Certified lactation counselor vs graduate clinician

The differences between certified lactation counselors and graduate clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a certified lactation counselor and a graduate clinician. Additionally, a graduate clinician has an average salary of $61,509, which is higher than the $45,044 average annual salary of a certified lactation counselor.

The top three skills for a certified lactation counselor include infant care, WIC and nutrition education. The most important skills for a graduate clinician are motor speech disorders, patients, and autism.

Certified lactation counselor vs graduate clinician overview

	Certified Lactation Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Yearly salary	$45,044	$61,509
Hourly rate	$21.66	$29.57
Growth rate	12%	21%
Number of jobs	61,633	29,255
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	4	4

Certified lactation counselor vs graduate clinician salary

Certified lactation counselors and graduate clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Certified Lactation Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Average salary	$45,044	$61,509
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $61,000	Between $43,000 And $87,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between certified lactation counselor and graduate clinician education

There are a few differences between a certified lactation counselor and a graduate clinician in terms of educational background:

	Certified Lactation Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Nursing	Communication Disorders Sciences
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Boston University

Certified lactation counselor vs graduate clinician demographics

Here are the differences between certified lactation counselors' and graduate clinicians' demographics:

	Certified Lactation Counselor	Graduate Clinician
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 3.4% Female, 96.6%	Male, 8.6% Female, 91.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Asian, 3.2% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between certified lactation counselor and graduate clinician duties and responsibilities

Certified lactation counselor example responsibilities.

Provide individual student planning to assist expulsion students in fulfilling their rehabilitation plan and re-entering the comprehensive school setting.
Help develop and maintain Aveda standards and educational requirements.

Graduate clinician example responsibilities.

Learned different therapeutic techniques by working with individuals with communication disorders including: receptive and expressive language disorders and aphasia.
Provide assessment and intervention for adults with a variety of developmental disorders, acquire communication disorders, and dysphagia.
Plan activities for expressive language disorders, articulation, phonological processes, literacy, phonological awareness, fluency, and autism.
Serve individuals with aphasia by administering assessments that addressed cognitive/language deficits and providing language therapy in both individual and group settings.
Work with patients in an acute-care setting under the direct supervision of Kristen Higgins M.A, CCC-SLP.
Evaluate and treat tracheostomy and ventilator patients for speaking valve placement.

Certified lactation counselor vs graduate clinician skills

Common certified lactation counselor skills

Infant Care, 16%
WIC, 13%
Nutrition Education, 10%
Clinical Management, 10%
Emotional Support, 7%
Patient Care, 7%

Common graduate clinician skills

Motor Speech Disorders, 16%
Patients, 11%
Autism, 10%
Dysphagia, 7%
Group Therapy Sessions, 4%
Traumatic Brain Injury, 4%

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