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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

29-1228 Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric

This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 29-1212 Cardiologists; 29-1213 Dermatologists; 29-1214 Emergency Medicine Physicians; 29-1217 Neurologists; 29-1222 Physicians, Pathologists; 29-1224 Radiologists; 29-1229 Physicians, All Other; and 12-1241 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric; and the 2010 SOC occupation 29-1069 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other.


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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
390,680 1.4 % $97.81 $203,450 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $29.29 $53.95 $99.28 (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $60,910 $112,210 $206,500 (5) (5)


Industry profile for this occupation:

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 188,090 7.10 $114.22 $237,570
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 113,750 2.04 $84.57 $175,910
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 34,890 1.74 $65.05 $135,290
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 15,760 0.51 $57.39 $119,360
Outpatient Care Centers 10,140 1.06 $110.60 $230,060

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 188,090 7.10 $114.22 $237,570
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 6,910 2.61 $90.23 $187,670
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 6,130 2.21 $122.46 $254,710
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 113,750 2.04 $84.57 $175,910
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 34,890 1.74 $65.05 $135,290

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (8) (8) (5) (5)
Offices of Dentists 110 0.01 $125.57 $261,180
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (8) (8) $123.41 $256,700
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 6,130 2.21 $122.46 $254,710
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing (8) (8) $120.39 $250,410


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 38,380 4.03 1.52 $86.11 $179,110
California 32,070 1.85 0.69 $101.03 $210,140
Florida 27,380 3.11 1.17 $102.30 $212,780
Texas 23,490 1.89 0.71 $96.44 $200,590
Pennsylvania 22,160 3.75 1.41 $95.55 $198,750




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)
Rhode Island 2,810 5.81 2.18 $98.60 $205,090
Massachusetts 16,510 4.56 1.71 $89.44 $186,040
New Jersey 16,650 4.07 1.53 $99.73 $207,440
New York 38,380 4.03 1.52 $86.11 $179,110
Maryland 10,680 3.96 1.49 $92.16 $191,690




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska 710 2.22 0.84 $124.30 $258,550
New Hampshire 1,220 1.84 0.69 $123.66 $257,220
Maine 2,200 3.60 1.35 $121.12 $251,930
Montana 1,170 2.50 0.94 $119.10 $247,720
Wisconsin 8,280 2.88 1.08 $118.30 $246,060





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 41,540 4.30 1.62 $88.03 $183,100
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 14,240 5.09 1.91 $87.00 $180,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 11,640 4.05 1.52 $106.93 $222,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,710 1.56 0.58 $106.93 $222,410
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,250 2.91 1.09 $89.51 $186,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 9,000 1.92 0.72 $87.57 $182,150
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 8,810 4.45 1.67 $66.21 $137,710
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,690 3.29 1.24 $93.33 $194,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,930 2.17 0.82 $95.61 $198,870
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 6,410 2.10 0.79 $89.21 $185,560




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Charlottesville, VA 1,260 10.94 4.11 (8) (8)
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 3,210 10.22 3.84 $50.89 $105,850
Muncie, IN 450 9.93 3.73 $129.13 $268,600
Corvallis, OR 360 9.69 3.64 $105.77 $220,000
Asheville, NC 1,730 8.72 3.28 $110.69 $230,230
Ann Arbor, MI 1,630 7.26 2.73 $89.37 $185,890
Greenville, NC 530 6.85 2.58 $54.25 $112,850
Jackson, MI 380 6.84 2.57 $92.45 $192,300
Killeen-Temple, TX 950 6.73 2.53 $111.43 $231,780
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 320 6.34 2.38 $123.42 $256,720




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Leominster-Gardner, MA 130 2.38 0.90 (5) (5)
Victoria, TX (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 250 2.56 0.96 (5) (5)
St. Joseph, MO-KS (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Longview, WA 70 1.73 0.65 (5) (5)
Grants Pass, OR 40 1.43 0.54 (5) (5)
Fond du Lac, WI 130 2.77 1.04 (5) (5)
Fairbanks, AK (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Columbus, IN 70 1.35 0.51 (5) (5)
Janesville-Beloit, WI 380 5.61 2.11 $136.88 $284,720

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 590 2.27 0.85 $121.54 $252,800
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 590 3.69 1.39 $103.64 $215,580
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 580 3.00 1.13 $115.43 $240,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 540 1.36 0.51 $114.36 $237,860
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 530 3.31 1.25 $115.71 $240,670

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 130 3.87 1.46 $106.13 $220,740
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 590 3.69 1.39 $103.64 $215,580
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 270 3.39 1.28 $106.79 $222,130
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 530 3.31 1.25 $115.71 $240,670
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 390 3.19 1.20 $106.59 $221,710

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area 180 2.17 0.82 (5) (5)
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 220 2.86 1.08 (5) (5)
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 50 0.78 0.29 (5) (5)
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 70 0.68 0.26 $137.17 $285,320
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $134.49 $279,730


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020