A physician who focuses on extending healthy years of life through advanced screening, risk assessment and long-term prevention plans for each patient. BLS does not publish separate figures for family medicine physicians; it counts them within family medicine physician (SOC 29-1215), whose median pay is $244,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
- SOC 29-1215
- Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
- Last updated October 9, 2026
At a glance
Longevity Medicine Physician in four numbers
- Median pay
- $244,180a year, or $117.39/hrBLS OEWS, May 2025Lowest 10% $77KTop 10% $429K
US median, all jobs: $50,980
- Projected growth
- +3.3%About as fast as averageBLS EP, 2025–2035This career+3.3%All jobs+3.5%
Projected employment change, 2025–2035 Item Value This career +3.3% All jobs +3.5% - Openings a year
- 2,900114,300 jobs todayBLS EP, 2025–2035
- Jobs in 2025114.3K
- Projected 2035118K
Employment, 2025–2035 Item Value Jobs in 2025 114.3K Projected 2035 118K - Typical education
- Doctorateneeded to enterBLS EP, 2025–2035; mix: O*NET
- Some college0.3%
- Bachelor's2.3%
- Master's9.5%
- Doctorate59.1%
- Post-doctoral training28.9%
Highest education held by family medicine physicians Segment Value Some college 0.3% Bachelor's 2.3% Master's 9.5% Doctorate 59.1% Post-doctoral training 28.9%
Also advertised as: Longevity Physician, Concierge Longevity Physician, Preventive Longevity Doctor, Healthspan Physician, Lifestyle Medicine Physician.
Pay
How much do Family Medicine Physicians make?
Every longevity medicine physician in the US, by percentile of annual wage
Median
$244,180
Middle half earn $162,420 to $334,270
- 10th
- $76,830
- 25th
- $162,420
- 75th
- $334,270
- 90th
- $428,550
All US occupations: $50,980
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th | $76,830 |
| 25th | $162,420 |
| Median | $244,180 |
| 75th | $334,270 |
| 90th | $428,550 |
| All US occupations | $50,980 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Median annual wage
- $244,180
- Median hourly wage
- $117.39/hr
- Mean annual wage
- $255,820
- People employed
- 107,510
Versus all US occupations
At $244,180, Family Medicine Physicians earn 379% above the $50,980 median across all US occupations, a difference of $193,200 a year.
Versus healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
Inside the Healthcare Practitioners and Technical group, where the middle occupation pays $102,760, this is 138% above the group median.
Pay range
The top 10% earn $428,550 or more while the bottom 10% earn $76,830, a gap of 5.6×. That is an unusually wide spread, which usually tracks specialisation, employer type and years of experience.
Rank in the bank
This median pays more than 97% of the 1,741 occupations in the NueCareer career bank.
Highest-paying state
Rhode Island pays the most at $467,160, and still leads at $456,746 once local prices are taken into account.
Pay by state
Which states pay Family Medicine Physicians the most?
State medians come from the same OEWS release as the national figures. The cost-of-living column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, restating pay in national-average dollars so a high-cost state and a low-cost one can be compared directly.
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rhode Island | $467,160 | $456,746 | 210 |
| 2Oklahoma | $361,350 | $411,359 | 2,170 |
| 3Idaho | $347,160 | $363,541 | 690 |
| 4Montana | $330,760 | $349,474 | 460 |
| 5Alaska | $323,490 | $316,035 | 760 |
| 6Pennsylvania | $306,030 | $313,645 | 4,190 |
| 7Utah | $297,510 | $300,929 | 550 |
| 8Oregon | $293,240 | $283,705 | 1,490 |
| 9Washington | $292,900 | $273,705 | 1,270 |
| 10Arizona | $292,760 | $290,791 | 2,620 |
Job outlook
Is Longevity Medicine Physician a growing career?
