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Medical specialist

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Key facts

+3.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +3.5% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Specialist medical practitioners (ISCO 2212). Specialist medical practitioners (medical doctors) diagnose, treat and prevent illness, disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments in humans, using specialized testing, diagnostic, medical, surgical, physical and psychiatric techniques through application of the principles and procedures of modern medicine.

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  • specialised doctor

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Gauges

Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookStableBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Physicians, all other; Family medicine physicians; General internal medicine physicians)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $259,014
EntryLong and selectiveBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.