助产士向怀孕期间和分娩的女性提供护理建议，提供家庭、社区、医院、诊所和健康机构的产后护理。 MIDWIVES provide 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.
本组中大多数职业都要求具有与学士学位或更高资格相当的技能水平（ANZSCO 1级水平）。需要注册或许可证。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.
ANZSCO 2541 助产士主要职责 Tasks Include - FLYabroad
向怀孕前、分娩期间、产前和产后妇女提供建议和支持 providing advice and support during pre-conception, intrapartum, antenatal and postnatal periods in partnership with women
提供怀孕和分娩期间的护理 providing care and management of pregnancy and birth
与产科医生沟通，识别怀孕反常信号和潜在异常信号 assessing progress and recognising warning signs of abnormal and potentially abnormal pregnancies requiring referral to an Obstetrician
监督怀孕和分娩期间妇女和胎儿的状况 monitoring the condition of women and foetuses during pregnancy and throughout labour
开展关于生殖健康、产前教育、母乳哺育等的健康教育课程和研讨会，促进妇女婴儿的健康 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
提供儿童营养、儿童保育和计划生育的建议 providing advice on nutrition, childcare and family planning
ANZSCO 2541 助产士职位列表 List of occupations - FLYabroad
向怀孕期间和分娩的女性提供护理建议，提供家庭、社区、医院、诊所和健康机构的产后护理。需要注册或许可证。 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.
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). Further information about job openings and projected employment growth is available on the Help page.
Employment for this occupation rose strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years, remained relatively steady in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Midwives to November 2019 is expected to grow moderately.
This is a medium sized occupation (15,800 in November 2014) suggesting that opportunities may be limited in some regions.
Midwives have a relatively low proportion of full-time jobs (43.2 per cent). For Midwives working full-time, average weekly hours are 34.4 (compared to 40.9 for all occupations) and earnings are above average - in the seventh decile. Unemployment for Midwives is below average.
The most common level of educational attainment for Midwives is Bachelor degree (65.4 per cent).
Midwives are nearly all employed in Health Care and Social Assistance.
Key Indicators
These data show 9 key indicators for this occupation - employment size, full-time share of employment, earnings, unemployment, historical employment growth (long-term, medium term and short-term), future employment growth, mix of industries and job openings. Estimates have been rounded and consequently some discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
2541 Job Prospects
2541 职业统计数据 Statistics
周薪（税前）Weekly Earnings (before tax)
就业水平 Employment Level (thousands)
增长比例 Recent Job Growth (per cent)
按性别计算就业增长 Employment Growth by Gender (thousands)
性别比例 Gender (per cent share)
周工作小时数 Weekly Hours Worked
年龄 Age Profile (per cent share)
各州就业比例 Employment by State and Territory (per cent share)
所在行业 Main Employing Industries (per cent share)
教育程度 Educational Attainment (per cent of employment)
