# Nurse Midwives

> 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 29-1161.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM)
- Nurse Midwife
- Staff Certified Nurse Midwife
- Staff Nurse Midwife
- Direct-Entry Midwife
- Postpartum Nurse
- Postpartum RN (Postpartum Registered Nurse)
- Registered Nurse Midwife

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients. | Core | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.i |
| Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.k |
| Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms. | Core | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. | Core | 4.A.2.b.2.a |
| Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations. | Core | 4.A.4.c.3.f |
| Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others. | Core | 4.A.4.a.1.e |
| Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.f |
| Initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients. | Core | 4.A.4.a.5.g |
| Educate patients and family members regarding prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, or interconception care. | Core | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Document findings of physical examinations. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.k |
| Perform physical examinations by taking vital signs, checking neurological reflexes, examining breasts, or performing pelvic examinations. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.a |

## Emerging Tasks

| Text |
| --- |
| Evaluate mental health of patients. |
| Screen patients for gynecologic conditions such as infections. |

## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Provide health and wellness advice to patients, program participants, or caregivers. | 4.A.4.b.6.a |
| Care for women during pregnancy and childbirth. | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Record patient medical histories. | 4.A.3.b.6.k |
| Examine patients to assess general physical condition. | 4.A.1.b.2.i |
| Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients. | 4.A.1.b.2.i |
| Test patient nervous system functioning. | 4.A.1.b.2.a |
| Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment. | 4.A.4.a.2.d |
| Refer patients to other healthcare practitioners or health resources. | 4.A.4.a.5.a |
| Develop medical treatment plans. | 4.A.2.b.2.a |
| Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members. | 4.A.4.a.1.e |
| Treat medical emergencies. | 4.A.4.a.5.g |
| Administer basic health care or medical treatments. | 4.A.4.a.5.c |
| Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment. | 4.A.2.a.4.f |
| Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests. | 4.A.4.c.3.b |
| Prescribe medications. | 4.A.4.c.3.f |
| Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities. | 4.A.3.b.6.f |
| Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care. | 4.A.4.a.2.d |
| Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues. | 4.A.1.a.1.s |
| Establish nursing policies or standards. | 4.A.3.b.2.f |
| Maintain medical or professional knowledge. | 4.A.2.b.3.a |
| Conduct health or safety training programs. | 4.A.4.b.3.f |
| Train medical providers. | 4.A.4.b.3.f |
| Teach medical procedures to healthcare personnel. | 4.A.4.b.3.f |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medicine and Dentistry | knowledge | 4.82 |
| Psychology | knowledge | 4.33 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 4.25 |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.19 |
| English Language | knowledge | 4.18 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 4.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4.12 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 4.12 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 4.12 |
| Biology | knowledge | 4.06 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 4 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 4 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 4 |
| Written Expression | ability | 4 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 4 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3.88 |
| Coordination | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Complex Problem Solving | transferable_skill | 3.88 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | knowledge | 3.81 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.75 |
| Therapy and Counseling | knowledge | 3.73 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 3.67 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.62 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.38 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3.38 |
| Learning Strategies | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Instructing | transferable_skill | 3.25 |
| Systems Analysis | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3.12 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | ability | 3.12 |
| Memorization | ability | 3.12 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Medical Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eClinicalWorks EHR software | Medical software | yes | no |
| Epic Systems | Medical software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | no |
| Acrendo Medical Software Ob/Gyn EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Allscripts Professional EHR | Medical software | no | no |
| Amkai AmkaiCharts | Medical software | no | no |
| Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Cerner Millennium | Medical software | no | no |
| ChartWare EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| digiChart OB-GYN | Medical software | no | no |
| e-MDs software | Medical software | no | no |
| GE Healthcare Centricity EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Greenway Medical Technologies PrimeSUITE | Medical software | no | no |
| Medscribbler Enterprise | Medical software | no | no |
| MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Practice Partner Total Practice Partner | Medical software | no | no |
| Prognosis Innovation Healthcare ChartAccess | Medical software | no | no |
| SOAPware EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite | Medical software | no | no |
| SynaMed EMR | Medical software | no | no |
| Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR | Medical software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 5 |
| Physical Proximity | 4.94 |
| Contact With Others | 4.91 |
| E-Mail | 4.85 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.81 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 4.75 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.72 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 4.71 |
| Consequence of Error | 4.69 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.67 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.59 |
| Exposed to Disease or Infections | 4.56 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.52 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.48 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.48 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 4.19 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.12 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 4 |
| Time Pressure | 3.82 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.73 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 3.72 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 3.61 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 3.61 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.53 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 3.5 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 3.38 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.16 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 3.09 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 3.03 |
| Level of Competition | 2.94 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 2.88 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 2.59 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 2.52 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 2.41 |
| Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | 2.33 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 2.21 |
| Public Speaking | 2.06 |
| Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People | 2.03 |
| Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | 2.03 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | 1.97 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 5
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
- **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).
- **Experience:** Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
- **Svp Range:** (8.0 and above)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| Master's Degree | 81.25 |
| Post-Master's Certificate | 15.62 |
| Post-Baccalaureate Certificate | 3.12 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Integrity | work_style | 10 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 9 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 8 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 7 |
| Health Care Service | specific_interest_area | 6.75 |
| Self-Control | work_style | 6 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 5.96 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 5.58 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 5 |
| Medical Science | specific_interest_area | 4.29 |
| Investigative | career_interest_type | 4.25 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 4.02 |
| Empathy | work_style | 4 |
| Professional Advising | specific_interest_area | 3.88 |
| Life Science | specific_interest_area | 3.73 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 3.4 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 29-9099.01 | role-29-9099-01 | Midwives | Primary-Short |
| 29-1171.00 | role-29-1171-00 | Nurse Practitioners | Primary-Short |
| 29-1141.00 | role-29-1141-00 | Registered Nurses | Primary-Short |
| 29-1141.01 | role-29-1141-01 | Acute Care Nurses | Primary-Short |
| 29-1218.00 | role-29-1218-00 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Primary-Short |
| 29-1141.04 | role-29-1141-04 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | Primary-Long |
| 29-1141.03 | role-29-1141-03 | Critical Care Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1141.02 | role-29-1141-02 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1151.00 | role-29-1151-00 | Nurse Anesthetists | Primary-Long |
| 29-2061.00 | role-29-2061-00 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | Primary-Long |
| 29-1215.00 | role-29-1215-00 | Family Medicine Physicians | Supplemental |
| 29-1214.00 | role-29-1214-00 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Healthcare & Human Services | healthcare-human-services |

