Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
305,590 1.6 % $88.78 $184,650 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $26.53 $53.86 (5) (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $55,190 $112,020 (5) (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 151,900 6.48 $103.32 $214,910
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 80,760 1.56 $66.23 $137,770
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 29,820 1.45 $88.44 $183,960
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 13,860 0.48 $53.87 $112,060
Outpatient Care Centers 9,460 1.55 $101.68 $211,490

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 151,900 6.48 $103.32 $214,910
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5,170 2.25 $111.26 $231,430
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 80,760 1.56 $66.23 $137,770
Outpatient Care Centers 9,460 1.55 $101.68 $211,490
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 3,230 1.47 $65.87 $137,010

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Dentists 150 0.02 $115.91 $241,100
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 5,170 2.25 $111.26 $231,430
Offices of Physicians 151,900 6.48 $103.32 $214,910
Outpatient Care Centers 9,460 1.55 $101.68 $211,490
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 80 0.01 $100.93 $209,940


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 43,580 5.17 2.17 $77.52 $161,240
California 25,850 1.84 0.77 $87.62 $182,260
Florida 17,430 2.44 1.02 $96.98 $201,710
Texas 16,520 1.60 0.67 $88.60 $184,300
Pennsylvania 15,770 2.84 1.19 $93.91 $195,340




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 43,580 5.17 2.17 $77.52 $161,240
Rhode Island 2,130 4.72 1.98 $81.81 $170,170
District of Columbia 2,570 3.98 1.67 $60.51 $125,860
Vermont 1,140 3.91 1.64 $79.33 $165,000
Maryland 9,560 3.85 1.62 $82.47 $171,530




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi 760 0.71 0.30 $112.80 $234,620
South Dakota 430 1.10 0.46 $110.94 $230,760
Minnesota 3,990 1.54 0.65 $109.90 $228,590
New Hampshire 1,470 2.43 1.02 $109.41 $227,560
Maine 1,750 3.03 1.27 $108.31 $225,290





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 27,710 5.47 2.30 $75.20 $156,420
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 10,130 2.83 1.19 $72.12 $150,020
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 7,370 6.10 2.56 $85.73 $178,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 7,150 1.87 0.79 $85.27 $177,370
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 5,700 10.26 4.31 $71.36 $148,440
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 5,160 3.08 1.29 $79.23 $164,800
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 4,980 2.15 0.90 $83.02 $172,690
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 4,810 2.35 0.99 $93.28 $194,020
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 4,690 2.59 1.09 $86.60 $180,120
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 4,470 2.01 0.84 $105.31 $219,050




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)
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 5,700 10.26 4.31 $71.36 $148,440
Charlottesville, VA 950 10.15 4.26 $59.91 $124,620
Rochester, MN 940 9.55 4.01 $107.94 $224,510
Pittsfield, MA 240 7.19 3.02 $52.09 $108,350
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 7,370 6.10 2.56 $85.73 $178,320
Flint, MI 740 5.86 2.46 $108.61 $225,910
Roanoke, VA 840 5.74 2.41 $86.49 $179,900
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1,530 5.73 2.41 $41.09 $85,480
Akron, OH 1,760 5.64 2.37 $81.46 $169,440
Muncie, IN 240 5.58 2.34 $98.71 $205,320




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)
Nashua, NH-MA NECTA Division 100 0.82 0.34 (5) (5)
Victoria, TX 50 1.05 0.44 (5) (5)
Texarkana-Texarkana, TX-AR 60 1.16 0.49 (5) (5)
Sherman-Denison, TX (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
St. Cloud, MN 290 3.06 1.28 (5) (5)
Napa, CA (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Merced, CA 60 1.02 0.43 (5) (5)
Longview, TX (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Lima, OH 180 3.63 1.52 (5) (5)
Hattiesburg, MS (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)

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)
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 700 4.09 1.72 $110.94 $230,750
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 550 4.44 1.86 $98.02 $203,890
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 430 4.23 1.78 $102.29 $212,760
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 420 1.78 0.75 $105.20 $218,810
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 380 3.38 1.42 $89.51 $186,180

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)
Central New York nonmetropolitan area 550 4.44 1.86 $98.02 $203,890
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 430 4.23 1.78 $102.29 $212,760
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 700 4.09 1.72 $110.94 $230,750
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 380 3.38 1.42 $89.51 $186,180
North Arizona nonmetropolitan area 210 3.37 1.41 $106.52 $221,560

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)
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 170 1.87 0.78 (5) (5)
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 190 1.19 0.50 (5) (5)
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 30 1.26 0.53 (5) (5)
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $121.35 $252,400


About May 2011 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 mean 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 $90.00 per hour or $187,199 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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012