Healthcare
Podiatrists
Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.
Median salary (BLS)
$160,300
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$66k – $310k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
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 Podiatrists
Education
Typical entry: Doctorate / professional (MD, JD, PhD)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Podiatrists
Entry / Junior
$66,010
~2 yrs to advance
Podiatrists
Established
$160,300
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Podiatrists
Senior
$234,985
Key skills
A typical day
- •Treat bone, muscle, and joint disorders affecting the feet and ankles.
- •Diagnose diseases and deformities of the foot using medical histories, physical examinations, x-rays, and laboratory test results.
- •Advise patients about treatments and foot care techniques necessary for prevention of future problems.
- •Prescribe medications, corrective devices, physical therapy, or surgery.
- •Surgically treat conditions such as corns, calluses, ingrown nails, tumors, shortened tendons, bunions, cysts, or abscesses.
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.