Healthcare (Clinical)29-1242.00Specialization

Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and prevent rheumatic and other diseases in the musculoskeletal system.

$378,250
Median Pay
6-12 years
Training
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AI Resilience Score

Score 4/6: strong human advantage means AI will assist but humans remain essential

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How we calculated this:

AI Exposure
Medium+1

33% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

+4% projected (2024-2034)

Human Advantage
Strong+2

EPOCH score: 24/25

Total Score4/6
Methodology: v2.0 - GPTs are GPTs / BLS / EPOCH Additive ScoringUpdated: 2026-01-09

Education & Training

Typical Entry Education

Post-doctoral training

Time to Job Ready

6-12 years

Based on Job Zone 5. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.

Technology Skills

EHR systems (Epic)Surgical planning/navigation softwareMedical imaging viewers (PACS)Practice management softwareE-prescribing tools

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Compensation Details

$129,360
10th Percentile
$378,250
Median
N/A
90th Percentile

Based on 14,820 employed workers

Also Known As

DoctorFoot and Ankle SurgeonGeneral Orthopedic SurgeonGeneral SurgeonHand SurgeonMedical Doctor (MD)Orthopaedic SurgeonOrthopedic Hand SurgeonOrthopedic PhysicianOrthopedic Spine Surgeon

Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 29-1242.00