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Nurse Midwives
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical · SOC 29-1161
5.2% AI Exposure — Medium
$134,040
Median Annual Salary
Bright ↗
O*NET Outlook
500
Proj. Annual Openings
7,920
Employment (OEWS 2025)
95/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure5.2%
AI Resiliency95/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Critical Thinking
4.Social Perceptiveness
5.Reading Comprehension
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
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.
Common titles: Certified Nurse-Midwife (CNM), Nurse Midwife, Staff Certified Nurse Midwife, Staff Nurse Midwife
Representative Tasks
- •Provide prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, or newborn care to patients.
- •Monitor fetal development by listening to fetal heartbeat, taking external uterine measurements, identifying fetal position, or estimating fetal size and weight.
- •Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.
- •Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms.
- •Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Care for women during pregnancy and childbirth.
- •Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
- •Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.
- •Administer basic health care or medical treatments.
- •Record patient medical histories.
Tools & Technologies
eClinicalWorks EHR software · hotEpic Systems · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotdigiChart OB-GYNGE Healthcare Centricity EMR
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
2.6%
Avg AI Exposure
14
Bright Outlook
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 5.2% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Bright ↗ | 93% Bright |
| Median Salary | $134,040 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 95/100 | N/A |