Job outlook for child & adolescent psychiatrists in the United States

Child & adolescent psychiatrist job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected child & adolescent psychiatrist job growth rate is 7% from 2018-2028.

• About 55,400 new jobs for child & adolescent psychiatrists are projected over the next decade.

• Child & adolescent psychiatrist salaries have increased 18% for child & adolescent psychiatrists in the last 5 years.

• There are over 3,634 child & adolescent psychiatrists currently employed in the United States.

• There are 39,100 active child & adolescent psychiatrist job openings in the US.

• The average child & adolescent psychiatrist salary is $255,648.

Compare the number of child & adolescent psychiatrist jobs and the average child & adolescent psychiatrist salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of child & adolescent psychiatrist job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where child & adolescent psychiatrists earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.