# Psychiatrists

> Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/psychiatrists
- SOC code: 29-1223.00
- Career family: Healthcare practitioners
- Median annual pay: $281,870 (10th percentile $84,060, 90th percentile $446,520)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +7.2%
- Openings a year: 900
- Typical entry education: Doctoral or professional degree
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ISC)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 22 |
| Investigative (I) | 93 |
| Artistic (A) | 27 |
| Social (S) | 81 |
| Enterprising (E) | 16 |
| Conventional (C) | 43 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 93/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 92/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 91/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 91/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 88/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 88/100)
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others (importance 87/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 87/100)
- Analyzing Data or Information (importance 85/100)
- Processing Information (importance 83/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Writing, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Medicine and Dentistry, Therapy and Counseling, Psychology, Biology, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Chemistry, Sociology and Anthropology, Law and Government

## Also called

Addiction Psychiatrist, Adolescent Psychiatrist, Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist, Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist, Adult Psychiatrist, Attending Psychiatrist, Board Certified Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Physician, Child Psychiatrist

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

- [Medicine](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5112) (CIP 5112, 133 colleges)

## Related careers

- [Pediatricians, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatricians-general): $210,040 median pay
- [Neurologists](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/neurologists): $248,560 median pay
- [Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/advanced-practice-psychiatric-nurses): $97,550 median pay
- [Family Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/family-medicine-physicians): $244,180 median pay
- [General Internal Medicine Physicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physicians): $256,560 median pay
- [Pediatric Surgeons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/pediatric-surgeons): $559,030 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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