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CareerAtlas is running on a deterministic simulated demo dataset — compensation, trend, and outcome figures illustrate the product but are not verified real-world data. See Methodology and Data Sources for details.

Physician

Diagnoses and treats patients across a medical specialty.

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Compensation by seniority
Simulated

Median

$241k

Mean

$251k

10th–90th pct

$183k–$333k

Observations

821

Confidence: 35% · based on 821 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated
Common skills
Patient Care
Core
Pharmacology
Core
Common certifications
Registered Nurse (RN) License · 29% of postings
Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated
Bachelor's Degree
65% require · 22% prefer
Master's Degree
21% require · 28% prefer
No College
14% require · 7% prefer
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Common next roles
Physician Assistant+30.1%Medical Director+223.7%Nurse Practitioner-25.6%Registered Nurse-50.2%Nurse Manager+0.0%
Common previous roles
Nurse Practitioner-34.5%Registered Nurse-100.8%Physician Assistant+23.1%Medical Director+69.1%Nurse Manager+0.0%
Demand snapshot
Active openings (simulated)8,673
Posting growth-10.3%
Median days to fill75 days
Simulated
Employed (US, simulated)68,561
Projected growth5.7%/yr
Simulated
Role characteristics
Remote-friendliness15%
Automation exposure25%
Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

Read the full methodology