Podiatrists

Median salary

$160,300

Average salary

$175,480

Employment

9,680

Projected growth

1.8% growth

Annual openings

300

Typical entry education

Doctoral or professional degree

What Podiatrists Do

Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Internship/residency
Self-employed: Not available

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
Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.6/5
English Languageimportance 4.6/5
Education and Trainingimportance 4.1/5
Computers and Electronicsimportance 3.8/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.8/5
Biologyimportance 3.8/5
Chemistryimportance 3.4/5

Work Environment

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

Freedom to Make Decisions5.0/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals5.0/5
Contact With Others4.8/5
Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.8/5
Frequency of Decision Making4.7/5

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.

Orthodontists96% skill match
Veterinarians96% skill match
Dentists, General96% skill match
Athletic Trainers94% skill match
Medical Dosimetrists93% skill match
Prosthodontists93% skill match
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric93% skill match
Coaches and Scouts93% skill match

Transferable Skills

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

Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.9/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.9/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 3.8/5
Coordinationimportance 3.4/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.3/5
Systems Analysisimportance 3.1/5
Systems Evaluationimportance 3.1/5
Instructingimportance 3.0/5

Software & Technologies

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

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Advantage Software Podiatry Advantage
DocSite Registry
Email software
Fox Meadows Software MediNotes e
Quick Notes PDQ Podiatry
Scanner imaging software
Web browser software

Work Style

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

Attention to Detail
Cautiousness
Dependability
Integrity
Achievement Orientation
Intellectual Curiosity
Empathy

Career Interests

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

InvestigativeHigh
RealisticHigh
SocialMedium
ConventionalMedium
EnterprisingLow
ArtisticLow

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