Midwives build social perceptiveness, service orientation and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Registered Nurses (88%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registered Nurses | 88% | $97,550 | — | None |
| 2 | Acute Care Nurses | 85% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | None |
| 3 | Clinical Nurse Specialists | 84% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | None |
| 4 | Physical Therapists | 83% | $102,760 | — | None |
| 5 | Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses | 83% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Critical Care Nurses | 83% | $97,550Pay for the broader BLS group “Registered Nurses” | Not compared | None |
| 7 | Occupational Therapists | 82% | $100,330 | — | None |
| 8 | Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 81% | $80,250 | — | None |
| 9 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 81% | $64,400 | — | None |
| 10 | Community Health Workers | 78% | $51,850 | — | None |
Compared with Midwives, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as midwives (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
88% skill match · $97,550
Quality Control Analysis · Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring
85% skill match · $97,550 (broader BLS group)
Operation and Control · Operations Monitoring · Operations Analysis
84% skill match · $97,550 (broader BLS group)
Operations Analysis · Persuasion · Time Management
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Registered Nurses (88% skill match, median $97,550), Acute Care Nurses (85% skill match, median $97,550) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (84% skill match, median $97,550), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than midwives at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.