Ambulatory Health Care Services (621   ) |  
National |  
|   |  
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations |  
  
| Occupation | 
Occ. code | 
Estabs. reporting occupation | 
Est. empl. | 
Empl %RSE | 
Mean wage | 
Mean %RSE | 
Entry wage | 
Exp. wage | 
25th pct | 
Median wage | 
75th pct | 
 
| HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS | 
29-0000 | 
           | 
2,085,560    | 
  0.40       | 
$ 90,525 | 
  0.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 43,007 | 
$ 64,612 | 
$105,772 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 43.53 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 20.68 | 
$ 31.07 | 
$ 50.86 | 
 
| Chiropractors | 
29-1011 | 
           | 
   25,470    | 
  2.40       | 
$ 82,197 | 
  1.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 47,089 | 
$ 69,174 | 
$ 99,475 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 39.52 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 22.64 | 
$ 33.26 | 
$ 47.82 | 
 
| Dentists, General | 
29-1021 | 
           | 
   82,110    | 
  2.00       | 
$161,444 | 
  1.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$103,006 | 
$146,942 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 77.61 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 49.52 | 
$ 70.64 | 
 | 
 
| Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 
29-1022 | 
           | 
    4,990    | 
 11.20       | 
$216,290 | 
  4.80       | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$103.99 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Orthodontists | 
29-1023 | 
           | 
    5,310    | 
  9.20       | 
$212,116 | 
  3.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$163,955 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$101.98 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 78.82 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Dentists, All Other Specialists | 
29-1029 | 
           | 
    2,810    | 
 16.80       | 
$180,927 | 
  8.30       | 
 | 
 | 
$110,987 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 86.98 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 53.36 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Dietitians and Nutritionists | 
29-1031 | 
           | 
    8,880    | 
  3.80       | 
$ 57,162 | 
  1.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 44,436 | 
$ 55,672 | 
$ 67,746 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 27.48 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 21.36 | 
$ 26.77 | 
$ 32.58 | 
 
| Optometrists | 
29-1041 | 
           | 
   22,070    | 
  2.70       | 
$110,967 | 
  1.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 71,705 | 
$ 98,281 | 
$131,715 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 53.35 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 34.47 | 
$ 47.25 | 
$ 63.33 | 
 
| Pharmacists | 
29-1051 | 
           | 
    6,670    | 
  4.10       | 
$108,507 | 
  0.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 97,536 | 
$109,854 | 
$123,897 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 52.16 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 46.90 | 
$ 52.81 | 
$ 59.56 | 
 
| Anesthesiologists | 
29-1061 | 
           | 
   31,320    | 
  5.50       | 
$223,842 | 
  2.30       | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$107.62 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Family and General Practitioners | 
29-1062 | 
           | 
   73,830    | 
  2.50       | 
$177,110 | 
  1.00       | 
 | 
 | 
$128,653 | 
$167,302 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 85.15 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 61.85 | 
$ 80.44 | 
 | 
 
| Internists, General | 
29-1063 | 
           | 
   37,640    | 
  3.70       | 
$194,337 | 
  1.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$143,013 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 93.43 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 68.76 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 
29-1064 | 
           | 
   17,050    | 
  4.10       | 
$212,902 | 
  1.60       | 
 | 
 | 
$166,506 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$102.35 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 80.05 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Pediatricians, General | 
29-1065 | 
           | 
   23,270    | 
  4.40       | 
$167,200 | 
  1.50       | 
 | 
 | 
$120,958 | 
$155,658 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 80.38 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 58.15 | 
$ 74.84 | 
 | 
 
| Psychiatrists | 
29-1066 | 
           | 
    9,620    | 
  6.20       | 
$166,466 | 
  3.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$100,761 | 
$163,894 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 80.03 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 48.45 | 
$ 78.80 | 
 | 
 
| Surgeons | 
29-1067 | 
           | 
   36,390    | 
  3.00       | 
$231,833 | 
  1.10       | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$111.46 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 
29-1069 | 
           | 
  157,120    | 
  2.00       | 
$206,247 | 
  0.90       | 
 | 
 | 
$155,790 | 
 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 99.16 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 74.90 | 
 | 
 | 
 
| Physician Assistants | 
29-1071 | 
           | 
   51,270    | 
  2.50       | 
$ 85,922 | 
  0.70       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 71,501 | 
$ 85,014 | 
$100,904 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 41.30 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 34.37 | 
$ 40.87 | 
$ 48.52 | 
 
| Podiatrists | 
29-1081 | 
           | 
    8,290    | 
  4.20       | 
$138,553 | 
  2.20       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 82,166 | 
$121,652 | 
 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 66.61 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 39.50 | 
$ 58.49 | 
 | 
 
| Registered Nurses | 
29-1111 | 
           | 
  467,700    | 
  0.90       | 
$ 67,143 | 
  0.40       | 
 | 
 | 
$ 50,641 | 
$ 62,296 | 
$ 77,431 | 
 
 | hourly |   |   |   | 
  | 
$ 32.28 | 
  | 
 | 
 | 
$ 24.35 | 
$ 29.95 | 
$ 37.22 | 
 
 
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