Nurse Midwife

O*NET: Nurse Midwives·29-1161.00

The Verdict:Nurse midwives perform hands-on prenatal exams, manage childbirth, and conduct physical interventions in variable clinical settings. AI supports documentation and planning but cannot replicate physical care or therapeutic trust. Licensure and clinical demands ensure resilience.

Resilience Score

/100

Highly Resilient

Score tiers

Highly Resilient81–100

Resilient61–80

Moderate Risk41–60

High Risk21–40

Critical Risk0–20

How is this scored?

Task Resilience

How much of this role's daily work remains beyond AI and robotic automation.

30% of score

Physical Presence

The degree to which this job needs a human present — hands-on, in the field, or in the room.

20% of score

Human Necessity

How important the unique human edge is — for trust, accountability, or judgment.

15% of score

Regulatory Shield

How strong the legal requirement is for a human in this job (by law, licensing, or credentials).

13% of score

Technological Maturity

How far AI remains from performing this role's core functions.

10% of score

Displacement Evidence

The volume of jobs in this field being eliminated by AI or automation right now.

12% of score

Score last updated: February 2026Full methodology

Avg Salary

Median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 release.

$129k

Job Growth (10yr)

Projected change in total number of jobs (not salary) from 2024–2034. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections.

+11.1%

AI Exposure

Percentage of this role's analyzed tasks that AI can handle autonomously or nearly so. 0 of 23 tasks are classified as AI-exposed.

Low exposure

Task Analysis

This role's core work is hard to automate.
12 of 23 tasks require human judgment, presence, or trust. The 48% that are AI-leverage offer an edge — professionals who learn these tools will outperform those who don't.

0exposed

11AI leverage

12human-essential

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AI Can Handle This0 tasks

Tasks AI can do autonomously or nearly so

No exposed tasks identified

AI Leverage11 tasks

Master these tools — humans who do outperform those who don't

Document patients' health histories, symptoms, physical conditions, or other diagnostic information.

Prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations.

Develop and implement individualized plans for health care management.

Order and interpret diagnostic or laboratory tests.

Document findings of physical examinations.

Write information in medical records or provide narrative summaries to communicate patient information to other health care providers.

Consult with or refer patients to appropriate specialists when conditions exceed the scope of practice or expertise.

Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in midwifery.

Establish practice guidelines for specialty areas such as primary health care of women, care of the childbearing family, and newborn care.

Plan, provide, or evaluate educational programs for nursing staff, health care teams, or the community.

Conduct clinical research on topics such as maternal or infant health care, contraceptive methods, breastfeeding, and gynecological care.

Human Advantage12 tasks

Tasks requiring trust, presence, or novel judgment

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.

Provide patients with direct family planning services, such as inserting intrauterine devices, dispensing oral contraceptives, and fitting cervical barriers, including cervical caps or diaphragms.

Explain procedures to patients, family members, staff members or others.

Initiate emergency interventions to stabilize patients.

Educate patients and family members regarding prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, newborn, or interconception care.

Perform physical examinations by taking vital signs, checking neurological reflexes, examining breasts, or performing pelvic examinations.

Provide primary health care, including pregnancy and childbirth, to women.

Instruct student nurse midwives, medical students, or residents on the birthing process.

Manage newborn care during the first weeks of life.

Evaluate mental health of patients.

Screen patients for gynecologic conditions such as infections.

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