Healthcare (Clinical)29-1243.00Specialization

Pediatric Surgeons

Diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents. Includes all pediatric surgical specialties and subspecialties.

$449,320
Median Pay
6-12 years
Training
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Surgeons

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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

36% of tasks can be accelerated by AI

Job Growth
Stable+1

+2% 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 softwareMedical imaging viewers (PACS)Practice management softwareE-prescribing tools

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Compensation Details

$172,810
10th Percentile
$449,320
Median
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Based on 1,180 employed workers

Also Known As

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Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics

O*NET Code: 29-1243.00