Physicians Starting Salary in Every State (2021)
Physicians: Starting Salary (2021), Working Conditions, Training, Employment, Career EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK: Despite a reputed oversupply of physicians, employment for physicians is expected to grow faster than average from 770,000 jobs in 2020 to 985,000 in 2025. The best job prospects are going to be in general medicine , general and family medicine , general pediatrics, and medicine. NATURE OF WORK: Physicians practice in numerous specialties. They perform medical examinations, diagnose illnesses, and treat people affected by injury or disease. They advise patients on diet, hygiene, and preventive health care. Most M.D.'s speciaUze, with the subsequent specialties employing the most important number of physicians: general and family medicine (10.5%), general medicine (16.0%), pediatrics (7.0%), general surgery (5.2%), psychiatry (5.3%), obstetrics and gynecology (5.2%), and anesthesiology (4.6%). WORKING CONDITIONS: Physicians often work long, irregular hours. Nea...