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UNC HEALTH

Human Milk and Formula Technician

Chapel Hill, NC · On-site

$18.84 - $26.77/hr

Collaborates with Lactation Services to inventory and procure donor human milk from the Human Milk Bank. 12. Collaborates with Genetics Services in the recipe development and preparation of metabolic ...

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As of Sep 6, 2026, the average hourly pay for milk bank in the United States is $18.77, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $18.03 and $19.47 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Milk Bank job involves the collection, processing, storage, and distribution of donated human milk for infants in need, often in hospitals or neonatal intensive care units. Employees may screen donors, pasteurize milk, conduct quality testing, and coordinate deliveries. These roles help ensure that medically fragile babies receive safe, nutritious donor milk when their mothers cannot provide enough.

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A typical day in a Milk Bank involves screening potential milk donors, managing and documenting incoming donations, safely processing and pasteurizing milk, and preparing orders for hospitals or families in need. You may also spend time educating donors, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and maintaining compliance with health regulations. Most Milk Bank professionals work in a clinical laboratory setting, often as part of a small, dedicated team. The role requires balancing technical lab duties with communication and teamwork to ensure the highest standards of safety and care for premature and medically fragile infants.

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To thrive as a Milk Bank professional, you need knowledge of safe handling, processing, and storage of human milk, along with a background in healthcare or nutrition, often supported by relevant certifications such as a Registered Dietitian, Lactation Consultant, or clinical laboratory training. Familiarity with laboratory equipment, donor database systems, and regulatory compliance standards like those set by the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) is essential. Attention to detail, strong communication skills, and compassion for mothers and infants are valuable soft skills in this role. These qualifications ensure the safe, ethical, and efficient distribution of donor human milk to vulnerable infants and healthcare facilities.

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Milk Bank Technician

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

Posted 20 days ago

Texas Children's Hospital rating

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 177 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

85th of 1,065 rated hospitals

Job description


We are searching for a Milk Bank Technician-- someone to store, prepare and deliver a mother's breast milk and/or pasteurized donor human milk to hospitalized infants. To provide assistance to mothers of hospitalized infants expressing milk for their infants in a manner appropriate and as necessary.
Think you've got what it takes
  • Knowledge of milk collection, storage, preparation, measurement, and sanitary techniques

Minimum Qualifications:
  • High school graduate, GED, or equivalent
  • 6 months healthcare-related work experience

** an associate degree or a bachelor's degree in nutrition or a Healthcare related field can substitute for 6 months experience**
Preferred Qualifications
  • 1 year nutrition or breastfeeding education experience
  • any knowledge or experience of Milk Preparation room or Milk Lab

Responsibilities:
  • Accurately weighs, measures, and prepares mother's own and/or pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding per physician's orders
  • Uses sanitary techniques according to established procedures to prepare and store mother's own/pasteurized donor human milk for infant feeding
  • Documents and delivers properly labeled human milk feedings to appropriate patient care area.
  • Maintain inventory log of mother's own milk storage volume.
  • Communicates with parents delivering milk to the Milk Bank regarding status of mother's milk inventory and to ensure quality standards for transportation and storage of mother's milk.
  • Communicates with co-workers' status of mother's milk inventory and location where milk is stored.
  • Accurately documents the number of syringes/bottles, milk volumes and additives (when applicable) of human milk preparation on the daily Milk Bank Record
  • Provides active membership in hospital work teams/committees that require Milk Bank participation.
  • Participates in the review/update of Milk Bank policies, procedures and workflows and provides feedback to departmental leadership.
  • Participates in quality improvement activities per department and institutional programs.
  • Coordinates Milk Bank technician schedule and assignments; adjusts workload of team as needed.

"As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, all successful candidates will be required to undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards. "
About Us
Texas Children's Pavilion for Women is a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility and one of a select few hospitals nationwide that provides women, mothers and babies with a full continuum of high-quality, expert health care. Offering a full spectrum of maternal and fetal medicine services, including an array of fetal diagnostic procedures and highly specialized fetal surgeries, the Pavilion for Women is connected to Texas Children's Hospital via a two-story circular sky bridge to enhance patient care by providing physicians, staff and patient families with rapid access to other pediatric subspecialists. Three private OB/GYN practices, The Family Fertility Center, The Menopause Center and The Women's Place - Center for Reproductive Psychiatry are all housed here. Additionally, we also recently opened a community-based OB/GYN practice in Pearland.
To join our community of 15,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities.
Texas Children's is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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