Healthcare
Hospitalists
Provide inpatient care predominantly in settings such as medical wards, acute care units, intensive care units, rehabilitation centers, or emergency rooms. Manage and coordinate patient care throughout treatment.
Median salary (BLS)
$265,930
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$69k – $452k
Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports one wage for this occupational group, which covers 6 related roles — so read the median as an approximate group figure, and the range as the truer picture for this specific title. BLS source.
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Hospitalists
Education
Typical entry: Doctorate / professional (MD, JD, PhD)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Hospitalists
Entry / Junior
$69,170
~2 yrs to advance
Hospitalists
Established
$265,930
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Hospitalists
Senior
$359,145
Key skills
A typical day
- •Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
- •Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
- •Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).
- •Admit patients for hospital stays.
- •Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.