# Midwives

> Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/midwives
- SOC code: 29-9099.01
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $65,790 (10th percentile $38,660, 90th percentile $129,830)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.1%
- Openings a year: 2,200
- Typical entry education: Postsecondary certificate
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other".

## Interest profile (code SRI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 50 |
| Investigative (I) | 42 |
| Artistic (A) | 15 |
| Social (S) | 84 |
| Enterprising (E) | 28 |
| Conventional (C) | 38 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 93/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 88/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 85/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 84/100)
- Getting Information (importance 83/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 82/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 77/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 76/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 75/100)

## Skills

Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation, Speaking, Coordination, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Medicine and Dentistry, Psychology, Therapy and Counseling, English Language, Biology, Education and Training, Sociology and Anthropology, Administration and Management, Law and Government

## Also called

APC (Advanced Practice Clinician), APP (Advanced Practice Provider), Birth Center Midwife, Birth Doula, Certified Direct-Entry Midwife, Certified Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Direct-Entry Midwife, Doula, Homebirth Midwife

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Health and Medical Administrative Services](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5107) (CIP 5107, 1,585 colleges)
- [Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5132) (CIP 5132, 352 colleges)
- [Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5133) (CIP 5133, 54 colleges)
- Energy and Biologically Based Therapies (CIP 5137, 6 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Georgetown University-DC](https://www.collegesref.com/college/georgetown-university-dc-1068) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | not reported | $143,686 | $11,000 |
| [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-north-carolina-at-chapel-hill-main-campus-2990) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | $44,456 | $110,204 | not reported |
| [George Washington University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/george-washington-university-1066) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | not reported | $92,810 | not reported |
| [Baptist Health System School of Health Professions](https://www.collegesref.com/college/baptist-health-system-school-of-health-professions-175) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | $60,194 | $85,145 | not reported |
| [Stonehill College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/stonehill-college-2610) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | not reported | $82,254 | not reported |
| [Loyola University Chicago](https://www.collegesref.com/college/loyola-university-chicago-1551) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | $59,113 | $82,040 | $25,000 |
| [CUNY Graduate School and University Center](https://www.collegesref.com/college/cuny-graduate-school-and-university-center-737) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | $61,698 | $81,184 | $15,460 |
| [Oregon Institute of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/oregon-institute-of-technology-2034) | Health and Medical Administrative Services | not reported | $80,944 | $27,820 |

## Related careers

- [Nurse Midwives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/nurse-midwives): $134,040 median pay
- [Nurse Practitioners](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/nurse-practitioners): $132,300 median pay
- [Obstetricians and Gynecologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/obstetricians-and-gynecologists): $292,910 median pay
- [Registered Nurses](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/registered-nurses): $97,550 median pay
- [Pediatricians, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatricians-general): $210,040 median pay
- [Family Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/family-medicine-physicians): $244,180 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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