Career profile · SOC 29-1228

Physicians, All Other

Diagnose and treat diseases and injuries of the human body. Includes physicians and specialists not listed separately.

Median salary
$229,300
per year
Growth outlook
As Fast As Average
BLS 10-yr
Education
Doctoral or professional degree
AI exposure
2.8/10
automation risk

Salary distribution (US)

Real salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The p10–p90 spread tells you more than the median alone.

Bottom 10%
$69,980
25th %ile
$142,000
Median
$229,300
75th %ile
$300,000
Top 10%
$350,000

Top skills

Critical Thinking Active Listening Reading Comprehension Complex Problem Solving Judgment and Decision Making Science Speaking Social Perceptiveness Active Learning Monitoring

Knowledge you'll build

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Biology
  • Psychology
  • English Language
  • Chemistry
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Education and Training
  • Therapy and Counseling

A day in the life

You arrive at the hospital or clinic early to review patient charts, lab results, and imaging studies before your first appointment, mentally preparing for a schedule that might include fifteen to twenty-five patients in a day. Your hours are spent examining patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing treatments, and documenting everything in the electronic health record system, all while coordinating care with nurses, specialists, and pharmacists. Between patients you field urgent calls, consult on complex cases with colleagues, and sometimes deliver difficult news to patients and their families with empathy and clarity. The work is profoundly meaningful when you help a patient recover or catch a diagnosis early, but the emotional toll, administrative burden of paperwork, and long hours are a constant trade-off.

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