Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Above-baseline growth SOC 29-1129

Therapists, All Other

Projected +12% employment change leads this card; pay sits next to Pediatric Surgeons, Physicians, All Other, Radiologists, Cardiologists.

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Same-major-group titles next to Therapists, All Other: Pediatric Surgeons ($559K) , Physicians, All Other ($266K) , Radiologists ($421K) , Cardiologists ($496K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Therapists, 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. Illinois $116,200
  2. 2. District of Columbia $127,010
  3. 3. Hawaii $99,560
  4. 4. Oregon $81,860
  5. 5. Delaware $90,120
  6. 6. South Carolina $90,980
  7. 7. New Jersey $100,250
  8. 8. Rhode Island $86,400
  9. 9. Nebraska $86,900
  10. 10. Washington $98,550

Growing-context peers for Therapists, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Radiologists $420,860
  2. 2. Pediatric Surgeons $559,030
  3. 3. Cardiologists $496,010
  4. 4. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $300,080
  5. 5. Dermatologists $328,730
  6. 6. Prosthodontists $311,180
  7. 7. Obstetricians and Gynecologists $292,910
  8. 8. Physicians, All Other $265,930
  9. 9. Physicians, Pathologists $312,400
  10. 10. Surgeons, All Other $414,010
  11. 11. Orthodontists $289,140
  12. 12. Psychiatrists $281,870
Projected employment change 2024-2034
↑ +12%
much faster than average (3.1%)
National median $77,930/yr
$78K
National median
4,100
Annual openings
22,640
Estimated US jobs
Pediatric Surgeons
Highest-pay peer · $559K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

BLS projects +12% employment change for Therapists, All Other (2024-2034), much faster than average vs the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. Published median pay is $77,930.

BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical entry education. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal employer rules. 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: Illinois at $116,200. 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.

Therapists, All Other pay-rank #48 in Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

Therapists, All Other sits at pay-rank #48 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.

Projected change +11.5% puts Therapists, All Other ahead of most peers. Open the state map or compare it directly against a slower-growing role.

Therapists, All Other salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 29-1129

Illinois · top state for Therapists, All Other

$116K published median

District of Columbia · #2 state pay

$127K · behind Illinois

Pediatric Surgeons

Highest-pay peer vs Therapists, All Other · $559K

Physicians, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Therapists, All Other · $266K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Therapists, All Other mid-table among Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #48 of 71 detailed Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Chiropractors ($79K), Radiologic Technologists and Technicians ($80K), Orthotists and Prosthetists ($81K), Respiratory Therapists ($82K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What is the OEWS national median for Therapists, All Other? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $77,930 as the national median for Therapists, All Other. The published 10th-90th range is $46,540 to $152,530. Beside Pediatric Surgeons ($559,030), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
How fast is Therapists, All Other projected to grow? ▼
BLS Employment Projections put Therapists, All Other at +12% change for 2024-2034, with about 4,100 annual openings. Versus the all-occupations baseline (3.1%): much faster than average.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Therapists, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Therapists, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Therapists, All Other? ▼
Illinois ($116,200), District of Columbia ($127,010), Hawaii ($99,560) 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 Therapists, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 29-1129. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Therapists, 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