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Occupational Employment Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

29-1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other

All physicians and surgeons not listed separately.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3) 		Mean hourly
wage		 Mean annual
wage (2) 		Wage RSE (3)
338,620 1.2 % $98.83 $205,560 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $28.41 $57.27 $99.48 (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $59,090 $119,120 $206,920 (5) (5)

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 159,050 6.32 $113.18 $235,400
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 98,500 1.82 $81.14 $168,760
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 33,660 1.66 $102.80 $213,820
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 16,930 0.56 $55.00 $114,400
Outpatient Care Centers 9,690 1.16 $111.93 $232,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 159,050 6.32 $113.18 $235,400
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5,780 2.19 $118.67 $246,840
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 98,500 1.82 $81.14 $168,760
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 33,660 1.66 $102.80 $213,820
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 3,600 1.41 $73.83 $153,560

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 150 0.01 $129.58 $269,530
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5,780 2.19 $118.67 $246,840
Offices of Dentists (8) (8) $117.46 $244,320
Management of Companies and Enterprises 390 0.02 $115.97 $241,220
Offices of Physicians 159,050 6.32 $113.18 $235,400

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 44,870 4.93 2.04 $85.26 $177,330
California 25,300 1.58 0.66 $97.01 $201,790
Florida 19,770 2.40 1.00 $105.29 $219,010
Texas 18,860 1.61 0.67 $99.88 $207,750
Pennsylvania 18,440 3.21 1.33 $94.83 $197,250




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 44,870 4.93 2.04 $85.26 $177,330
West Virginia 2,990 4.28 1.77 $110.15 $229,110
Rhode Island 2,020 4.25 1.76 $100.53 $209,100
Maryland 10,090 3.82 1.58 $91.63 $190,600
Delaware 1,530 3.47 1.44 $105.62 $219,690




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 1,820 2.82 1.17 $131.16 $272,820
Wyoming 380 1.36 0.56 $124.97 $259,940
Minnesota 3,980 1.42 0.59 $121.85 $253,440
Wisconsin 5,580 1.99 0.83 $120.87 $251,400
South Dakota 410 0.98 0.41 $119.36 $248,270





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 33,630 5.11 2.12 $82.84 $172,310
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 8,260 2.27 0.94 $86.61 $180,150
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 8,150 6.34 2.63 $92.96 $193,360
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 7,630 4.23 1.75 $81.54 $169,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,700 2.23 0.93 $112.87 $234,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 5,450 1.29 0.54 $109.46 $227,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 5,380 2.16 0.90 $102.54 $213,290
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 5,250 5.18 2.15 $103.43 $215,140
Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD Metropolitan Division 5,220 8.98 3.72 $84.22 $175,180
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,550 1.55 0.64 $87.11 $181,180