Employment change over 2025–2035, against every US occupation
About as fast as average. +3.3% projected growth vs 3.5% for all occupations.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physicians | +3.3% |
| All US occupations | +3.5% |
Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035
About as fast as average
BLS projects employment of Family Medicine Physicians to change 3.3% over 2025–2035, against 3.5% projected for all occupations. That is 3,700 more jobs.
Annual openings
About 2,900 openings are projected each year, 2.5% of the 114,300 jobs that existed in 2025. Most come from workers leaving the occupation, not from growth alone.
Getting in
How to become a Longevity Medicine Physician
This is a physician career: four years of medical school, a residency usually in family medicine or internal medicine, a medical license and board certification. There is no separate residency for longevity medicine, so physicians add training in preventive cardiology, exercise physiology, nutrition and metabolic health.
The American Board of Lifestyle Medicine offers board certification for physicians in evidence-based lifestyle medicine, and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine provides training. Many longevity physicians practice primary care first, then join or open a concierge or membership practice.
- 1
Typical entry-level education
Doctoral or professional degree
- 2
Work experience in a related occupation
None
- 3
Typical on-the-job training
Internship/residency
- 4
Preparation needed (O*NET job zone)
Considerable preparation
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035; job zone from O*NET 31.0 Database.
What education people in the job have
O*NET incumbent survey: the highest level of education reported by people already working as family medicine physicians.
- Doctoral Degree59.1%
- Post-Doctoral Training28.9%
- Master's Degree9.5%
- Bachelor's Degree2.3%
- Some College Courses0.3%
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | 59.1% |
| Post-Doctoral Training | 28.9% |
| Master's Degree | 9.5% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 2.3% |
| Some College Courses | 0.3% |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
The work
What does a Longevity Medicine Physician do?
Longevity medicine physicians practice prevention in depth. Instead of short visits for acute problems, they spend long appointments reviewing a patient's family history, lab work, imaging, fitness testing and sometimes genetic results to estimate risk for heart disease, cancer, diabetes and dementia. They then build plans covering exercise, nutrition, sleep, medications and screening schedules, and follow patients closely over years.
Many work in concierge or membership practices with small patient panels. They coordinate with specialists, interpret data from wearables, and help patients judge which newer tests and treatments are evidence-based and which are not. A good longevity physician is as much a skeptic as an advocate, steering patients away from unproven products.
Day-to-day tasks
- Conduct extended preventive health assessments
- Order and interpret advanced lab tests, imaging and fitness testing
- Estimate patients' long-term risk for major chronic diseases
- Write personalized exercise, nutrition and sleep plans
- Prescribe medications for cardiovascular and metabolic risk
- Review wearable device data with patients
- Coordinate care with specialists and track progress over years
Typical tasks, researched by NueCareer from the sources below.
Working conditions and hours
Longevity physicians work in concierge practices, membership health clinics, executive health programs and some telehealth companies. Patient panels are small, visits are long and schedules are steadier than in hospital medicine. Many practices serve affluent clients and expect strong communication and availability between visits.
Where the work happens
Indoors, climate-controlled
NeverEvery dayIndoors, in a climate-controlled space, every day.
Outdoors in all weather
NeverEvery dayAlmost never works outdoors.
Physical demands
Sitting
NeverAlmost all the timeStanding
NeverAlmost all the timeBending or twisting
NeverAlmost all the time
Working with people
Contact with other people
NoneConstantConstant contact with other people.
Face-to-face discussions
NeverEvery dayFace-to-face discussions every day.
Dealing with the public
Not importantExtremely importantDealing with customers or the public is very important.
Pressure and stakes
Strict deadlines
NeverEvery dayMeeting strict deadlines at least weekly.
Conflict situations
NeverEvery dayHandling conflict situations at least monthly.
Cost of a mistake
Not seriousExtremely seriousMistakes carry very serious consequences.
Autonomy
Freedom to decide
NoneA lotA lot of freedom to make decisions without checking first.
Conditions: O*NET Work Context survey. Each item has its own scale, so each dot is read against the two answers that end its own line.
