月嫂，这个一度被认为与高学历无关的行业，逐渐受到高学历人才的追捧。Facing an increasingly competitive job market, some college graduates are looking to a profession once not associated with higher education — newborn-caring nurse.
A survey from the Guangzhou Municipal Household Service Society found that increasingly people with higher education qualifications are pursuing the job.
广州市家庭服务行业协会的一项调查发现，越来越多具有高等教育背景的人在申请月嫂职位。
Of all the 79,820 household service professionals, over four percent, or 3,547 in total, have college diplomas. There are even five postgraduates, traditionally considered too high a qualification for the service sector.
The same applies to other cities. Searches for "confinement nurse with college diploma" on several popular job-seeking and hiring websites can return numbers as high as 1,000 in Beijing and almost the same in Shanghai.
The work can be complicated. Newborn-caring nurses have to stay together with the newborn and mother 24 hours a day and wake whenever the baby does.
这项工作可能会很复杂。月嫂必须每天24小时陪伴在婴儿和产妇身边，并在婴儿醒来时保持清醒。
很多月嫂都手持五六个证，如小儿推拿师资格证、催乳师证等，而大学生学起这些技术来，比高中生更容易。
A newborn-caring nurse's professional knowledge includes nutrition, people's caring, first aid plus other basic medical knowledge. A college graduate will find it easier to learn all these than a high school graduate.
月嫂的专业知识包括营养、护理、急救以及其他基本医学知识。大学毕业生比高中毕业生更容易学习这些知识。
月嫂从业者的高学历趋势与这份职业的高自由度和高收入不可分割。
新华网的一项调查显示，月嫂的平均月薪超过1万元，高于北京市的工资平均水平。
The average monthly salary of a newborn-caring nurse, according to a survey of xinhuanet.com, is over 10,000 yuan ($1,410), which is higher than the broad average in the Beijing municipality.
Chen Xiao, an associate researcher on education studies at Beijing Normal University, said it is positive that more people with a background in higher education background are finding jobs in the service sector, because that will help to raise the quality of the workforce.
更多的高端人才的加入有助于提升整个行业的水平。
"Just imagine the day when all nurses have college diplomas. They will master more skills that in turn help the whole profession improve," she said.
“想象一下，有一天所有护士都有大学文凭。他们将掌握更多的技能，从而帮助提高整个行业的水平。”
当然也有网友指出，“高学历”不等于“好月嫂”。
However, some comments also pointed out that "Those with higher education backgrounds are free to choose any job, but higher education does not necessarily mean better performance."
月嫂，这个一度被认为与高学历无关的行业，逐渐受到高学历人才的追捧。Facing an increasingly competitive job market, some college graduates are looking to a profession once not associated with higher education — newborn-caring nurse.
面临着竞争日益激烈的就业市场，一些大学毕业生将目光转向一个和高学历不怎么沾边的工作——月嫂。
近日，《广州日报》报道，根据广州市家庭服务行业协会诚信自律平台对79820名家政人员的调查，家政从业人员的学历有所提高，研究生从2017年1人增加至5人，本科生同比增加0.14个百分点，大专生、中专生同比分别增加0.1个百分点，小学生同比下降1.4个百分点。
A survey from the Guangzhou Municipal Household Service Society found that increasingly people with higher education qualifications are pursuing the job.
广州市家庭服务行业协会的一项调查发现，越来越多具有高等教育背景的人在申请月嫂职位。
Of all the 79,820 household service professionals, over four percent, or 3,547 in total, have college diplomas. There are even five postgraduates, traditionally considered too high a qualification for the service sector.
在79820名家政服务人员中，超过4%，即3547人拥有大学文凭。甚至有5名是研究生，在传统观念看来，这对服务行业的人来说学历似乎有些高了。
图源：广州日报
其他城市也出现了类似的情况。
The same applies to other cities. Searches for "confinement nurse with college diploma" on several popular job-seeking and hiring websites can return numbers as high as 1,000 in Beijing and almost the same in Shanghai.
其他城市也是如此。在一些热门的求职和招聘网站上搜索“大学毕业的月嫂”，北京的搜索结果可高达1000个，上海也是这样。
“决定做月嫂时，
做了很长时间的思想斗争。”
大学生黄利娴初入月嫂行业的担忧跟社会上的普遍看法相似。担心做月嫂会被人看不起，也担心受不了累。
The job used to be considered purely physical, mainly favored by those with high school diplomas.
