physician · SOC 29-1228
Physicians, All Other; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
National median
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BLS OEWS
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ⓘShowing the 0 areas where BLS publishes a wage for this occupation. BLS suppresses estimates where employment is too low to disclose — so specialized occupations appear in fewer places. Missing areas don't mean no jobs there, just no public wage to rank.
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Not published by BLS (51) — BLS suppresses wage estimates where employment is too low to disclose. These states likely still employ this occupation; there's just no public wage to rank: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
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