Psychiatrists in Rhode Island
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While jobs for Psychiatrists in Rhode Island are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Psychiatrists in Rhode Island is expected to decrease.
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Psychiatrists in Rhode Island earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Psychiatrist Career?
- Residency Programs
- Medical Residency General Programs
- Psychiatry Residency Program
- Medical Residency Specialty Programs
- Addiction Psychiatry Residency Program
- Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Program
- Forensic Psychiatry Residency Program
- Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Program
- Psychosomatic Medicine Residency Program
How Many Psychiatrists Work in Rhode Island?
In Rhode Island, there were 260 people working as Psychiatrists in the year 2018.
There were 220 Psychiatrists employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 265 Psychiatrists working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Psychiatrists than average.
Job Projections for Rhode Island
Jobs for Psychiatrists in this state are declining at a rate of 2.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 11.3%.
Rhode Island Annual Job Openings
The BLS is projecting 10 annual Psychiatrists job openings in Rhode Island, and 350 total jobs in the year 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 1,100 annual jobs and 30,600 total jobs in 2026.
What do Psychiatrists Make in Rhode Island?
In 2018 wages for Psychiatrists ranged from $123,280 to $208,000 with $203,990 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $59.27 to $100. The median hourly rate was $98.07.
In 2017 the median pay for this field was $100 an hour.
The hourly rate declined by $1.93.
The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Rhode Island Metros for Psychiatrists
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Psychiatrists.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 280 | $204,300 |
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI | 40 | $208,000 |
Top States for Psychiatrists Employment
View the list below to see where most Psychiatrists work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | 3,590 | $196,350 |
California | 3,480 | $208,000 |
Florida | 1,250 | $198,400 |
Ohio | 1,240 | $191,440 |
Texas | 1,240 | $193,980 |
Pennsylvania | 1,140 | $208,000 |
New Jersey | 1,010 | $208,000 |
Massachusetts | 930 | $184,610 |
Illinois | 920 | $208,000 |
Virginia | 830 | $199,340 |
Arizona | 810 | $208,000 |
Maryland | 640 | $208,000 |
Michigan | 630 | $193,410 |
Washington | 570 | $208,000 |
Minnesota | 560 | $208,000 |
Connecticut | 520 | $208,000 |
Wisconsin | 460 | $172,860 |
North Carolina | 440 | $180,040 |
Georgia | 400 | $208,000 |
Colorado | 370 | $208,000 |
Below are the states where Psychiatrists get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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Alaska | $208,000 |
Arizona | $208,000 |
California | $208,000 |
Colorado | $208,000 |
Connecticut | $208,000 |
Georgia | $208,000 |
Hawaii | $208,000 |
Illinois | $208,000 |
Indiana | $208,000 |
Kansas | $208,000 |
Related Careers in Rhode Island
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Rhode Island Employment Total |
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Physicians and Surgeons | 2,290 |
Pediatricians, General | 200 |
Family and General Practitioners | 190 |
Surgeons | 90 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists | 80 |
Anesthesiologists | 70 |
Internists, General | 70 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.