Also called: Night Nanny, Baby Nurse (non-medical)
Cares for newborns, often overnight, so new parents can sleep and learn baby care.
A newborn care specialist feeds and changes the baby through the night, brings the baby to mom for nursing, logs sleep and feedings, and teaches swaddling tricks.
Estimate; top specialists charge $35-$60/hour in big cities.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Newborn care certification plus nanny experience; not a nurse.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Early Childhood Education.
Growing faster than average. High demand among working families in big cities.
Low risk for 10 years. Baby monitors and apps help, but overnight hands-on newborn care stays a trusted human job.
Classes: Child development, Health, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9011.
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