What are the job opportunities for CNMs and CMs?
CNMs and CMs work in a variety of settings including private practices, hospitals, birth centers, health clinics, and home birth services. The numbers and types of opportunities available to new graduates often depend on the individual’s work preference and vary across the country and in different locations (urban or rural). Visit the online midwifery career center at www.MidwifeJobs.com. It is also possible for CNMs/CMs with entrepreneurial spirits to set up their own practices, establishing themselves as health care providers in the community of their choice. CNMs have legal authority to practice in every state, the District of Columbia and most of the US Territories. Because there is only one education program educating Certified Midwives, there are relatively few CMs in practice and the CM credential is only recognized in three states (NY, NJ and RI). Therefore, job opportunities for this professional are rather limited across the country and most CMs are practicing in New York.
