Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
All healthcare practitioners and technical workers not listed separately.
Also called: Birth Center Midwife, Certified Direct-Entry Midwife, Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Homebirth Midwife, Lay Midwife, Licensed and Certified Midwife
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $77,670
- $37.34/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 320
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +2.5%
- 20 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- Postsecondary nondegree award
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,110 | $59,740 | $77,670 | $120,130 | $153,960 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Moderate exposure50 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 53
- Language-model AIOE 53
- GPTs-are-GPTs 43
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
This is a catch-all group for healthcare jobs not listed elsewhere, so the work varies a lot. AI exposure is moderate and observed AI use is little or none. AI tools may help with paperwork and looking up information, while hands-on care and working with patients and care teams still rely on people.
Likely to change
- Paperwork and record keeping
- Looking up and summarizing information
Still relies on people
- Hands-on contact with patients or clients
- Judgment calls with the care team
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