Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
Job Zone 5 - Extensive preparation needed
Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
Median pay: $265,930/yr (U.S. national, May 2025)
Typical range nationwide (10th–90th percentile). This is a population snapshot, not a personal prediction - actual pay varies by location, employer, and experience.
Job outlook: +2.5% projected growth, 2024–2034 — about as fast as average.
About 9,600 openings per year, on average, over the decade.
Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS and Employment Projections.
• Document examination results, treatment plans, and patients' outcomes.
• Examine patients to assess mobility, strength, communication, or cognition.
• Assess characteristics of patients' pain, such as intensity, location, or duration, using standardized clinical measures.
• Provide inpatient or outpatient medical management of neuromuscular disorders, musculoskeletal trauma, acute and chronic pain, deformity or amputation, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or other disabling conditions.
• Monitor effectiveness of pain management interventions, such as medication or spinal injections.
• Develop comprehensive plans for immediate and long-term rehabilitation, including therapeutic exercise, speech and occupational therapy, counseling, cognitive retraining, patient, family or caregiver education, or community reintegration.
• Coordinate physical medicine and rehabilitation services with other medical activities.
• Perform electrodiagnosis, including electromyography, nerve conduction studies, or somatosensory evoked potentials of neuromuscular disorders or damage.
What's the median pay for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians?
The median pay for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians is $265,930 per year, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What's the job outlook for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians?
Employment for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians is projected to change +2.5% from 2024 to 2034 - about as fast as average.
What education is typically required for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians?
Typical entry-level education: Doctoral or professional degree.
How many job openings are there each year for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians?
About 9,600 openings per year, on average, over the decade.