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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

29-1062 Family and General Practitioners

Physicians who diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries that commonly occur in the general population. May refer patients to specialists when needed for further diagnosis or treatment.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
114,130 1.9 % $101.82 $211,780 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $38.27 $68.73 $96.68 (5) (5)
Annual Wage (2) $79,600 $142,960 $201,100 (5) (5)


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 76,480 2.95 $103.28 $214,820
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 20,470 0.37 $99.25 $206,440
Outpatient Care Centers 7,540 0.82 $105.51 $219,460
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,650 0.09 $71.64 $149,020
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 1,390 0.06 $102.35 $212,880

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Offices of Physicians 76,480 2.95 $103.28 $214,820
Outpatient Care Centers 7,540 0.82 $105.51 $219,460
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 20,470 0.37 $99.25 $206,440
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 600 0.25 $100.45 $208,930
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,650 0.09 $71.64 $149,020

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities 70 0.01 $119.80 $249,180
Management of Companies and Enterprises 240 0.01 $116.04 $241,360
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 110 0.01 $109.08 $226,890
Outpatient Care Centers 7,540 0.82 $105.51 $219,460
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services 160 0.05 $104.99 $218,370


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 12,870 1.50 1.90 $103.85 $216,020
California 11,970 0.70 0.89 $95.12 $197,860
Texas 8,200 0.68 0.86 $102.70 $213,620
Illinois 7,970 1.33 1.69 $102.57 $213,340
Virginia 4,990 1.30 1.65 $96.69 $201,120




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 580 1.89 2.40 $105.58 $219,620
Missouri 4,820 1.72 2.18 $91.88 $191,110
Oklahoma 2,700 1.69 2.14 $108.24 $225,140
Nebraska 1,570 1.61 2.04 $114.10 $237,320
Alaska 480 1.52 1.93 $109.49 $227,730




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Hampshire 970 1.49 1.89 $127.15 $264,470
Wisconsin (8) (8) (8) $119.76 $249,110
Iowa 1,760 1.14 1.44 $118.59 $246,670
Nebraska 1,570 1.61 2.04 $114.10 $237,320
South Carolina 2,710 1.31 1.67 $113.36 $235,790





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 6,070 1.31 1.66 $98.43 $204,730
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,000 0.65 0.83 $77.37 $160,930
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,180 1.23 1.56 $101.36 $210,820
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 2,630 0.28 0.35 $100.95 $209,970
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 2,600 0.83 1.05 $89.24 $185,610
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 2,480 0.90 1.14 $106.65 $221,830
St. Louis, MO-IL 2,340 1.71 2.17 $75.00 $156,000
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 2,280 0.80 1.01 $100.43 $208,900
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,240 0.75 0.95 $104.88 $218,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,190 1.07 1.35 $102.51 $213,220




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Columbia, MO 480 5.09 6.46 $115.11 $239,420
Carbondale-Marion, IL 190 3.56 4.52 $80.40 $167,240
Punta Gorda, FL 160 3.42 4.33 $101.11 $210,310
Coeur d'Alene, ID 200 3.25 4.12 $121.59 $252,900
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL 660 3.09 3.92 $106.54 $221,600
Florence, SC 240 2.77 3.51 $117.72 $244,870
Sumter, SC 100 2.69 3.41 $119.72 $249,010
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL 520 2.63 3.34 $106.43 $221,380
Grand Junction, CO 160 2.56 3.25 $98.07 $203,990
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC 570 2.54 3.22 $56.13 $116,750




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Longview, TX (8) (8) (8) (5) (5)
Iowa City, IA 60 0.70 0.89 (5) (5)
Hanford-Corcoran, CA 30 0.71 0.90 (5) (5)
Ames, IA 90 2.07 2.63 (5) (5)
Sheboygan, WI 30 0.53 0.68 $138.83 $288,770
Appleton, WI (8) (8) (8) $138.00 $287,050
Lafayette, LA 40 0.20 0.25 $137.19 $285,350
Jacksonville, NC 50 0.99 1.26 $135.95 $282,770
Rockford, IL 290 1.93 2.45 $135.32 $281,470
Portsmouth, NH-ME 150 1.62 2.05 $134.76 $280,310

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 340 3.31 4.20 $132.82 $276,270
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 280 2.60 3.30 $127.02 $264,200
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 270 1.80 2.28 $128.01 $266,260
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 270 1.41 1.79 $117.35 $244,090
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area 240 2.23 2.83 $87.11 $181,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 340 3.31 4.20 $132.82 $276,270
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 280 2.60 3.30 $127.02 $264,200
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 2.46 3.11 $125.27 $260,560
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 220 2.29 2.90 $93.62 $194,740
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 220 2.24 2.84 $103.97 $216,260

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 160 1.76 2.23 $132.86 $276,350
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 340 3.31 4.20 $132.82 $276,270
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 80 0.43 0.55 $131.61 $273,740
Alaska nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $130.35 $271,120
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 70 0.67 0.86 $129.88 $270,150


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $100.00 per hour or $208,000 per year.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019