In this career summary, you will find out what the job of a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician is about and what it is like.

After reading this, you will have a good idea on what the job is about and decide if this is the right career for you.

Physical Medicine and Rehab Physicians with little to no experience tend to make between $60280 and $111440 while the more experienced ones can earn over $208,000 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician is to move to a higher paying state like NH. Right now, the highest paying states for Physical Medicine and Rehab Physicians are NH, ND, ME, MT and MN.

However a higher pay at NH doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at NH might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician is the degree you hold, the industry you work in and lastly the company you work for.

We asked other Physical Medicine and Rehab Physicians what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had a PhD followed by a Post-Doctoral Training.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Here are some of the pros and cons of being a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician.

74% of Physical Medicine and Rehab Physicians said they were satisfied with their job and 82% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. They like searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally..

They also like working with, communicating with, and teaching people. They like helping or providing service to others.