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Which medical specialties have the highest rates of job satisfaction? One study answered this question by analyzing data from 12,474 American physicians in 33 specialties, and the results were published on July 22, 2002, in Archives of Internal Medicine. Physician Specialty and Job Satisfaction (Adapted from Table 3 in Physician Career Satisfaction Across Specialties.)
*Rankings were based on how likely physicians in a given specialty were to say they were very satisfied with their career, when compared to physicians in family medicine. **Family practice was used as the comparison group. * * * * * Overall, more than 70% of US physicians reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their career. There was no difference between male and female physicians, but factors such as age, practice setting, and educational background played a role in determining job satisfaction. Factors associated with career satisfaction: • Physicians younger than
35 or older than 65 reported the highest levels of
job satisfaction.
• Earning more than US$100,000
per year. However, physicians in some high-earning
specialties such as ophthalmology, pulmonary diseases,
otolaryngology, and orthopedic surgery still reported
relatively high levels of job dissatisfaction.
• Being a board certified
physician.
• Practicing in a small
town or rural location.
• Living in New England
(Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut) or the west north central
region (Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas). Factors associated with career dissatisfaction: • Physicians aged 35 to
64 reported the lowest levels of job satisfaction.
• Increased work hours.
• Graduating from a foreign
medical school.
• Earning less than US$100,000
per year.
• Living in the south Atlantic
(Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia,
West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida), west south central (Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, and Texas), mountain (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada),
or Pacific (Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska,
and Hawaii) region.
• Being the full owner
or partner of a practice.
• Receiving a higher percentage
of revenue from managed care.
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