-by-step plan, and checks in by text for two weeks while the baby adjusts.
Estimate; self-employed income varies widely.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Private certification programs; many are former nurses or teachers.
Ways in: Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Child Development, Nursing.
Growing faster than average. Growing niche business.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI baby-sleep apps give tailored plans cheaply, squeezing paid consultants; hands-on support for tough cases remains.
Classes: Child development, Psychology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9099.
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