Healthcare Practitioners

Physicians & Surgeons

SOC 29-1210

Diagnose and treat illness and injury after one of the longest training paths there is.

Median pay

$239k

$143k to $454k typical range

Outlook

Growing

280k openings / yr

Education

Doctoral (MD/DO) plus residency

AI exposure

12%

modeled estimate, sector level

Future-proof

76/100

Key skills

Clinical reasoning
Stamina
Communication
Precision
Lifelong learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.