Podiatrists

The median annual salary for Podiatrists in the US is $152,800.

The role is showing modest growth of 2% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 9,700 workers.

The typical entry education is a Doctoral or professional degree. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.

The most in-demand skills for this role include dermatology, chiropody, human physiology, orthopaedic treatment alternatives, kinetics, pharmacology. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Our AI-durability model gives Podiatrists a score of 0.30 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.

Podiatrists has very high barrier to entry — very highly gated — extended graduate education, licensure, or years of specialised training are required.