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2023 Psychiatrists

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.

Psychiatrists Salary

Salary

$226.9K

Growth

9%

Bright Outlook

Bright

Green

No

Psychiatrists Career Description

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent mental disorders.

Also known as:

Adult Psychiatrist, Child Psychiatrist, Consulting Psychiatrist, Medical Doctor (MD), Outpatient Psychiatrist, Prison Psychiatrist, Psychiatrist, Staff Psychiatrist

2023 Psychiatrists Salary

Percentile 10% 25% 50% (Median) 75% 90%
Annual Wage $66,230 $138,890 $226,880 $239 $239
Hourly Wage $31.84 $66.78 $109.08 $115 $115

2023 Psychiatrists Salary

Percentile
10%
25%
50% (Median)
75%
90%
Annual Wage
$66,230
$138,890
$226,880
$239
$239
Hourly Wage
$31.84
$66.78
$109.08
$115
$115

Psychiatrists Common Job Duties

  • Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
  • Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
  • Prescribe, direct, or administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
  • Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.
  • Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social or medical history obtained from patients, relatives, or other professionals.
  • Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
  • Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
  • Analyze and evaluate patient data or test findings to diagnose nature or extent of mental disorder.
  • Examine or conduct laboratory or diagnostic tests on patients to provide information on general physical condition or mental disorder.
  • Counsel outpatients or other patients during office visits.
  • Advise or inform guardians, relatives, or significant others of patients' conditions or treatment.
  • Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.
  • Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.
  • Teach, take continuing education classes, attend conferences or seminars, or conduct research and publish findings to increase understanding of mental, emotional, or behavioral states or disorders.
  • Review and evaluate treatment procedures and outcomes of other psychiatrists or medical professionals.
  • Prepare and submit case reports or summaries to government or mental health agencies.
  • Prepare and submit case reports or summaries to government or mental health agencies.
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Psychiatrists Activities

  • Prescribe treatments or therapies.
  • Prescribe medications.
  • Treat patients using psychological therapies.
  • Collect medical information from patients, family members, or other medical professionals.
  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Develop medical treatment plans.
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.
  • Analyze test data or images to inform diagnosis or treatment.
  • Examine patients to assess general physical condition.
  • Advise patients on effects of health conditions or treatments.
  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
  • Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues.
  • Present medical research reports.
  • Maintain medical or professional knowledge.
  • Analyze quantitative data to determine effectiveness of treatments or therapies.
  • Prepare official health documents or records.
  • Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities.
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Psychiatrists Required Knowledge

  • Therapy and Counseling - Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
  • Psychology - Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
  • Medicine and Dentistry - Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
  • English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
  • Biology - Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
  • Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
  • Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
  • Sociology and Anthropology - Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.

Common Psychiatrists Abilities Required

  • Oral Comprehension - Listening and understanding what people say.
  • Oral Expression - Communicating by speaking.
  • Written Comprehension - Reading and understanding what is written.
  • Inductive Reasoning - Making general rules or coming up with answers from lots of detailed information.
  • Deductive Reasoning - Using rules to solve problems.
  • Written Expression - Communicating by writing.
  • Problem Sensitivity - Noticing when problems happen.
  • Speech Clarity - Speaking clearly.
  • Speech Recognition - Recognizing spoken words.
  • Category Flexibility - Grouping things in different ways.
  • Information Ordering - Ordering or arranging things.
  • Near Vision - Seeing details up close.
  • Fluency of Ideas - Coming up with lots of ideas.
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Common Psychiatrists Skills

  • Active Listening - Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Social Perceptiveness - Understanding people's reactions.
  • Critical Thinking - Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Speaking - Talking to others.
  • Writing - Writing things for co-workers or customers.
  • Reading Comprehension - Reading work-related information.
  • Judgment and Decision Making - Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Active Learning - Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.
  • Monitoring - Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Service Orientation - Looking for ways to help people.
  • Coordination - Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
  • Complex Problem Solving - Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Science - Using scientific rules and strategies to solve problems.
  • Learning Strategies - Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.
  • Instructing - Teaching people how to do something.
  • Persuasion - Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
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Psychiatrists Interests

  • Social - Helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others.
  • Artistic - Creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials.
  • Investigative - Studying and researching scientific subjects and human behavior.

