Healthcare Practitioners and Technical
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Diagnose and perform surgery to treat and prevent rheumatic and other diseases in the musculoskeletal system.
Also called: General Surgeon, Hand Surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopedic Surgeon, Physician, Surgeon
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $392,300
- $188.61/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- Not published
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +1.0%
- 0 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- Doctoral or professional degree
- plus Internship/residency
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $99,760 | $392,290 | $392,300 | $392,300 | $392,380 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Moderate exposure43 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 45
- Language-model AIOE 42
- GPTs-are-GPTs 41
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
AI exposure for this job is moderate, and observed AI use is little or none. AI tools may help with some of the thinking work behind diagnosis. Performing surgery and caring for patients with bone and joint problems rely on a trained surgeon.
Likely to change
- Supporting diagnosis of bone and joint problems
- Helping organize patient information
Still relies on people
- Performing surgery
- Talking through treatment choices with patients
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Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
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