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Lactation consultant jobs in Virginia

5 open lactation consultant jobs in Virginia at 5 employers. BLS measures a median of $42.08 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other in Virginia, opens in a new tab) for healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other here.

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Open in VA
5
Employers hiring
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Towns
$42.08
BLS median in VA
34th of 44 states and territories

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Where the lactation consultant jobs are in Virginia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What lactation consultants earn in Virginia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Virginia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Virginia, May 2025

$42.08/hr ($87,530 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other in Virginia, opens in a new tab)

Median for healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other, against $55.39 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US.

Hourly wages in Virginia, BLS OEWS May 2025. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (29-1299)$32.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, opens in a new tab)$35.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, opens in a new tab)$42.08 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, opens in a new tab)$69.36 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, opens in a new tab)$92.91 (source: BLS OEWS, Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, opens in a new tab)n/a
Health Education Specialists (21-1091)$20.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Education Specialists, opens in a new tab)$24.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Education Specialists, opens in a new tab)$30.79 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Education Specialists, opens in a new tab)$44.73 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Education Specialists, opens in a new tab)$66.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Education Specialists, opens in a new tab)690 (source: BLS OEWS, Health Education Specialists, opens in a new tab)

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring lactation consultants in Virginia

What the job takes

Health education and supervised lactation hours, then the IBLCE exam.

  • Certification

    International board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC)

    International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

    Official page

Lactation consultant jobs in Virginia: common questions

How much do lactation consultants make in Virginia?

Too few open lactation consultant jobs in Virginia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $42.08/hr ($87,530 a year) for healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other in Virginia (May 2025), against $55.39 nationally, 34th highest of 44 states and territories.

Where in Virginia are the most lactation consultant jobs?

Alexandria (1), Arlington (1), Richmond (1), Roanoke (1) and Winchester (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring lactation consultants in Virginia?

By open jobs on this board: Carilion Clinic (1), Inova (1) and Valley Health (Virginia) (1). In all, 5 employers have lactation consultant jobs open in Virginia.

What do you need to work as a lactation consultant in Virginia?

Health education and supervised lactation hours, then the IBLCE exam. International board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) (International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Virginia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Virginia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Virginia, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (SOC 29-1299), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Health Education Specialists (SOC 21-1091), every state, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other, national, published May 15, 2026
  5. BLS OEWS May 2025: Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  6. International board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC): International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Lactation consultant jobs in Virginia. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/lactation-consultant/virginia

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