Anesthesiologists — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$391,490
United States, 2025
Employment
38,760
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
- O*NET code
- 29-1211.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 10 years
Typical tasks
- Examine patient, obtain medical history, and use diagnostic tests to determine risk during surgical, obstetrical, and other medical procedures.
- Administer anesthetic or sedation during medical procedures, using local, intravenous, spinal, or caudal methods.
- Record type and amount of anesthesia and patient condition throughout procedure.
- Monitor patient before, during, and after anesthesia and counteract adverse reactions or complications.
- Decide when patients have recovered or stabilized enough to be sent to another room or ward or to be sent home following outpatient surgery.
- Coordinate administration of anesthetics with surgeons during operation.
- Position patient on operating table to maximize patient comfort and surgical accessibility.
- Coordinate and direct work of nurses, medical technicians, and other health care providers.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$101,460
25th percentile
$207,000
75th percentile
$490,530
90th percentile
$557,130
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.6
- Judgment and Decision Making4.3
- Reading Comprehension4.1
- Monitoring4.1
- Science4.0
- Social Perceptiveness4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Complex Problem Solving4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Writing4.0
- Time Management3.9
- Active Learning3.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 22 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
22
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 4.1 | 5.0 | Not selected | 5.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.6 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.3 | 4.4 | Not selected | 4.4 |
| Monitoring | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Science | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.4 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.4 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Coordination | 3.3 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.4 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $265,930
Compare with AnesthesiologistsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $646,930 | 990 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $591,740 | 40 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | $512,620 | — | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $500,990 | — | 2025 |
| WA | $499,990 | 1,540 | 2025 |
| MN | $496,510 | 870 | 2025 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | $491,640 | 500 | 2025 |
| OH | $490,530 | 780 | 2025 |
| VA | $488,310 | — | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | $488,310 | — | 2025 |
| Lakeland, FL | $482,020 | 100 | 2025 |
| CT | $481,820 | — | 2025 |
| NH | $481,640 | 330 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | $477,890 | 290 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | $471,720 | 410 | 2025 |
| FL | $465,370 | 2,530 | 2025 |
| PA | $461,390 | 410 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $460,800 | 7,080 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | $455,300 | — | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | $450,930 | — | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.