Healthcare
Midwives
Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.
Median salary (BLS)
$65,790
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$39k – $130k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Midwives
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Midwives
Entry / Junior
$38,660
~2 yrs to advance
Midwives
Established
$65,790
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Midwives
Senior
$97,810
Key skills
A typical day
- •Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations.
- •Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments.
- •Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation.
- •Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health.
- •Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.