Nurse Midwives — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$134,040
United States, 2025
Employment
7,920
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 29-1161.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- None
Typical 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.
- Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.
- Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others.
- Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$93,620
25th percentile
$116,510
75th percentile
$157,400
90th percentile
$188,320
Most important skills
- Speaking4.1
- Social Perceptiveness4.1
- Active Listening4.1
- Critical Thinking4.1
- Monitoring4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Learning4.0
- Service Orientation3.9
- Writing3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Complex Problem Solving3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 17 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
17
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.1 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Writing | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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How salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | $218,760 | 40 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $212,630 | 190 | 2025 |
| CA | $203,840 | 870 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $202,850 | 220 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $191,220 | 80 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $184,620 | — | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $181,450 | 60 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $174,870 | 200 | 2025 |
| HI | $170,110 | — | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $162,970 | 70 | 2025 |
| MA | $159,800 | 280 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $159,730 | 240 | 2025 |
| WA | $158,970 | 170 | 2025 |
| NJ | $153,970 | 120 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | $151,640 | 40 | 2025 |
| VT | $151,030 | 60 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $149,170 | 310 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $147,140 | 170 | 2025 |
| OR | $146,900 | 240 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | $146,590 | — | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.