这份工作过去被看作纯粹的体力劳动，主要受到高中学历人员的追捧。
2002年，黄利娴从中山大学电子计算机专业毕业，自己经营起了皮具生意。但一次车祸改变了她的人生轨迹。
车掉进了水里，生死攸关之际，作为母亲的黄利娴拼命把自己的孩子救了出来。
“从水里活着出来的那一刻，我跪在地上，深刻地感受到了妈妈对孩子的爱，也感受到了健康是多么重要。而新生婴儿最脆弱，我当时就萌生了从事照顾宝宝的职业的念头。”
黄利娴在照顾婴儿
车祸之后不久，黄利娴就产生了转行月嫂的想法。2014年，她成了一名职业月嫂，现在黄利娴做到了金牌月嫂，成为一家月子会所的护理长。
“很多客户看到了我的专业技能，都叫我黄老师。”
为什么大学生要当月嫂？
月嫂工作看似单一，实则肩负着照顾产妇和婴儿的任务。在很多国家，月嫂服务很普遍。
The job is typical in China and other East Asian countries. Its duty includes taking care of not only newborns but also mothers.
月嫂在中国和其他东亚国家很常见，她们不仅要负责照顾婴儿还要照顾产妇。
前年转行月嫂的刘芳玲说，月嫂入行首先要考取人社部门颁发的育婴师证，然后还要接受更高级的培训，除了最基本的母婴护理以外，还要学习制作月子餐、中医知识和婴儿护理等。
The work can be complicated. Newborn-caring nurses have to stay together with the newborn and mother 24 hours a day and wake whenever the baby does.
这项工作可能会很复杂。月嫂必须每天24小时陪伴在婴儿和产妇身边，并在婴儿醒来时保持清醒。
很多月嫂都手持五六个证，如小儿推拿师资格证、催乳师证等，而大学生学起这些技术来，比高中生更容易。
A newborn-caring nurse's professional knowledge includes nutrition, people's caring, first aid plus other basic medical knowledge. A college graduate will find it easier to learn all these than a high school graduate.
月嫂的专业知识包括营养、护理、急救以及其他基本医学知识。大学毕业生比高中毕业生更容易学习这些知识。
月嫂从业者的高学历趋势与这份职业的高自由度和高收入不可分割。
新华网的一项调查显示，月嫂的平均月薪超过1万元，高于北京市的工资平均水平。
The average monthly salary of a newborn-caring nurse, according to a survey of xinhuanet.com, is over 10,000 yuan ($1,410), which is higher than the broad average in the Beijing municipality.
刘芳玲说：“我喜欢旅游，完成一个订单后想休息多久都可以，这一点非常吸引我。”现在她月入一万多元，比之前的工作收入提高了50%以上。
在深圳，金牌月嫂的月薪最高可达26000多元。
在微博上，许多人评论说，正是高薪吸引了大学毕业生从事这个行业。
"Whatever makes money is a good job," said one comment with 2,280 likes.
“什么挣钱干什么。”这条评论获得了2280个赞。
"Do they mean to attract me to apply for the job?" said another with over 12,000 likes.
“他们是想‘骗’我去做月嫂吗？”这条评论获得了超过1.2万个赞。
国家支持高校增设家政专业
今年6月，国务院办公厅印发《关于促进家政服务业提质扩容的意见》。
意见提出10方面重点任务，其中就包括提高家政从业人员素质、支持院校增设一批家政服务相关专业。
北师大教育学副研究员陈霄表示，越来越多受过高等教育的人从事服务行业是很好的，因为这将有助于提高从业人员的素质。
Chen Xiao, an associate researcher on education studies at Beijing Normal University, said it is positive that more people with a background in higher education background are finding jobs in the service sector, because that will help to raise the quality of the workforce.
更多的高端人才的加入有助于提升整个行业的水平。
"Just imagine the day when all nurses have college diplomas. They will master more skills that in turn help the whole profession improve," she said.
“想象一下，有一天所有护士都有大学文凭。他们将掌握更多的技能，从而帮助提高整个行业的水平。”
当然也有网友指出，“高学历”不等于“好月嫂”。
However, some comments also pointed out that "Those with higher education backgrounds are free to choose any job, but higher education does not necessarily mean better performance."
然而，一些评论也指出：“受过高等教育的人可以自由选择任何工作，但高等教育并不一定意味着会表现的更好。”
高学历家政人员增多是局部现象还是普遍现象，尚有待进一步观察。但通过这些现象我们已经可以预见，职业选择和产业调整将越来越从传统认知中解放出来。