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Podiatrists
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
- Typical hourly rate is $126 per hour with a typical salary of $241,800 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $87 and $166 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $95,600 and $280,300 per year.
- 62% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $140 per hour with a typical salary of $124,700 per year.
- 35.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Podiatrist job outlook
- There are 127 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 30 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 3% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 8% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.