Core skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Critical Thinking4.4
- Reading Comprehension4.3
- Active Listening4.3
- Writing4.1
- Speaking4.1
- Active Learning4.0
- Monitoring4.0
- Science3.9
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.4 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.3 |
| Active Listening | 4.3 |
| Writing | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 4.1 |
| Active Learning | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 4.0 |
| Science | 3.9 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Transferable skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making4.0
- Time Management4.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Service Orientation3.9
- Instructing3.4
- Coordination3.1
- Persuasion3.0
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 |
| Service Orientation | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.4 |
| Coordination | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Tools and software
- Medical software · in demand
- Office suite software · in demand
- Spreadsheet software · in demand
- Billing and invoicing software
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Electronic mail software
- Information retrieval or search software
- Internet browser software
“In demand” marks an O*NET Employer-Based Hot Technology, software named in real job postings for this occupation.
Personality fit
What personality type suits a Longevity Medicine Physician?
NueCareer estimate (Holland code ISE) built on O*NET's Family Medicine Physician profile, scored 1 to 7
| Axis | Longevity Medicine Physician |
|---|---|
| Realistic | 4 |
| Investigative | 6 |
| Artistic | 1 |
| Social | 6 |
| Enterprising | 3 |
| Conventional | 4 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
What the work is built around
Day to day this is work built around teaching, helping and working directly with other people, combined with investigating, analysing and solving problems with ideas and data.
- Social6.2
- Investigative6.1
- Conventional4.0
- Realistic3.8
- Enterprising3.1
- Artistic1.4
Closest MBTI types
NueCareer fit scores: cosine similarity between each MBTI type's interest vector and this occupation's O*NET interest profile. Not a BLS or O*NET figure; the method is documented on our methodology page.
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Median annual pay, with family medicine physicians highlighted
- Anesthesiologist$391,490
- Longevity Medicine Physician$244,180
- Physician Assistant$135,880
- Nurse Practitioner$132,300
- Physical Therapist$102,760
- Dental Hygienist$98,100
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$96,590
- Radiologic Technologist and Technician$80,110
- Surgical Technologist$64,650
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Anesthesiologist | $391,490 |
| Longevity Medicine Physician | $244,180 |
| Physician Assistant | $135,880 |
| Nurse Practitioner | $132,300 |
| Physical Therapist | $102,760 |
| Dental Hygienist | $98,100 |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographer | $96,590 |
| Radiologic Technologist and Technician | $80,110 |
| Surgical Technologist | $64,650 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
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Questions
Longevity Medicine Physician: frequently asked questions
How much do Family Medicine Physicians make?
BLS does not publish a separate wage for family medicine physicians. It counts them within family medicine physician, whose median pay is $244,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of that occupation earn between $162,420 and $334,270, and the top 10% earn $428,550 or more.
Do you need a degree to become a Longevity Medicine Physician?
Yes, and beyond a bachelor's: BLS lists a doctoral or professional degree as the typical entry requirement for Family Medicine Physicians. BLS also lists internship/residency as typical on-the-job training. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 59.1% hold doctoral degree.
Is Longevity Medicine Physician a growing career?
It is stable rather than fast-growing: employment is projected to change 3.3% over 2025–2035, about the same as the 3.5% projected across all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 2,900 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.
What does a Longevity Medicine Physician do?
Longevity medicine physicians practice prevention in depth. A typical task: conduct extended preventive health assessments. Employers most often ask for Medical software, Office suite software, Spreadsheet software.
Which states pay Family Medicine Physicians the most?
The highest state medians for Family Medicine Physicians are Rhode Island ($467,160), Oklahoma ($361,350), Idaho ($347,160) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
What personality type suits a Longevity Medicine Physician?
O*NET scores Family Medicine Physicians highest on the Social, Investigative and Conventional interest areas, so the work mixes teaching, helping and working directly with other people with investigating, analysing and solving problems with ideas and data. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping that lines up most closely with ISFJ personalities. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.