## Education Level

- **Category:** Master's degree

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Health Professions and Related Programs | health-professions-and-related-programs |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 128790
- **Mean Wage:** 128110
- **Pct10Wage:** 74670
- **Pct25Wage:** 104260
- **Pct75Wage:** 146520
- **Pct90Wage:** 177040
- **Employment:** 8280
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 8030 | 129130 | 6.47 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 100 | 116190 | 0.14 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 8030 | 6.47 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 100 | 0.14 |
- **Count:** 2

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | 0.1966265 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.1239847 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | 0.3052241 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 48
- **Percentile:** 47
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 54 | felten_aioe |
| 48 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 41 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | 0.1966265 | 54 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.5853658536585367 | 48 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.12522827187718522 | 41 | Moderate | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.1951219512195122
- **Beta:** 0.3902439024390244
- **Gamma:** 0.5853658536585367

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers. | 0.02239029781150245 | 4.7 |
| Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. | 0.009654532083858854 | 4.91 |
| Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, health care teams, or the community. | 0.007600376321335695 | 3.67 |
| Conduct clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynecological care. | 0.006676006228200272 | 3.53 |
| Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others. | 0.005648928346938691 | 4.88 |
| Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information. | 0.004621850465677112 | 4.97 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 11.1
- **Growth Percentile:** 94
- **Direction:** Growing fast
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 0.5
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 7
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 8.6
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 9.5

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 3
- **Task Count:** 9
- **Total Sample:** 333
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** learning
- **Automation Share:** 7.54
- **Augmentation Share:** 69.35

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| learning | 53.27 |
| task iteration | 16.08 |
| directive | 7.54 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 63.82 |
| coursework | 14.07 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Manage newborn care during the first weeks of life. | 0.0077009626203275415 | learning | 3 | 77 |
| Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. | 0.006400800100012502 | learning | 4 | 64 |
| Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others. | 0.00580072509063633 | learning | 3 | 58 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manage newborn care during the first weeks of life. | 100 | 77 |
| Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others. | 93.10344827586206 | 58 |
| Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management. | 75 | 64 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Teach me how to manage newborn care during the first weeks of life, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
| Teach me how to develop and implement individualized plans for health care management, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
| Teach me how to explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 21
- **Skills:** 33
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 23
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** e9186cf201d226cc