Healthcare
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$134,040
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$94k – $188k
Job outlook
+11% (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 Nurse Midwives
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Nurse Midwives
Entry / Junior
$93,620
~2 yrs to advance
Nurse Midwives
Established
$134,040
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Nurse Midwives
Senior
$161,180
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
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.