Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 29-1299

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

The published band from $65,210 to $195,190 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Pediatric Surgeons.

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Same-major-group titles next to Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other: Pediatric Surgeons ($559K) , Physicians, All Other ($266K) , Dermatologists ($329K) , Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($293K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. California $125,550
  2. 2. Maryland $164,670
  3. 3. North Carolina $117,210
  4. 4. Hawaii $119,520
  5. 5. District of Columbia $151,990
  6. 6. Utah $119,430
  7. 7. New York $127,360
  8. 8. Georgia $126,300
  9. 9. Montana $122,930
  10. 10. Connecticut $119,970

Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations careers next to Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Dermatologists $328,730
  2. 2. Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,910
  3. 3. Physicians, All Other $265,930
  4. 4. Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $358,550
  5. 5. Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
  6. 6. Emergency Medicine Physicians $335,550
  7. 7. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons $352,220
  8. 8. Surgeons, All Other $414,010
  9. 9. Psychiatrists $281,870
  10. 10. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
  11. 11. Radiologists $420,860
  12. 12. Anesthesiologists $391,490
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$65,210 to $195,190
median $115,210 · ~3.0× spread
$115K
National median
↑ +2%
Growth 2024-2034
2,400
Annual openings
28,630
Estimated US jobs
Pediatric Surgeons
Highest-pay peer · $559K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Master's degree

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations titles , led here by Pediatric Surgeons.

The OEWS band for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other runs from $65,210 (10th) to $195,190 (90th), about 3.0× wide, with median $115,210. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 2,400 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Master's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: California at $125,550. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Pediatric Surgeons at $559,030. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other pay-rank #32 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other sits at pay-rank #32 of 71 detailed Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 29-1299 · national median $115,210 · middle third of Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (#32/71). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-1299

California · top state for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

$126K published median

Maryland · #2 state pay

$165K · behind California

Pediatric Surgeons

Highest-pay peer vs Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · $559K

Physicians, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other · $266K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other mid-table among Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #32 of 71 detailed Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Radiation Therapists ($105K), Physical Therapists ($103K), Nuclear Medicine Technologists ($101K), Occupational Therapists ($100K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
How wide is the published pay band for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $65,210 and the 90th at $195,190 for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (3.0× spread). The national median is $115,210. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other is +2%. Projected annual openings: about 2,400. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: about as fast as average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Master's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other? ▼
California ($125,550), Maryland ($164,670), North Carolina ($117,210) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-1299. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics