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Pediatric surgeons

Pediatric surgeons: demand is holding steady in the US and rising in Canada. The evidence, updated weekly.

United States: Holding

Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Physicians & Surgeons job postings +6.4% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). BLS projected employment growth 2025–35: +2.0%. Median pay: US$559,030.

Canada: Rising

Basis: weekly + outlook agree. Physicians & Surgeons job postings +12.6% year on year (Indeed Hiring Lab, data to Oct 30, 2026). Job Bank outlook score: +1.44 on a scale of −2 to +2.

US SOC 29-1243. Canada NOC 31100; 31101. Issue 1 (data to Oct 30, 2026). Sources: Indeed Hiring Lab job postings tracker (CC BY 4.0), BLS Employment Projections and OEWS, ESDC Job Bank, public company job boards. How ratings are built: method. Data files: /data.