Market signal
Independent published positions, read together — not a forecast.
- About average employment outlook (+3.9% by 2034)
- 600 openings/yr
Surgeons, All Other
Occupation · SOC 29-1249.00
All surgeons not listed separately.
Also called: Brain Surgeon · Cardiac Surgeon · Cardiovascular Surgeon · Colorectal Surgeon · Neurological Surgeon · Neurosurgeon · Plastic Surgeon · Reconstructive Surgeon · Surgical Oncologist · Thoracic Surgeon · Vascular Surgeon
Job family: Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
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AI work map
A fast read on where AI already shows up in this occupation, where it stays a copilot, where humans remain in the loop, and what the labor market is doing. Built from observed Claude.ai conversations mapped to O*NET tasks and from published research — measures of usage and exposure, not advice or predictions that the job is going away.
about 600 openings a year (+3.9% projected, BLS) . What exposure means →
AI & job outlook
What today's research says about this occupation's exposure to AI, how AI is actually being used in it, and where employment is headed. These are positions within published studies — measures of exposure and usage, not predictions that this job will disappear.
This is a broad “All Other” catch-all that groups many different jobs, so treat the figures below as a rough average for the category, not a precise estimate for any single role within it.
Job outlook
Independent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projection for 2024–2034 — a labor-market forecast, not an AI-impact forecast.
| Outlook | About average · +3.9% by 2034 |
| Projected annual openings | 600 |
| Employment 2024 → 2034 | 25,100 → 26,000 |
“Annual openings” counts new jobs plus replacements for workers who leave the occupation, so it can be large even when growth is modest.
How to get in
- Typical entry-level education
- Doctoral or professional degree · BLS, the typical path — not a requirement
What to study: Health Professions and Related Programs , Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs . Fields of study crosswalked to this occupation (NCES CIP–SOC), not a requirement.
Wages & employment
U.S. · annual wages (BLS OEWS)
| 10th percentile | $77,290 |
| 25th percentile | $139,070 |
| Median (50th) | — |
| 75th percentile | — |
| 90th percentile | — |
| People employed | 24,080 |
Industries that employ this occupation
Where these workers are employed, by number of jobs (national, BLS OEWS). Pay shown is the occupation's national median, not industry-specific.
| Industry | Workers | National median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 22,770 | — |
| Educational Services · Sector | 1,080 | $77,090 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 110 | — |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · Sector | 60 | — |
Where this work is most concentrated
Industries where this occupation is far more common than in the economy as a whole. The location quotient is how many times more concentrated it is here (a value of 5 means five times its economy-wide share).
| Industry | Concentration | Workers |
|---|---|---|
| Health Care and Social Assistance · Sector | 6.31× | 22,770 |
| Educational Services · Sector | 0.51× | 1,080 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services · Sector | 0.08× | 110 |
What you can do with this
Options the data surfaces for Surgeons, All Other — not advice or a forecast. Each is a real cross-link you can follow into the evidence.
Paths in
How people typically prepare for this work.
- Doctoral or professional degree · typical entry level
- Health Professions and Related Programs · field of study
- Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs · field of study
Zoom out
See where this work sits in the bigger picture.
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Surgeons, All Other: a source-backed map of the work as AI changes it
- The occupation is projected to see about 600 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
- BLS projects employment to be about average (+3.9%) from 2024 to 2034.BLS Employment Projections 2024–34
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Surgeons, All Other: a source-backed map of the work as AI changes it • The occupation is projected to see about 600 U.S. job openings per year (2024–34), counting growth and replacement — a labor-demand projection made independently of AI. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) • BLS projects employment to be about average (+3.9%) from 2024 to 2034. (BLS Employment Projections 2024–34) Source: Singulariki — "Surgeons, All Other". https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1249-00 Note: AI task overlap measures what today's AI can attempt, not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
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Every line is built only from figures this page already shows and cites. AI task overlap means what today's AI can attempt — not automation, job loss, or a forecast.
Sources for this page
Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.
- O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.
Cite this page
Plain
Singulariki. "Surgeons, All Other." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1249-00
APA
Singulariki. (2026). Surgeons, All Other. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1249-00
BibTeX
@misc{singulariki-role-29-1249-00,
title = {Surgeons, All Other},
author = {{Singulariki}},
year = {2026},
note = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034. Accessed June 7, 2026},
url = {https://singulariki.com/roles/role-29-1249-00}
} Citations name the underlying public dataset releases — they reflect what this page is built from, not just the URL.