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Careers / Physicians & Surgeons, Other

Job Description


	All physicians and surgeons not listed separately.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Physicians and Surgeons

Many physicians and surgeons work long, irregular hours; over one-third of full-time physicians worked 60 or more hours a week in 2004. Formal education and training requirements are among the most demanding of any occupation, but earnings are among the highest. Job opportunities should be very good, particularly in rural and low-income areas. New physicians are much less likely to enter solo practice and more likely to work as salaried employees of group medical practices, clinics, hospitals, or health networks.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

Physicians and surgeons, all other
Offices of Physicians	133,530
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	69,700
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	24,940
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	10,810
Outpatient Care Centers	5,910
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	4,820
Offices of Other Health Practitioners	2,340
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	2,090
Local Government (OES Designation)	1,990
State Government (OES Designation)	1,250

Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

Physicians and surgeons, all other
Average Annual Salary	$165,000
Average Hourly Wage	$79.33
Total Employment	262,850

Related Majors & Degrees

Medicine (MD)
	Medicine (MD)
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
	Osteopathic Medicine / Osteopathy (DO)

Interesting Fact

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