AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 29-9099.01

Will AI replace Midwives?

Midwives: AI can already handle 10 of 36 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 36 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Midwives, from most to least exposed. 10 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Compile and evaluate clinical practice statistics. 80 Estimated Standard 3.5
Recommend the use of vitamin and mineral supplements to enhance the health of patients and children. 74 Observed Frontier 3.8
Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health. 65 Estimated Standard 4.6
Evaluate patients' laboratory and medical records, requesting assistance from other practitioners when necessary. 65 Estimated Standard 4.5
Assess the status of post-date pregnancies to determine treatments and interventions. 65 Estimated Standard 4.4
Maintain documentation of all patients' contacts, reviewing and updating records as necessary. 65 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Perform post-partum health assessments of mothers and babies at regular intervals. 65 Estimated Standard 4.4
Assess birthing environments to ensure cleanliness, safety, and the availability of appropriate supplies. 65 Estimated Standard 4.2
Estimate patients' due dates and re-evaluate as necessary based on examination results. 65 Estimated Standard 4.2
Develop, implement, or evaluate individualized plans for midwifery care. 65 Estimated Frontier 3.9
Establish and follow emergency or contingency plans for mothers and newborns. 50 Estimated Frontier 4.6
Provide patients with contraceptive and family planning information. 50 Estimated Standard 4.1
Provide, or refer patients to other providers for, education or counseling on topics such as genetic testing, newborn care, contraception, or breastfeeding. 40 Observed Efficient 4.1
Identify tubal and ectopic pregnancies and refer patients for treatments. 30 Estimated Standard 4.7
Provide necessary medical care for infants at birth, including emergency care such as resuscitation. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Monitor fetal growth and well-being through heartbeat detection, body measurement, and palpation. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Identify, monitor, or treat pregnancy-related problems such as hypertension, gestational diabetes, pre-term labor, or retarded fetal growth. 30 Estimated Standard 4.6
Obtain complete health and medical histories from patients including medical, surgical, reproductive, or mental health histories. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.5
Set up or monitor the administration of oxygen or medications. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Suture perineal lacerations. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Test patients' hemoglobin, hematocrit, and blood glucose levels. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Counsel women regarding the nutritional requirements of pregnancy. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Provide information about the physical and emotional processes involved in the pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum periods. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Refer patients to specialists for procedures such as ultrasounds or biophysical profiles. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Assist maternal patients to find physical positions that will facilitate childbirth. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Incorporate research findings into practice as appropriate. 30 Estimated Standard 4.2
Provide comfort and relaxation measures for mothers in labor through interventions such as massage, breathing techniques, hydrotherapy, or music. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Collect specimens for use in laboratory tests. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Inform patients of how to prepare and supply birth sites. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Respond to breech birth presentations by applying methods such as exercises or external version. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Complete birth certificates. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Perform annual gynecologic exams, including pap smears and breast exams. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Provide information about community health and social resources. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Collaborate in research studies. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.3
Monitor maternal condition during labor by checking vital signs, monitoring uterine contractions, or performing physical examinations. 10 Estimated No tier 4.7
Treat patients' symptoms with alternative health care methods such as herbs or hydrotherapy. 10 Estimated No tier 3.5

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 36 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 34 of 36. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 87% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 95% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 5% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
35,010
Median annual wage
$65,790
Middle half of earners
$47,750 to $97,000
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+3.6%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Midwives and AI

Will AI replace Midwives?

AI already handles 10 of the 36 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 41 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +3.6% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Midwives?

41 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 36 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 34 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Midwives tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Compile and evaluate clinical practice statistics; Recommend the use of vitamin and mineral supplements to enhance the health of patients and children; Conduct ongoing prenatal health assessments, tracking changes in physical and emotional health. They are three of the 10 tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 87% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Midwives, and what do they earn?

35,010 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $65,790 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +3.6% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Midwives. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/midwives

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