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63/ 100
Healthcare #216 of 1000 overall

Physician

PerspectaScore 63/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where Physician ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential95/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility59/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability80/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility90/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility80/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI11/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness56/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk80/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk20/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$285,000
Median take-home
$207,087
Top 10% salary
$450,000
Net worth @ 65
$9.9M
Lifetime earnings
$20.2M
Financial independence
Age 42
Education
Doctorate (MD/DO)+residency
Typical debt
$230,000

Best states

CaliforniaWashingtonOregonAlaskaHawaii

Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.

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