Podiatrists
Diagnose and treat conditions of the foot, ankle, and lower leg.
At a glance
Annual openings for Podiatrists come to about 200, among the smaller pools in our data. Set against Optometrists (+9.5%), the +2.0% projection here is 7.5 points lower. The usual entry for Podiatrists is a doctoral degree. A median wage of $160,300 sits more than double the typical occupation we cover (64% above the Healthcare Practitioners median). Projected employment change for 2025 to 2035 is +2.0%, behind the typical occupation we cover. Displacement risk is very low and works-with-AI scores 35/100, tilting toward AI as a helper; modeled exposure is at the 45th percentile.
Similar pay in Healthcare Practitioners
Key skills
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 50 states and DC. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 1,520 | 0.2 | 2.5× | $108k |
| California | 1,000 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $201k |
| Florida | 870 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $138k |
| Texas | 500 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $176k |
| Pennsylvania | 390 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $155k |
| Illinois | 373 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.0× (estimated) | $167k |
| Michigan | 350 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $162k |
| Ohio | 350 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $129k |
| Maryland | 330 | 0.1 | 1.9× | $202k |
| Arizona | 270 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $133k |
All 50 states and DC
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 260 | 0.1 | 1.3× | $133k |
| New Jersey | 260 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $160k |
| Virginia | 260 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $134k |
| North Carolina | 240 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $215k |
| Georgia | 190 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $133k |
| Connecticut | 170 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $213k |
| Massachusetts | 170 | 0.0 | 0.8× | $218k |
| Oregon | 170 | 0.1 | 1.4× | $207k |
| Missouri | 160 | 0.1 | 0.9× | $130k |
| Colorado | 150 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $143k |
| Washington | 140 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $233k |
| Minnesota | 130 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $261k |
| Utah | 120 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $93k |
| Wisconsin | 120 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $185k |
| Iowa | 100 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $135k |
| Kansas | 96 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.1× (estimated) | $145k (estimated) |
| Arkansas | 91 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.1× (estimated) | $139k (estimated) |
| Alabama | 90 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $162k |
| Kentucky | 80 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $201k |
| Nevada | 70 | 0.0 | 0.7× | $205k |
| New Hampshire | 70 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $250k |
| South Carolina | 70 | 0.0 | 0.5× | $167k |
| Tennessee | 70 | 0.0 | 0.3× | $212k |
| Nebraska | 68 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.1× (estimated) | $152k (estimated) |
| Delaware | 60 | 0.1 | 2.0× | $171k |
| New Mexico | 60 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $203k |
| Oklahoma | 60 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $253k |
| Louisiana | 50 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $197k |
| Rhode Island | 50 | 0.1 | 1.6× | $160k |
| West Virginia | 50 | 0.1 | 1.1× | $207k |
| Maine | 40 | 0.1 | 1.0× | $201k |
| Hawaii | 35 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 0.9× (estimated) | $197k (estimated) |
| South Dakota | 35 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.2× (estimated) | $144k (estimated) |
| Montana | 32 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.0× (estimated) | $152k (estimated) |
| Idaho | 30 | 0.0 | 0.6× | $125k |
| Mississippi | 30 | 0.0 | 0.4× | $164k |
| North Dakota | 30 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.1× (estimated) | $148k (estimated) |
| Washington DC | 29 (estimated) | 0.0 (estimated) | 0.7× (estimated) | $266k |
| Alaska | 21 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.0× (estimated) | $196k (estimated) |
| Vermont | 21 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 1.1× (estimated) | $162k (estimated) |
| Wyoming | 15 (estimated) | 0.1 (estimated) | 0.9× (estimated) | $154k (estimated) |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,350 jobs · $108k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA350 jobs · $200k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV300 jobs · $158k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL280 jobs · $99k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD240 jobs · $158k median
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI220 jobs · $169k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ200 jobs · $133k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX160 jobs · $158k median
Where this ranks
Explore Podiatrists interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.