Podiatrists

Health Science
Diagnose and treat diseases and deformities of the human foot.

What a podiatrist does

Become a podiatrist

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good podiatrist

  • Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $94 per hour with an average salary of $196,100 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $68 and $109 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $141,300 and $226,200 per year.

Podiatrist job outlook

  • There are 127 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 30 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Programs to get you there

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