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Hospitalists in California

Thinking about a career as a Hospitalists in California? Here’s what you need to know. All physicians not listed separately.

What do Hospitalists Make in California?

For hospitalists working in California, wages run about $201,510 per year (or roughly $96.88/hour).

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$49,770	$23.93
25th percentile	$77,840	$37.42
Median (50th)	$201,510	$96.88
75th percentile	n/a	n/a
90th percentile	n/a	n/a

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in California compared to the national average — is 0.56, indicating fewer hospitalists per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, hospitalists earn a median of $114,577 per year ($55.09/hour), higher than the California median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 3,035,652 hospitalists nationwide. In California alone, approximately 20,750 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 4,060 hospitalists.

Top California Metros for Hospitalists

The largest metro-area employers of hospitalists in California.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	7,020	$77,840
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,460	$95,320
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	2,340	n/a
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	2,190	n/a
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,890	$80,550
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	1,620	n/a
Stockton-Lodi, CA	370	$79,420
Fresno, CA	350	n/a
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	280	n/a
Modesto, CA	280	$172,330
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	210	n/a
Salinas, CA	140	$198,060
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	140	$186,040
Redding, CA	80	n/a
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	80	n/a
Vallejo, CA	80	$129,010
Chico, CA	70	$224,840
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	40	n/a
Merced, CA	40	$77,310
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	40	n/a

Top States for Hospitalists Employment

The table below shows the states where the most hospitalists work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	32,740
Florida	22,370
Ohio	21,770
California	20,750
Illinois	18,680
Pennsylvania	17,780
Michigan	14,570
North Carolina	14,510
New York	13,280
Maryland	9,800
Massachusetts	7,890
New Jersey	7,840
Virginia	7,680
Georgia	6,790
Washington	6,350
South Carolina	6,020
Missouri	5,230
Wisconsin	5,180
Arizona	5,150
Indiana	5,070

Highest-Paying States for Hospitalists

The highest-paying states for hospitalists.

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$238,870
New York	$237,710
North Carolina	$236,970
Utah	$232,740
Delaware	$232,180
Ohio	$231,300
Rhode Island	$229,340
West Virginia	$228,680
Connecticut	$227,720
Arizona	$223,680

Skills

The most important hospitalists skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for hospitalists, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Diagnose, treat, or provide continuous care to hospital inpatients.
• Prescribe medications or treatment regimens to hospital inpatients.
• Order or interpret the results of tests such as laboratory tests and radiographs (x-rays).
• Admit patients for hospital stays.
• Conduct discharge planning and discharge patients.
• Write patient discharge summaries and send them to primary care physicians.
• Refer patients to medical specialists, social services, or other professionals as appropriate.
• Direct, coordinate, or supervise the patient care activities of nursing or support staff.
• Attend inpatient consultations in areas of specialty.
• Communicate with patients' primary care physicians upon admission, when treatment plans change, or at discharge to maintain continuity and quality of care.
• Participate in continuing education activities to maintain or enhance knowledge and skills.
• Direct or support quality improvement projects or safety programs.

Work Activities

• Assisting and Caring for Others
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Getting Information
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Processing Information
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Analyzing Data or Information
• Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Working with Computers

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Epic Systems In-demand technologies: Epic Systems

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• Medicine
• Medical Science

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Related Careers

Related occupations to hospitalists include:

• Physician Assistants
• Registered Nurses
• Acute Care Nurses
• Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
• Critical Care Nurses
• Clinical Nurse Specialists

Also Known As

Academic Hospitalist, Consultant Physician, DO Physician (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Physician), Hospitalist, Hospitalist Medical Doctor (Hospitalist MD), Hospitalist Nocturnist Physician, Hospitalist Physician, Intensivist, Internal Medicine Hospitalist, MD (Medical Doctor), Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Hospitalist (Neonatal ICU Hospitalist), Neurohospitalist, Neurology Hospitalist, Nocturnist, Nocturnist Hospitalist.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 29-1229.02