Occupation salary profile

Pediatricians, General

SOC 29-1221 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed. Excludes “Family Medicine Physicians” (29-1215) and “General Internal Medicine Physicians” (29-1216).

National median · BLS
$210,040
▼ -0.04% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$210,000
▲ +0% YoY · 469 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$212,110
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
39,390
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Pay range for Pediatricians, General

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 469 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$91,470$77,597
25th$138,290$149,449
Median (50th)$210,040$210,000
75th$273,700$240,635
90th — top pay$338,500$279,265
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $210,000 for Pediatricians, General — 0% below the BLS national median of $210,040.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Pediatricians, General

BLS projects employment of pediatricians, general to grow 1.5% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 1,000 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
42,200 → 42,900
+600 jobs
Projected change
+1.5%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
1,000
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Internship/residency
Self-employed
3.8% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $210,000
Change vs prior year +0%
After inflation (CPI-U) -3.04%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 138 29.4% $109,356 $209,000 $235,000
Level II 149 31.8% $180,000 $210,000 $249,900
Level III 59 12.6% $186,055 $215,000 $250,000
Level IV 52 11.1% $196,028 $235,112 $261,184
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Pediatricians, General

The 10 most-filed job titles inside SOC 29-1221, from 469 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Pediatrician 138 29.42% $200,000 $224,700 $248,926 +6.94%
Physician 30 6.4% $133,018 $170,300 $258,909 -26.44%
Assistant Professor 23 4.9% $158,662 $198,320 $236,125 -17.01%
Physician, Pediatrician 22 4.69% $192,500 $247,132 $269,658 +5.39%
Clinical Assistant Professor 22 4.69% $137,294 $222,000 $233,750 +11%
Resident, Pediatrics 18 3.84% $68,895 $68,895 $73,446 —
Pediatric Hospitalist 14 2.99% $196,250 $216,088 $238,900 +1.45%
Physician, Assistant Professor 13 2.77% $168,957 $233,122 $236,735 —
Pediatric Resident 11 2.35% $66,581 $73,310 $77,810 +7.9%
Staff Physician 11 2.35% $204,607 $215,000 $240,635 +3.61%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Pediatricians, General

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Critical Thinking4.3
  • Judgment and Decision Making4.3
  • Speaking4.3
  • Active Listening4.1
  • Reading Comprehension4.1
  • Active Learning4.0
  • Complex Problem Solving4.0
  • Monitoring4.0
  • Science4.0
  • Social Perceptiveness4.0
Top knowledge areas
  • Medicine and Dentistry5.0
  • Therapy and Counseling4.5
  • Biology4.4
  • Psychology4.3
  • Customer and Personal Service4.3
  • English Language3.8
  • Sociology and Anthropology3.4
  • Education and Training3.3
Software and technology used
Epic SystemseClinicalWorks EHR softwareMEDITECH softwareMicrosoft AccessAdvanced Data Systems MedicsDocAssistant for PediatricsAllscripts Professional EHRChartWare EMRDrug reference softwaree-MDs softwaree-MedRecords CompuKIDEmail softwareEMR Experts Pediatric EMREpic Systems softwareMedcomSoft RecordMedical information databasesPatient electronic medical record EMR softwareScheduling softwareSOAPware EMR

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: 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. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What pediatricians, general do

  • Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
  • Examine children regularly to assess their growth and development.
  • Treat children who have minor illnesses, acute and chronic health problems, and growth and development concerns.
  • Examine patients or order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests to obtain information on medical condition and determine diagnosis.
  • Advise patients, parents or guardians, and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, and disease prevention.
  • Explain procedures and discuss test results or prescribed treatments with patients and parents or guardians.
  • Collect, record, and maintain patient information, such as medical history, reports, or examination results.
  • Monitor patients' conditions and progress and reevaluate treatments as necessary.
Also called
General PediatricianGroup Practice PediatricianMedical Doctor (MD)PhysicianDevelopmental PediatricianEmergency Room Pediatrician (ER Pediatrician)Pediatric Emergency Medicine PhysicianPediatric PhysicianPrimary Care Pediatrician
More job titles for this occupation (14)
Baby DoctorDevelopmental-Behavioral PediatricianDO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician)DoctorInternal Medicine PediatricianMedical Pediatric PhysicianNeonatal DoctorNeonatologistOutpatient PediatricianPediatric HospitalistPediatric Hospitalist PhysicianPediatricianPediatrics PhysicianPediatrist

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.