Job outlook for acute care physicians in the United States

Acute care physician job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected acute care physician job growth rate is 7% from 2018-2028.

• About 55,400 new jobs for acute care physicians are projected over the next decade.

• Acute care physician salaries have increased 10% for acute care physicians in the last 5 years.

• There are over 147,069 acute care physicians currently employed in the United States.

• There are 118,621 active acute care physician job openings in the US.

• The average acute care physician salary is $219,416.

Compare the number of acute care physician jobs and the average acute care physician salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of acute care physician job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where acute care physicians earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.