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Cardiologists Career, Salary and Skills

Cardiologists have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $496,010 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 17,290. Wage data is published for 57 locations.

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Occupation description

Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.

O*NET code

29-1212.00

Job zone

5

Typical education

Not recorded

Experience

Not recorded

National salary and employment

Median annual

$496,010

Hourly median

$238.47

Employment

17,290

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$107,190
10th
$274,280
25th
$496,010
Median
$610,060
75th
$712,130
90th

Typical tasks

  • Administer emergency cardiac care for life-threatening heart problems, such as cardiac arrest and heart attack.
  • Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, or disease prevention.
  • Answer questions that patients have about their health and well-being.
  • Calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
  • Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standards to identify abnormalities, using the results of an echocardiogram.
  • Conduct electrocardiogram (EKG), phonocardiogram, echocardiogram, or other cardiovascular tests to record patients' cardiac activity, using specialized electronic test equipment, recording devices, or laboratory instruments.
  • Conduct exercise electrocardiogram tests to monitor cardiovascular activity under stress.
  • Obtain and record patient information, including patient identification, medical history, and examination results.
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Technology

  • Epic Systems
  • MEDITECH software
  • Watchman Monitoring
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Cardiologists salary by location

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.