# Podiatrists

> Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/podiatrists
- SOC code: 29-1081.00
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $160,300 (10th percentile $66,010, 90th percentile $309,670)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.0%
- Openings a year: 200
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code IRS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 72 |
| Investigative (I) | 80 |
| Artistic (A) | 12 |
| Social (S) | 66 |
| Enterprising (E) | 19 |
| Conventional (C) | 38 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 98/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 91/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 86/100)
- Getting Information (importance 83/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 83/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Processing Information (importance 77/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 75/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 74/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 73/100)

## Skills

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

## Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Education and Training, Computers and Electronics, Administration and Management, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, Personnel and Human Resources

## Also called

Attending Physician, Chiropodist, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Doctor of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (DPM and Surgery), Doctor of Podiatry, Doctor Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Foot Doctor, Foot Orthopedist, Foot Roentgenologist

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

- [Medicine](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5112) (CIP 5112, 133 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
- [Dermatologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/dermatologists): $328,730 median pay
- [Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/physical-medicine-and-rehabilitation-physicians): $265,930 median pay
- [Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/ophthalmologists-except-pediatric): $300,080 median pay
- [Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/oral-and-maxillofacial-surgeons): $352,220 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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