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Surgeon jobs in District of Columbia

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Newest surgeon jobs in District of Columbia

Checked 5 Nov 2026, 08:17 UTC

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    NURSES Etc StaffingHealthcare staffing agency

    Healthcare staffing firm since 2000 placing travel, per diem, local PRN and government service clinicians.

    Places: Nurses, CNAs & PCTs, Doctors, Therapy & rehab

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    Global Medical StaffingLocum tenens agency

    Places physicians in locum tenens assignments.

    Places: Doctors

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Where the surgeon jobs are in District of Columbia

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What surgeons earn in District of Columbia

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in District of Columbia

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in District of Columbia, May 2025

not published (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in District of Columbia)

Median for surgeons, all other, against $199.04 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other, national) for the whole US; 140 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Surgeons, All Other in District of Columbia) employed in District of Columbia. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

By metro area

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$108.11/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) · 340 (source: BLS OEWS, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV) employed

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Surgeons, All Other; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring surgeons in District of Columbia

Surgeon specialties in District of Columbia

What the job takes

Medical school, then a surgical residency of five years or more, often a fellowship.

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: USMLE

    State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME. MD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state

  • License

    Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA

    State medical board; exam by NBOME. DO graduates pass it for a state medical license

  • License

    DEA registration

    US Drug Enforcement Administration. Needed to prescribe controlled substances

  • Certification

    Board certification in surgery

    American Board of Surgery. Most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility

  • Certification

    Osteopathic board certification (for DOs)

    American Osteopathic Association. The DO route to board certification

Surgeon jobs in District of Columbia: common questions

How much do surgeons make in District of Columbia?

Too few open surgeon jobs in District of Columbia post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of not published for surgeons, all other in District of Columbia (May 2025), against $199.04 nationally. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for physicians.

Who is hiring surgeons in District of Columbia?

By open jobs on this board: Children's National Hospital (4) and Bastion Health (1). In all, 2 employers have surgeon jobs open in District of Columbia.

What do you need to work as a surgeon in District of Columbia?

Medical school, then a surgical residency of five years or more, often a fellowship. Medical licensing exam: USMLE (State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME; mD graduates pass it for a state medical license, required in every state), Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA (State medical board; exam by NBOME; dO graduates pass it for a state medical license), DEA registration (US Drug Enforcement Administration; needed to prescribe controlled substances), Board certification in surgery (American Board of Surgery; most employers ask for it, or for board eligibility) and Osteopathic board certification (for DOs) (American Osteopathic Association; the DO route to board certification). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from District of Columbia's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in District of Columbia, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in District of Columbia, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 5 Nov 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other (SOC 29-1249), every state, published 15 May 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other, national, published 15 May 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgeons, All Other by metropolitan area, published 15 May 2026
  5. Medical licensing exam: USMLE: State medical board; exam by FSMB and NBME
  6. Medical licensing exam: COMLEX-USA: State medical board; exam by NBOME
  7. DEA registration: US Drug Enforcement Administration
  8. Board certification in surgery: American Board of Surgery
  9. Osteopathic board certification (for DOs): American Osteopathic Association

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Surgeon jobs in District of Columbia. Data as of 5 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/surgeon/district-of-columbia

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