Pediatricians, General Career, Salary and Skills
Pediatricians, General have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $210,040 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 39,390. Wage data is published for 155 locations.
Occupation description
Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases and injuries in children. May refer patients to specialists for further diagnosis or treatment, as needed.
O*NET code
29-1221.00
Job zone
5
Typical education
Post-Doctoral Training
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$210,040
Hourly median
$100.98
Employment
39,390
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.25 | 4.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.25 | 4.38 |
| Speaking | 4.25 | 4.12 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.12 | 5.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.12 | 4.38 |
| Science | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Learning | 4.00 | 4.12 |
| Writing | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Prescribe or administer treatment, therapy, medication, vaccination, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury in infants and children.
Technology
- Advanced Data Systems MedicsDocAssistant for Pediatrics
- Allscripts Professional EHR
- ChartWare EMR
- Drug reference software
- e-MDs software
- e-MedRecords CompuKID
- eClinicalWorks EHR software
- Email software
- EMR Experts Pediatric EMR
- Epic Systems
- Epic Systems software
- MedcomSoft Record
- Medical information databases
- MEDITECH software
Pediatricians, General salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Pediatricians, General Salary in CAMedian $214,140 · Employment 6,680
- Pediatricians, General Salary in NYMedian $212,150 · Employment 4,570
- Pediatricians, General Salary in New York, NYMedian $216,040 · Employment 4,510
- Pediatricians, General Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $176,900 · Employment 3,080
- Pediatricians, General Salary in TXMedian $173,360 · Employment 2,740
- Pediatricians, General Salary in MAMedian $221,170 · Employment 2,310
- Pediatricians, General Salary in OHMedian $217,970 · Employment 2,110
- Pediatricians, General Salary in Boston, MAMedian $221,170 · Employment 1,860
- Pediatricians, General Salary in MIMedian $204,690 · Employment 1,340
- Pediatricians, General Salary in CTMedian $216,830 · Employment 1,310
- Pediatricians, General Salary in NJMedian $201,560 · Employment 1,280
- Pediatricians, General Salary in AZMedian $233,950 · Employment 1,230
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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.