Midwife Career and Immigration options for Australia
Midwife Provides care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and postnatal care for women and babies in a range of settings such as the home, community, hospitals, clinics and health units. Registration or licensing is required.
Profile Title: Midwife Career and Immigration options for Australia
Alternative Title:Certified Midwife, Registered Midwife
ANZSCO Code: 254111 | Unit Code: 2541
Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years
Assessing Bodies: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL
Specialization: Community Midwife, Midwife Practitioner ANZS
Profile Description: Provides care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and childbirth, and postnatal care for women and babies in a range of settings such as the home, community, hospitals, clinics and health units. Registration or licensing is required.
Job Duties:
- providing advice and support during pre-conception, intrapartum, antenatal and postnatal periods is partnership with women
- providing care and management of pregnancy and birth
- assessing progress and recognising warning signs of abnormal and potentially abnormal pregnancies requiring referral to an Obstetrician
- monitoring the condition of women and foetuses during pregnancy and throughout labour
- conducting health education classes and seminars to promote the health of mothers and babies such as reproductive health, antenatal education, preparation for parenthood and breastfeeding
- providing advice on nutrition, childcare and family planning
Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing is required.
Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):
- 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
- 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
- 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
- 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
- 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
- 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
- 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
- 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
- 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored
Registration or Licensing: required
Industries: Midwives are nearly all employed in Health Care and Social Assistance
Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Midwives is Bachelor degree (65.0 per cent).
Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Midwives is expected to be low (equal to or less than 5,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).
Age Group: The main age group is 45-54 years (40.0 per cent) and the median age is 45 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).
Gender: The female share of Midwives is 100.0 per cent and 45.5 per cent of Midwives work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 35.0 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).
Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,283 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).
Employment: Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Midwives to November 2020 is expected to grow moderately.
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