Projected Employment For Psychiatrists

Location 2021 Employment 2031 Employment Percent change Annual projected job openings
United States 27,900 30,300 9% 1,100

Projected Employment For Psychiatrists

Location
2021 Employment
2031 Employment
Percent change
Annual projected job openings
United States
27,900
30,300
9%
1,100

Psychiatrists Education & Experience

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • No work experience
  • Internship/residency

Psychiatrists Schools

School Program Name Location Length / Graduates
A T Still University of Health Sciences Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy Kirksville, MO More than 4 years: 271
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy Dothan, AL More than 4 years: 155
Albany Medical College Medicine Albany, NY More than 4 years: 125
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Medicine Bronx, NY More than 4 years: 173
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy Fort Smith, AR More than 4 years: 137
Augusta University Medicine Augusta, GA More than 4 years: 232
Baylor College of Medicine Medicine Houston, TX More than 4 years: 200
Boston University Medicine Boston, MA More than 4 years: 167
Brown University Medicine Providence, RI More than 4 years: 120
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy Las Cruces, NM More than 4 years: 145

Psychiatrists Schools

187 United States

Location

New York (17) California (14) Texas (13) Illinois (9) Pennsylvania (9) Florida (8) Missouri (8) Michigan (7) Ohio (7) Virginia (6) North Carolina (5) Tennessee (5) Georgia (4) Massachusetts (4) New Jersey (4) Puerto Rico (4) Alabama (3) Connecticut (3) District Of Columbia (3) Kentucky (3) Louisiana (3) Minnesota (3) Nevada (3) Washington (3) West Virginia (3) Arizona (2) Arkansas (2) Colorado (2) Idaho (2) Indiana (2) Iowa (2) Maryland (2) Mississippi (2) Nebraska (2) New Mexico (2) Oklahoma (2) South Carolina (2) Wisconsin (2) Hawaii (1) Kansas (1) Maine (1) New Hampshire (1) North Dakota (1) Oregon (1) Rhode Island (1) South Dakota (1) Utah (1) Vermont (1)
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Program Name

Medicine (150) Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (37)
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Program Length

More than 4 years (186) Less than one year (2)
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School
Program Name
Location
Length / Graduates
A T Still University of Health Sciences
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Kirksville, MO
More than 4 years: 271
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Dothan, AL
More than 4 years: 155
Albany Medical College
Medicine
Albany, NY
More than 4 years: 125
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Medicine
Bronx, NY
More than 4 years: 173
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Fort Smith, AR
More than 4 years: 137
Augusta University
Medicine
Augusta, GA
More than 4 years: 232
Baylor College of Medicine
Medicine
Houston, TX
More than 4 years: 200
Boston University
Medicine
Boston, MA
More than 4 years: 167
Brown University
Medicine
Providence, RI
More than 4 years: 120
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
Las Cruces, NM
More than 4 years: 145
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Psychiatrists Jobs Near Me .

Job Title Company Location Date Posted Federal Contractor
Child/Adolescent - Psychiatrist Inpatient MetroHealth CLEVELAND, OH 09/26/2023 No
Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist / Clinical Assistant Professor UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY LOGAN, UT 09/25/2023 No
Eating Disorder Specialist, Department of Psychiatry University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 09/25/2023 No
Psychiatrist State of Massachusetts Boston, MA 09/25/2023 No
Psychiatrist Specialist (Confidential) State of Massachusetts Boston, MA 09/25/2023 No
Unit Specific Posting-Department of Psychiatry University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore, MD 09/25/2023 No

Psychiatrists Jobs Near Me .

6 United States

Location

Boston, MA Logan, UT Cleveland, OH Buffalo, NY Baltimore, MD
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Company

State of Massachusetts MetroHealth UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY University at Buffalo University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Date Posted

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Job Title
Company
Location
Date Posted
Federal Contractor
Child/Adolescent - Psychiatrist Inpatient
MetroHealth
CLEVELAND, OH
09/26/2023
No
Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist / Clinical Assistant Professor
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
LOGAN, UT
09/25/2023
No
Eating Disorder Specialist, Department of Psychiatry
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
09/25/2023
No
Psychiatrist
State of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
09/25/2023
No
Psychiatrist Specialist (Confidential)
State of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
09/25/2023
No
Unit Specific Posting-Department of Psychiatry
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
09/25/2023
No

Psychiatrists 2023 Salary Guide By State