Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Median salary

$292,910

Average salary

$279,040

Employment

21,260

Projected growth

1.2% growth

Annual openings

600

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

What Obstetricians and Gynecologists Do

Provide medical care related to pregnancy or childbirth. Diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases of women, particularly those affecting the reproductive system. May also provide general care to women. May perform both medical and gynecological surgery functions.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Internship/residency
Self-employed: 4.7%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 5 of 5

Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed

Experience: Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience.
Education: 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).
Job training: Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Medicine and Dentistryimportance 5.0/5
Biologyimportance 4.7/5
English Languageimportance 4.4/5
Psychologyimportance 4.2/5
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.9/5
Therapy and Counselingimportance 3.8/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.5/5
Education and Trainingimportance 3.5/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled5.0/5
Contact With Others5.0/5
Telephone Conversations4.9/5
Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.8/5
Freedom to Make Decisions4.8/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Social and Community Service Managers98% skill match
Occupational Therapists98% skill match
Health Education Specialists97% skill match
Conservation Scientists97% skill match
Fire Inspectors and Investigators97% skill match
Neurologists97% skill match
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary97% skill match
Veterinarians97% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Complex Problem Solvingimportance 4.0/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 4.0/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.9/5
Coordinationimportance 3.9/5
Time Managementimportance 3.8/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.6/5
Instructingimportance 3.1/5
Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

AS Software AS-OBGYN
Acrendo Medical Software Ob/Gyn EMR
Allscripts Professional EHR
Alteer Premiere
Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR
ChartWare EMR
Computer Systems Company R4 ACERT
Email software

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Attention to Detail
Dependability
Integrity
Cautiousness
Empathy
Stress Tolerance
Self-Control

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

InvestigativeHigh
SocialHigh
RealisticMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow

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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where obstetricians and gynecologists make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).