Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 61.01. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 2 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Careers linked to Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Medical scientists, except epidemiologists$103,410+12.6%Doctoral or professional degree
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary$107,310+17.9%Doctoral or professional degree
Anesthesiologists$391,490+3.6%Doctoral or professional degree
Dermatologists$328,730+6.8%Doctoral or professional degree
Emergency medicine physicians$335,550+3.2%Doctoral or professional degree
Family medicine physicians$244,180+3.3%Doctoral or professional degree
General internal medicine physicians$256,560+4.0%Doctoral or professional degree
Neurologists$248,560+6.4%Doctoral or professional degree
Pediatricians, general$210,040+1.5%Doctoral or professional degree
Psychiatrists$281,870+7.2%Doctoral or professional degree
Radiologists$420,860+3.4%Doctoral or professional degree
Physicians, all other$265,930+3.4%Doctoral or professional degree
Surgeons, all other$414,010+4.0%Doctoral or professional degree

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (26)
  • 61.0101 Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Program, General
  • 61.0102 Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0103 Emergency Medicine/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0104 Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0105 Family Medicine/Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0106 Family Medicine/Preventive Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0107 Family Medicine/Psychiatry Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0108 Internal Medicine/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0109 Internal Medicine/Dermatology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0110 Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0111 Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0112 Internal Medicine/Family Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0113 Internal Medicine/Medical Genetics and Genomics Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0114 Internal Medicine/Neurology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0115 Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0116 Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0117 Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0118 Medical Genetics and Genomics/Maternal-Fetal Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0119 Pediatrics/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0120 Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0121 Pediatrics/Medical Genetics and Genomics Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0122 Pediatrics/Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0123 Pediatrics/Psychology/Child-Adolescent Psychology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0124 Psychiatry/Neurology Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0125 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility/Medical Genetics and Genomics Combined Specialty Program
  • 61.0199 Combined Medical Residency/Fellowship Programs, Other