Nurse Midwives

Median salary

$134,040

Average salary

$136,980

Employment

7,920

Projected growth

11.1% growth

Annual openings

500

Typical entry education

Master's degree

What Nurse Midwives Do

Diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process, either independently or as part of a healthcare team. May provide well-woman gynecological care. Must have specialized, graduate nursing education.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None
Self-employed: 1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 5 of 5

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
Education: Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Job training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Medicine and Dentistryimportance 4.8/5
Psychologyimportance 4.3/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.2/5
English Languageimportance 4.2/5
Biologyimportance 4.1/5
Sociology and Anthropologyimportance 3.8/5
Therapy and Counselingimportance 3.7/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.7/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
Physical Proximity4.9/5
Contact With Others4.9/5
E-Mail4.8/5
Telephone Conversations4.8/5
Frequency of Decision Making4.8/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Occupational Therapists98% skill match
Physician Assistants98% skill match
Nurse Practitioners98% skill match
Chiropractors98% skill match
Physical Therapists98% skill match
General Internal Medicine Physicians98% skill match
Self-Enrichment Teachers98% skill match
Family Medicine Physicians97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Social Perceptivenessimportance 4.1/5
Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.9/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.9/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.8/5
Instructingimportance 3.3/5
Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
Time Managementimportance 3.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Acrendo Medical Software Ob/Gyn EMR
Allscripts Professional EHR
Amkai AmkaiCharts
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
Cerner Millennium
ChartWare EMR
GE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Empathy
Attention to Detail
Dependability
Cautiousness
Cooperation
Stress Tolerance
Integrity

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

SocialHigh
InvestigativeMedium
ConventionalMedium
RealisticMedium
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow

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