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Job Description


	Provide prenatal care and childbirth assistance.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

	Education: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

	Training: Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	9,740
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	4,230
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	2,290
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	2,190
Offices of Physicians	2,130
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	1,740
Outpatient Care Centers	1,700
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	1,150
Elementary and Secondary Schools	900
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	660

Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other
Average Annual Salary	$63,340
Average Hourly Wage	$30.45
Total Employment	32,680

Related Majors & Degrees

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Energy and Biologically Based Therapies
	Herbalism / Herbalist

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