--- title: "Medical Jobs" description: "Clinical and technical careers in healthcare, from physicians, nurses and therapists to the technologists and specialists who run diagnostics, surgery…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-jobs" last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z" --- # Medical Jobs Clinical and technical careers in healthcare, from physicians, nurses and therapists to the technologists and specialists who run diagnostics, surgery support and labs. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. 48 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry". | # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Congenital Heart Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/congenital-heart-surgeon) | $559,030 | +2.0% | Doctorate | | 2 | [Pediatric Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatric-surgeon) | $559,030 | +2.0% | Doctorate | | 3 | [Cardiac Electrophysiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiac-electrophysiologist) | $496,010 | +4.8% | Doctorate | | 4 | [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist) | $496,010 | +4.8% | Doctorate | | 5 | [Interventional Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/interventional-cardiologist) | $496,010 | +4.8% | Doctorate | | 6 | [Radiation Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiation-oncologist) | $420,860 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 7 | [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist) | $420,860 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 8 | [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist) | $391,490 | +3.6% | Doctorate | | 9 | [Pediatric Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatric-anesthesiologist) | $391,490 | +3.6% | Doctorate | | 10 | [Cardiothoracic Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiothoracic-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 11 | [Colorectal Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/colorectal-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 12 | [Neurosurgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/neurosurgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 13 | [Orthopedic Spine Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-spine-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 14 | [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 15 | [Otolaryngologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/otolaryngologist) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 16 | [Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/plastic-and-reconstructive-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 17 | [Surgical Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/surgical-oncologist) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 18 | [Trauma Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/trauma-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 19 | [Vascular Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/vascular-surgeon) | $358,550 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 20 | [Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgeon) | $352,220 | +5.6% | Doctorate | | 21 | [Emergency Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physician) | $335,550 | +3.2% | Doctorate | | 22 | [Dermatologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dermatologist) | $328,730 | +6.8% | Doctorate | | 23 | [Mohs Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mohs-surgeon) | $328,730 | +6.8% | Doctorate | | 24 | [Pathologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pathologist) | $312,400 | +4.8% | Doctorate | | 25 | [Prosthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/prosthodontist) | $311,180 | +5.8% | Doctorate | | 26 | [Ophthalmologist, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ophthalmologist) | $300,080 | +4.5% | Doctorate | | 27 | [Retina Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retina-specialist) | $300,080 | +4.5% | Doctorate | | 28 | [Gynecologic Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gynecologic-oncologist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate | | 29 | [Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/maternal-fetal-medicine-specialist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate | | 30 | [Obstetrician and Gynecologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/obstetrician-and-gynecologist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate | | 31 | [Reproductive Endocrinologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/reproductive-endocrinologist) | $292,910 | +1.7% | Doctorate | | 32 | [Orthodontist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthodontist) | $289,140 | +6.0% | Doctorate | | 33 | [Psychiatrist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatrist) | $281,870 | +7.2% | Doctorate | | 34 | [Aerospace Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aerospace-medicine-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 35 | [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 36 | [Critical Care Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/critical-care-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 37 | [Hospitalist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hospitalist) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 38 | [Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 39 | [Preventive Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/preventive-medicine-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 40 | [Sports Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-medicine-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 41 | [Urologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/urologist) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 42 | [Endocrinologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/endocrinologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 43 | [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 44 | [Hematologist-Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hematologist-oncologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 45 | [Infectious Disease Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/infectious-disease-physician) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 46 | [Interventional Gastroenterologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/interventional-gastroenterologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 47 | [Nephrologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nephrologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | | 48 | [Pulmonologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pulmonologist) | $256,560 | +4.0% | Doctorate | Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections/medical-jobs