# Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

> Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation-physicians
- SOC code: 29-1229.04
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $265,930 (10th percentile $69,170, 90th percentile $452,360)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.4%
- Openings a year: 9,400
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections
- Pay and outlook are for the broader BLS group "Physicians, all other".

## Interest profile (code ISR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 65 |
| Investigative (I) | 88 |
| Artistic (A) | 15 |
| Social (S) | 83 |
| Enterprising (E) | 12 |
| Conventional (C) | 33 |

## What you'd do

- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 93/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 93/100)
- Getting Information (importance 91/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 86/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 84/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 84/100)
- Providing Consultation and Advice to Others (importance 84/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 84/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 80/100)

## Skills

Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Coordination, Monitoring, Writing

## Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry, English Language, Psychology, Biology, Therapy and Counseling, Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Administrative, Administration and Management, Mathematics

## Also called

Acute Rehabilitation Unit Physiatrist, Attending Physician, DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician), EDX Medicine MD (Electrodiagnostic Medicine Medical Doctor), Interventional Pain Physician, Interventional Physiatrist, MD (Medical Doctor), Medicine Physician, Pain Management Physician, Pain Medicine Physician

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Medicine](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5112) (CIP 5112, 133 colleges)
- [Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5114) (CIP 5114, 79 colleges)
- Multiple-Pathway Medical Fellowship Programs (CIP 6102, 2 colleges)

## Related careers

- [Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeons-except-pediatric): $358,550 median pay
- [Pediatric Surgeons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatric-surgeons): $559,030 median pay
- [Cardiologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cardiologists): $496,010 median pay
- [Emergency Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/emergency-medicine-physicians): $335,550 median pay
- [General Internal Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physicians): $256,560 median pay
- [Neurologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/neurologists): $248,560 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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