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WIC job positions overview

Thinking about a career in nutrition or lactation support? WIC is here for pregnant people, new and breast/chestfeeding parents, infants, and children under age 5 — and you can be part of that work! Joining WIC means helping families thrive while building your own career.

WIC doesn’t just support individual families — it’s also a proven public health program. By connecting families with healthy foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding support, WIC helps improve birth outcomes, strengthen child development, and reduce health disparities. Every WIC role contributes to healthier communities across Washington.

Across the state, WIC services are provided by county health departments, community health clinics, hospitals, community organizations, Tribes, and Urban Indian organizations. Each WIC clinic hires its own staff through its Human Resources team.

Because each clinic is unique, job titles and requirements may look a little different depending on where you apply.

Check out openings on our job board and visit the websites of local clinics and partner organizations to see even more opportunities. Check out the WIC Clinic Hiring Process page to learn more about how WIC clinics hire and for contact information for WIC clinics in your area.

Common WIC jobs/roles in WIC clinics

WIC Clerk

• Schedules appointments for WIC families and creates records in the WIC computer system.  
• Provides a welcoming atmosphere for WIC families and answers questions about WIC services.
• Some WIC clinics combine the Clerk position with the Certifier position (see next job description.)

WIC Certifier

• Determines WIC eligibility.
• Provides nutrition education and basic lactation support for WIC participants.
• Refers WIC participants to other health care providers and social services.
• In most WIC clinics, you will need at a minimum a high school diploma or GED. Knowing how to speak a second language can be very helpful.

WIC Nutritionist  

• Provides one-on-one nutrition counseling for WIC participants with complex nutritional needs.
• Creates and oversees nutrition education trainings for staff.  
• Must have either an ACEND-accredited Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) credential or a master’s degree in the field of nutrition. A RDN credential is preferred.
  
• In some WIC clinics, you must also have the state Certified Dietitian (CD) credential.
  

WIC Coordinator

• Manages WIC clinic staff and oversees clinic workload and funding.  
• In some WIC clinics, you may need to have a bachelor's degree in the field of nutrition or an RDN credential.

Designated Breastfeeding Expert

• Provides one-on-one breastfeeding support to breastfeeding participants in complex breastfeeding situations.
• Must have successfully completed a state-approved competency-based breastfeeding training that is consistent with the FNS WIC Breastfeeding Curriculums and have a minimum of one year of experience in counseling breastfeeding dyads.
• Some WIC clinics combine this position with the Breastfeeding Coordinator position (see next job description.)

Breastfeeding Coordinator

• Manages breastfeeding program and coordinates breastfeeding promotion and support activities with other agency programs, organizations, and community partners.
• Must have a minimum of one year of experience in counseling breastfeeding participants, have the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification, or have completed an intensive lactation management course, or other state-approved breastfeeding training.

Some WIC clinics provide the Breastfeeding Support - Learn Together. Grow Together. program. Those clinics will also offer these job options:

Peer Counselor

• Offers encouragement, guidance, and support for common breastfeeding situations, such as latch or keeping milk supply up when returning to work or school.
• Supports WIC participants outside of normal clinic hours.
• Ideal candidates are current or former WIC participants who exclusively breastfed or chestfed for at least six months.
• Must NOT have extensive medical, nutrition, or lactation management training and must NOT be a licensed or credentialed health care provider.

Peer Counselor Lead

• Trains, mentors, and supervises Breastfeeding Peer Counselors, and provides leadership to the breastfeeding peer counseling program (BFPC).
• Must have the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) certification, or completed state-approved lactation management training within the last five years or within six months of hire. At least one year of experience providing breastfeeding support is required.