Physician Doctor, Obstetrician

October 30, 2016

Physician Doctor, Obstetrician Job Description

Those best suited to become an obstetrician are those individuals who enjoy working primarily with women of child-bearing age and have good communication skills. A typical day in the life of an obstetrician may involve relaying the results of pregnancy tests and discussing them with a patient, handling complications that arise in the course of a pregnancy, counseling patients regarding birth control options as well as answering questions regarding diseases of the reproductive organs, as well as delivering babies or having to make a judgement call regarding caesarian delivery for difficult births. In addition to working during regular office hours to see patients, an obstetrician must be willing to be on call to handle patient complications as well as births happening after normal business hours.

Physician Doctor, Obstetrician Salary Statistics as of 2015

Average annual salary for a Physician Doctor, Obstetrician is $192878 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $297268. The lowest salary reported was $71475. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Median hourly wage for a Physician Doctor, Obstetrician is $95.91 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $147.82. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $35.54. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Bonuses for a Physician Doctor, Obstetrician are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $1500 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.

These are the highest paying states for a Physician Doctor, Obstetrician. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $30,913 – $315,114
Maryland – $184,865 – $237,500
Michigan – $41,446 – $125,000
New York – $98,633 – $257,565
Pennsylvania – $105,000 – $297,479
Texas – $98,986 – $246,581
Virginia – $140,000 – $199,979

These are the highest paying cities for a Physician Doctor, Obstetrician. These numbers are based of the median annual salary as of 2015.
New York, New York –
Atlanta, Georgia –
Houston, Texas –
Los Angeles, California –
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania –
Boston, Massachusetts –
Austin, Texas –

This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Physician Doctor, Obstetrician from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $192878 while in 2007 it was just $178871.68

How To Become An Obstetrician

Become an obstetrician requires years of dedication and commitment to make it through undergraduate college, medical college, and then an additional 4 years of a OB/GYN residency program, making it a total of 12 years of study before an individual can practice as a licensed obstetrician. Only the individual willing to make this commitment of time, energy and study can answer whether or not an obstetrician’s salary is a fair one. But with more and more women choosing to delay pregnancy until after 30 years of age and the risks increasing for more complications developing from pregnancies at this stage of life, the demand for qualified obstetricians remains strong.

Job Outlook

Gender Statistics

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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 31% of Physician Doctor, Obstetricians were males while 69% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.

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